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Monday 30 September 2019
Jerusalem:
City of God
Capital of Israel
Choose the correct Scripture:
1. "No, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless thousands of angels in a joyful gathering."
A. James 5:
B. Mark 23:
C. Luke 19:
D. Romans 11:
E. Hebrews 12:
2. "But Judah will be filled with people forever, and Jerusalem will endure through all generations."
A. Amos 1:
B. Joel 3:
C. Zechariah 12:
D. Joshua 7:
E. Daniel 2:
3. "Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem so the LORD surrounds his people, both now and forever."
A. Psalm 118:
B. Psalm 77:
C. Psalm 103:
D. Psalm 91:
E. Psalm 125:
4. "So he took me in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and he showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of the heaven from God. It shone with the glory of God and sparkled like a precious stone - like jasper as clear as crystal."
A. Acts 25:
B. Hebrews 12:
C. 1 Timothy 5:
D. James 7:
E. Revelation 21:
5. "Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are pardoned. Yes, the LORD has punished her twice over for all her sins."
A. Zechariah 10:
B. Jeremiah 50:
C. Ezekiel 35:
D. Joel 2:
E. Isaiah 40:
6. "Instead, you will see Zion as a place of holy festivals. You will see Jerusalem, a city quiet and secure. It will be like a tent whose ropes are taut and whose stakes are frimly fixed."
A. Ezekilel 29:
B. Isaiah 33:
C. Zechariah 13:
D. Numbers 10:
E. Jeremiah 55:
7. "Judah is my bow, and Israel is my arrow. Jerusalem is my sword, and like a warrior, I will brandish it against the Greeks."
A. Amos 1:
B. Micah 3:
C. Nehemiah 10:
D. Joel 2:
E. Zechariah 9:
8. "The Redeemer will come to Jerusalem to buy back those in Israel who have turned from their sins, " says the LORD"
A. Nehemiah 10:
B. Jeremiah 38:
C. Micah 3:
D. Habakkuk 2:
E. Isaiah 59:
9. "For the LORD has chosen Jerusalem; he has desired it for his home. This is my resting place forever, " he said. "I will live here, for this is the home I desired."
A. Psalm 141:
B. Psalm 99:
C. Psalm 120:
D. Psalm 55:
E. Psalm 132:
10. "Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem, a firm and tested stone. It is a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on. Whoever believes need never be shaken."
A. Hosea 3:
B. Ezekiel 35:
C. Jeremiah 39:
D. Zechariah 13:
E. Isaiah 28:
City of God
Capital of Israel
Choose the correct Scripture:
1. "No, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless thousands of angels in a joyful gathering."
A. James 5:
B. Mark 23:
C. Luke 19:
D. Romans 11:
E. Hebrews 12:
2. "But Judah will be filled with people forever, and Jerusalem will endure through all generations."
A. Amos 1:
B. Joel 3:
C. Zechariah 12:
D. Joshua 7:
E. Daniel 2:
3. "Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem so the LORD surrounds his people, both now and forever."
A. Psalm 118:
B. Psalm 77:
C. Psalm 103:
D. Psalm 91:
E. Psalm 125:
4. "So he took me in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and he showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of the heaven from God. It shone with the glory of God and sparkled like a precious stone - like jasper as clear as crystal."
A. Acts 25:
B. Hebrews 12:
C. 1 Timothy 5:
D. James 7:
E. Revelation 21:
5. "Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are pardoned. Yes, the LORD has punished her twice over for all her sins."
A. Zechariah 10:
B. Jeremiah 50:
C. Ezekiel 35:
D. Joel 2:
E. Isaiah 40:
6. "Instead, you will see Zion as a place of holy festivals. You will see Jerusalem, a city quiet and secure. It will be like a tent whose ropes are taut and whose stakes are frimly fixed."
A. Ezekilel 29:
B. Isaiah 33:
C. Zechariah 13:
D. Numbers 10:
E. Jeremiah 55:
7. "Judah is my bow, and Israel is my arrow. Jerusalem is my sword, and like a warrior, I will brandish it against the Greeks."
A. Amos 1:
B. Micah 3:
C. Nehemiah 10:
D. Joel 2:
E. Zechariah 9:
8. "The Redeemer will come to Jerusalem to buy back those in Israel who have turned from their sins, " says the LORD"
A. Nehemiah 10:
B. Jeremiah 38:
C. Micah 3:
D. Habakkuk 2:
E. Isaiah 59:
9. "For the LORD has chosen Jerusalem; he has desired it for his home. This is my resting place forever, " he said. "I will live here, for this is the home I desired."
A. Psalm 141:
B. Psalm 99:
C. Psalm 120:
D. Psalm 55:
E. Psalm 132:
10. "Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem, a firm and tested stone. It is a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on. Whoever believes need never be shaken."
A. Hosea 3:
B. Ezekiel 35:
C. Jeremiah 39:
D. Zechariah 13:
E. Isaiah 28:
Sunday 29 September 2019
Saturday 28 September 2019
Friday 27 September 2019
Jerusalem:
City of God
Capital of Israel
Choose the correct Scripture:
1. "Pray for peace in Jerusalem. May all who love this city prosper. O Jerusalem, may there be peace within your walls and prosperity in your palaces."
A. Psalm 89:
B. Psalm 131:
C. Psalm 44:
D. Psalm 15:
E. Psalm 122:
2. "The day will come when watchmen will shout from the hill country of Ephraim, 'Come let us go up to Jerusalem to worship the LORD our God.' "
A. Zechariah 9:
B. Isaiah 55:
C. Haggai 2:
D. Ezekiel 30:
E. Jeremiah 31:
3. "For on that day I will began to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem."
A. Joel 3:
B. Habakkuk 2:
C. Amos 5:
D. Daniel 10:
E. Zechariah 12:
4. "Jerusalem is a well-built city; its seamless walls cannot be breached. All the tribes of Israel - the LORD'S people - make their pilgrimage here. They come to give thanks to the name of the LORD, as the law requires of Israel. Here stand the thrones where judgment is given, the thrones of the dynasty of David."
A. Psalm 91:
B. Psalm 122:
C. Psalm 75:
D. Psalm 140:
E. Psalm 37:
5. "But I will leave him one tribe for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel."
A. Joshua 8:
B. Numbers 13:
C. Jeremiah 50:
D. Isaiah 40:
E. 1 Kings 11:
6. "So Solomon began to build the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to David, his father. The Temple was built on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, the site that David had selected."
A. 2 Samuel 20:
B. 1 Kings 15:
C. Numbers 11:
D. Zechariah 7:
E. 2 Chronicles 3:
7. "Let the ruins of Jerusalem break into joyful song, for the LORD has comforted his people. He has redeemed Jerusalem."
A. Ezekiel 23:
B. Zechariah 10:
C. Joel 2:
D. Jonah 3:
E. Jeremiah 52:
8. "O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen on your walls; they will pray day and night, contiually. Take no rest, all you who pray to the LORD. Give the LORD no rest until he completes his work, until he makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth."
A. Amos 3:
B. Joel 1:
C. Isaiah 62:
D. Jeremiah 33:
E. Zechariah 22:
9. "Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the LORD rises to shine on you."
A. Zechariah 10:
B. Isaiah 60:
C. Numbers 12:
D. Joshua 17:
E. Nehemiah 10:
10. "People from many nations will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of Jacob's God. There he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths ." For the LORD'S teaching will go out from Zion; his word will go out from Jerusalem."
A. Ezekiel 39:
B. Hosea 3:
C. Nehemiah 3:
D. Isaiah 59:
E. Micah 4:
11. "The LORD is rebuilding Jerusalem and bringing the exiles back to Israel."
A. Psalm 67:
B. Psalm 147:
C. Psalm 78:
D. Psalm 123:
E. Psalm 115:
City of God
Capital of Israel
Choose the correct Scripture:
1. "Pray for peace in Jerusalem. May all who love this city prosper. O Jerusalem, may there be peace within your walls and prosperity in your palaces."
A. Psalm 89:
B. Psalm 131:
C. Psalm 44:
D. Psalm 15:
E. Psalm 122:
2. "The day will come when watchmen will shout from the hill country of Ephraim, 'Come let us go up to Jerusalem to worship the LORD our God.' "
A. Zechariah 9:
B. Isaiah 55:
C. Haggai 2:
D. Ezekiel 30:
E. Jeremiah 31:
3. "For on that day I will began to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem."
A. Joel 3:
B. Habakkuk 2:
C. Amos 5:
D. Daniel 10:
E. Zechariah 12:
4. "Jerusalem is a well-built city; its seamless walls cannot be breached. All the tribes of Israel - the LORD'S people - make their pilgrimage here. They come to give thanks to the name of the LORD, as the law requires of Israel. Here stand the thrones where judgment is given, the thrones of the dynasty of David."
A. Psalm 91:
B. Psalm 122:
C. Psalm 75:
D. Psalm 140:
E. Psalm 37:
5. "But I will leave him one tribe for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel."
A. Joshua 8:
B. Numbers 13:
C. Jeremiah 50:
D. Isaiah 40:
E. 1 Kings 11:
6. "So Solomon began to build the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to David, his father. The Temple was built on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, the site that David had selected."
A. 2 Samuel 20:
B. 1 Kings 15:
C. Numbers 11:
D. Zechariah 7:
E. 2 Chronicles 3:
7. "Let the ruins of Jerusalem break into joyful song, for the LORD has comforted his people. He has redeemed Jerusalem."
A. Ezekiel 23:
B. Zechariah 10:
C. Joel 2:
D. Jonah 3:
E. Jeremiah 52:
8. "O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen on your walls; they will pray day and night, contiually. Take no rest, all you who pray to the LORD. Give the LORD no rest until he completes his work, until he makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth."
A. Amos 3:
B. Joel 1:
C. Isaiah 62:
D. Jeremiah 33:
E. Zechariah 22:
9. "Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the LORD rises to shine on you."
A. Zechariah 10:
B. Isaiah 60:
C. Numbers 12:
D. Joshua 17:
E. Nehemiah 10:
10. "People from many nations will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of Jacob's God. There he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths ." For the LORD'S teaching will go out from Zion; his word will go out from Jerusalem."
A. Ezekiel 39:
B. Hosea 3:
C. Nehemiah 3:
D. Isaiah 59:
E. Micah 4:
11. "The LORD is rebuilding Jerusalem and bringing the exiles back to Israel."
A. Psalm 67:
B. Psalm 147:
C. Psalm 78:
D. Psalm 123:
E. Psalm 115:
Prophecies: The First Coming of Jesus!!
Choose the correct Scripture:
1. "The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from his descendants, until the coming of the one to whom it belongs, the one whom all nations will honor."
A. Leviticus 15:
B. Exodus 10:
C. Numbers 13:
D. Joshua 5:
E. Genesis 49:
2. "But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on my behalf."
A. Jeremiah 50:
B. Ezekiel 27:
C. Zechariah 10:
D. Micah 5:
E. Isaiah 32:
3. "Out of the stump of David's family will grow a shoot - yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root. And the Spirit of the LORD will rest on him - the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD."
A. Joel 1:
B. Ezekiel 12:
C. Hosea 5:
D. Jeremiah 23:
E. Isaiah 11:
4. "For the time is coming," says the LORD, "when I will raise up a righteous descendant from King David's line. He will be a King who rules with wisdom. He will do what is just and right throughout the land."
A. Isaiah 30:
B. Joshua 15:
C. Ezekiel 11:
D. Joel 3:
E. Jeremiah 23:
5. "Your house and your kingdom will continue before me for all time, and your throne will be secure forever."
A. 1 Kings 13:
B. 2 Samuel 7:
C. Deuteronomy 21:
D. Zechariah 5:
E. Judges 10:
6. "All right then, the LORD himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means 'God is with us')."
A. Hosea 5:
B. Ezekiel 11:
C. Joel 2:
D. Daniel 10:
E. Isaiah 7:
7. "For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
A. Jeremiah 33:
B. Joel 1:
C. Micah 5:
D. Haggai 1:
E. Isaiah 9:
8. "I see him, but not here and now. I perceive him, but far in the distant future. A star will rise from Jacob; a scepter will emerge from Israel."
A. Judges 10:
B. Numbers 24:
C. Zechariah 5:
D. Isaiah 31:
E. Jeremiah 29:
9. "When Israel was a child, I loved him, and I called my son out of Egypt."
A. Amos 5:
B. Isaiah 22:
C. Numbers 12:
D. Ezekiel 18:
E. Hosea 11:
10. "Listen to me, O Jeshua the high priest, and all you other priests. You are symbols of things to come. Soon I am going to bring my servant, the Branch. Now look at the jewel I have set before Jeshua, a single stone with seven facets. I will engrave an inscription on it, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, and I will remove the sins of this land in a single day."
A. Jeremiah 19:
B. Ezekiel 30:
C. Daniel 10:
D. Joshua 12:
E. Zechariah 3:
Choose the correct Scripture:
1. "The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from his descendants, until the coming of the one to whom it belongs, the one whom all nations will honor."
A. Leviticus 15:
B. Exodus 10:
C. Numbers 13:
D. Joshua 5:
E. Genesis 49:
2. "But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on my behalf."
A. Jeremiah 50:
B. Ezekiel 27:
C. Zechariah 10:
D. Micah 5:
E. Isaiah 32:
3. "Out of the stump of David's family will grow a shoot - yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root. And the Spirit of the LORD will rest on him - the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD."
A. Joel 1:
B. Ezekiel 12:
C. Hosea 5:
D. Jeremiah 23:
E. Isaiah 11:
4. "For the time is coming," says the LORD, "when I will raise up a righteous descendant from King David's line. He will be a King who rules with wisdom. He will do what is just and right throughout the land."
A. Isaiah 30:
B. Joshua 15:
C. Ezekiel 11:
D. Joel 3:
E. Jeremiah 23:
5. "Your house and your kingdom will continue before me for all time, and your throne will be secure forever."
A. 1 Kings 13:
B. 2 Samuel 7:
C. Deuteronomy 21:
D. Zechariah 5:
E. Judges 10:
6. "All right then, the LORD himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means 'God is with us')."
A. Hosea 5:
B. Ezekiel 11:
C. Joel 2:
D. Daniel 10:
E. Isaiah 7:
7. "For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
A. Jeremiah 33:
B. Joel 1:
C. Micah 5:
D. Haggai 1:
E. Isaiah 9:
8. "I see him, but not here and now. I perceive him, but far in the distant future. A star will rise from Jacob; a scepter will emerge from Israel."
A. Judges 10:
B. Numbers 24:
C. Zechariah 5:
D. Isaiah 31:
E. Jeremiah 29:
9. "When Israel was a child, I loved him, and I called my son out of Egypt."
A. Amos 5:
B. Isaiah 22:
C. Numbers 12:
D. Ezekiel 18:
E. Hosea 11:
10. "Listen to me, O Jeshua the high priest, and all you other priests. You are symbols of things to come. Soon I am going to bring my servant, the Branch. Now look at the jewel I have set before Jeshua, a single stone with seven facets. I will engrave an inscription on it, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, and I will remove the sins of this land in a single day."
A. Jeremiah 19:
B. Ezekiel 30:
C. Daniel 10:
D. Joshua 12:
E. Zechariah 3:
Thursday 26 September 2019
Wednesday 25 September 2019
Jerusalem:
City of God
Capital of Israel
Match A with the correct answer in B:
A.
1. Zechariah 8:
2. Psalm 147:
3. Jeremiah 3:
4. Acts 1:
5. Luke 15:
6. Psalm 130:
7. Jeremiah 55:
8. Ephesians 2:
9. 2 Kings 13:
10. Ezekiel 30:
11. James 5:
12. Isaiah 24:
13. 1 Kings 11:
14. Ezra 1:
15. 1 Corinthians 15:
16. Joshua 9:
17. Joel 2:
18. Mathew 11:
19. Psalm 68:
20. 2 Samuel 20:
21. Galatians 3:
22. Mark 11:
23. Psalm 135:
B.
1. "His son will have one tribe so that the descendants of David my servant will continue to reign, shining like a lamp in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen to be the place for my name."
2. "In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, the LORD fulfilled the prophecy he had given through the Jeremiah. He stirred the heart of Cyrus to put this proclamation in writing and to send it throughout his kingdom: This is what King Cyrus of Persia says:
"The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build a Temple at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Any of you who are his people may go to Jerusalem in Judah to rebuild this Temple of the LORD, the God of Israel, who lives in Jerusalem. And may your God be with you!"
3. "Summon your might, O God. Display your power, O God, as you have in the past. The kings of the earth are bringing tribute to your Temple in Jerusalem."
4. "So Jesus came to Jerusalem and went into the Temple. After looking around carefully at everything, he left because it was late in the afternoon. Then he returned to Bethany with the twelve disciples."
5. "The LORD be praised from Zion, for he lives here in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!"
6. "Then the glory of the moon will wane, and the brightness of the sun will fade, for the LORD of Heaven's Armies will rule on Mount Zion. He will rule in great glory in Jerusalem, in the sight of all the leaders of his people."
7. "In that day Jerusalem will be known as 'The Throne of the LORD.' All the nations will come there to honor the LORD. They will no longer stubbornly follow their own evil desires."
8. "Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!"
9. "And now the LORD says: I am returning to Mount Zion, and I will live in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City; the mountain of the LORD of Heaven's Armies will be called the Holy Mountain."
10. "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere - in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
Ephesians 4:1-16:
"Therefore, I a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love. Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. For there is one and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future.
There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all, in all, and living through all.
However, he has given each one of us a special gift through the generosity of Christ. That is why the Scriptures say,
"When he ascended to the heights, he led a crowd of captives and gave gifts to his people."
Notice that it says "he ascended." This clearly means that Christ also descended to our lowly world. And the same one who descended is the one who ascended higher than all the heavens, so that he might fill the entire universe with himself.
Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.
Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won't be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love."
"Therefore, I a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love. Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. For there is one and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future.
There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all, in all, and living through all.
However, he has given each one of us a special gift through the generosity of Christ. That is why the Scriptures say,
"When he ascended to the heights, he led a crowd of captives and gave gifts to his people."
Notice that it says "he ascended." This clearly means that Christ also descended to our lowly world. And the same one who descended is the one who ascended higher than all the heavens, so that he might fill the entire universe with himself.
Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.
Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won't be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love."
Tuesday 24 September 2019
JESUS CHRIST:
Prophesies and Fulfillment of the prophesies:
Match A with the correct answer in B:
A.
1. Jeremiah 31:
2. John 16:
3. Matthew 26:
4. Luke 18:
5. Psalm 55:
6. 1 Kings 13:
7. Jeremiah 25:
8. Revelation 17:
9. Psalm 101:
10. 1 John 3:
11. Mark 10:
12. Isaiah 44:
13. Hebrews 2:
14. Psalm 9:
15. Psalm 70:
16. Zechariah 5:
17. Psalm 118:
18. James 5:
19. Isaiah 51:
20. 1 Samuel 2:
21. Acts 17:
22. Isaiah 22:
23. Revelation 3:
B.
1. "Then I will raise up a faithful priest who will serve me and do what I desire. I will establish his family, and they will be priests to my anointed kings forever."
2. "Therefore, it was necessary for him to be made in every respect like us, his brothers and sisters, so that he could be our merciful and faithful High Priest before God. Then he could offer a sacrifice that would take away the sins of the people."
3. "But the LORD reigns forever, executing judgment from his throne. He will judge the world with justice and rule the nations with fairness. The LORD is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O LORD, do not abandon those who search for you."
4. "For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead."
5. "I will give him the key to the house of David - the highest position in the royal court. When he opens the doors, no one will be able to close them; when he closes the doors, no one will be able to open them."
6. "Write this letter to the angel of the church in Philadelphia. This is the message from the one who is holy and true, the one who has the key of David. What he opens, no one can close; and what he closes, no one can open."
7. "For I will pour out water to quench your thirst and to irrigate your parched fields. And I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your children."
8. "But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don't, the Advocate won't come. If I do go away, then I will send him to you."
9. "The day is coming, " says the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah."
10. "for this is my blood, which confirms the covenant between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many."
Prophesies and Fulfillment of the prophesies:
Match A with the correct answer in B:
A.
1. Jeremiah 31:
2. John 16:
3. Matthew 26:
4. Luke 18:
5. Psalm 55:
6. 1 Kings 13:
7. Jeremiah 25:
8. Revelation 17:
9. Psalm 101:
10. 1 John 3:
11. Mark 10:
12. Isaiah 44:
13. Hebrews 2:
14. Psalm 9:
15. Psalm 70:
16. Zechariah 5:
17. Psalm 118:
18. James 5:
19. Isaiah 51:
20. 1 Samuel 2:
21. Acts 17:
22. Isaiah 22:
23. Revelation 3:
B.
1. "Then I will raise up a faithful priest who will serve me and do what I desire. I will establish his family, and they will be priests to my anointed kings forever."
2. "Therefore, it was necessary for him to be made in every respect like us, his brothers and sisters, so that he could be our merciful and faithful High Priest before God. Then he could offer a sacrifice that would take away the sins of the people."
3. "But the LORD reigns forever, executing judgment from his throne. He will judge the world with justice and rule the nations with fairness. The LORD is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O LORD, do not abandon those who search for you."
4. "For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead."
5. "I will give him the key to the house of David - the highest position in the royal court. When he opens the doors, no one will be able to close them; when he closes the doors, no one will be able to open them."
6. "Write this letter to the angel of the church in Philadelphia. This is the message from the one who is holy and true, the one who has the key of David. What he opens, no one can close; and what he closes, no one can open."
7. "For I will pour out water to quench your thirst and to irrigate your parched fields. And I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your children."
8. "But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don't, the Advocate won't come. If I do go away, then I will send him to you."
9. "The day is coming, " says the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah."
10. "for this is my blood, which confirms the covenant between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many."
Israel: God's beloved nation!
Find the verses in:
1. Psalm 9:
2. Joel 3:
3. Malachi 3:
4. Psalm 121:
5. Psalm 134:
6. Psalm 128:
7. Zechariah 14:
8. Psalm 146:
9. Psalm 114:
10. Zechariah 1:
1. "May the LORD who made heaven and earth, bless you from Jerusalem."
2. "May the LORD continually bless you from Zion. May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live."
3. "the land of Judah became God's sanctuary, and Israel became his kingdom."
4. "The LORD will reign forever. He will be your God, O Jerusalem, throughout generations. Praise the LORD!"
5. "Say this also, "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: The towns of Israel will again overflow with prosperity, and the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem as his own."
6. "And Jerusalem will be filled, safe at last, never again to be cursed and destroyed."
7. "Then all the nations will call you blessed, for your land will be such a delight ," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies."
8. "Then you will know that I, the LORD your God, live in Zion, my holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy forever, and foreign armies will never conquer her again."
9. "Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps."
10. "But Judah will be filled with people forever, and Jerusalem will endure through all generations."
11. "Sing praises to the LORD who reigns in Jerusalem. Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds."
Find the verses in:
1. Psalm 9:
2. Joel 3:
3. Malachi 3:
4. Psalm 121:
5. Psalm 134:
6. Psalm 128:
7. Zechariah 14:
8. Psalm 146:
9. Psalm 114:
10. Zechariah 1:
1. "May the LORD who made heaven and earth, bless you from Jerusalem."
2. "May the LORD continually bless you from Zion. May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live."
3. "the land of Judah became God's sanctuary, and Israel became his kingdom."
4. "The LORD will reign forever. He will be your God, O Jerusalem, throughout generations. Praise the LORD!"
5. "Say this also, "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: The towns of Israel will again overflow with prosperity, and the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem as his own."
6. "And Jerusalem will be filled, safe at last, never again to be cursed and destroyed."
7. "Then all the nations will call you blessed, for your land will be such a delight ," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies."
8. "Then you will know that I, the LORD your God, live in Zion, my holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy forever, and foreign armies will never conquer her again."
9. "Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps."
10. "But Judah will be filled with people forever, and Jerusalem will endure through all generations."
11. "Sing praises to the LORD who reigns in Jerusalem. Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds."
John 15:
"I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me.
Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned. But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.
I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father's commandments and remain in his love. I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn't confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me. You didn't choose me, I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask, for using my name. This is my command: Love each other.
If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you. Do you remember what I told you? 'A slave is not greater than the master.' Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you. And if they had listened to me, they would listen to you. They will do all this to you because of me, for they have rejected the one who sent me. They would not be guilty if I had not come and spoken to them. But now they have no excuse for their sin. Anyone who hates me also hates my Father. If I hadn't done such miraculous signs among them that no one else could do, they would not be guilty. But as it is, they have seen everything I did, yet they still hate me and my Father. This fulfills what is written in their Scriptures: 'They hated me without cause.'
But I will send you the Advocate - the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me. And you must also testified about me because you have been with me from the beginning of my ministry."
"I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me.
Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned. But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.
I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father's commandments and remain in his love. I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn't confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me. You didn't choose me, I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask, for using my name. This is my command: Love each other.
If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you. Do you remember what I told you? 'A slave is not greater than the master.' Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you. And if they had listened to me, they would listen to you. They will do all this to you because of me, for they have rejected the one who sent me. They would not be guilty if I had not come and spoken to them. But now they have no excuse for their sin. Anyone who hates me also hates my Father. If I hadn't done such miraculous signs among them that no one else could do, they would not be guilty. But as it is, they have seen everything I did, yet they still hate me and my Father. This fulfills what is written in their Scriptures: 'They hated me without cause.'
But I will send you the Advocate - the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me. And you must also testified about me because you have been with me from the beginning of my ministry."
Monday 23 September 2019
Israel: God's beloved nation!
Choose the correct Scripture:
1. "Rise from the dust, O Jerusalem. Sit in a place of honor. Remove the chains of slavery from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion."
A. Jeremiah 31:
B. Ezekiel 15:
C. Micah 1:
D. Zechariah 10:
E. Isaiah 52:
2. "Is not Israel my son, my darling child?" says the LORD. "I often have to punish him, but I still love him. That's why I long for him and surely will have mercy on him."
A. Ezekiel 30:
B. Jeremiah 31:
C. Nehemiah 11:
D. 2 Kings 22:
E. Isaiah 28:
3. "Return home, you wayward children," says the LORD, "for I am your master. I wll bring you back to the land of Israel - one from his town and two from that family - from wherever you are scattered."
A. Nehemiah 10:
B. Isaiah 55:
C. Joshua 7:
D. Malachi 2:
E. Jeremiah 3:
4. "The other angel said, "Hurry, and say to that young man, 'Jerusalem will someday be so full of people and livestock that there won't be room enough for everyone! Many will live outside the city walls.' "
A. Zephaniah 2:
B. Habakkuk 3:
C. Jeremiah 15:
D. Isaiah 37:
E. Zachariah 2:
5. "People from many nations will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of Jacob's God. There he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths." For the LORD'S teaching will go out from Zion; his word will go out from Jerusalem."
A. Isaiah 37:
B. Micah 4:
C. Zechariah 9:
D. Daniel 11:
E. Jeremiah 21:
6. "And the people commended everyone who volunteered to resettle in Jerusalem."
A. Micah 2:
B. Jeremiah 19:
C. Zechariah 3:
D. Isaiah 32:
E. Nehemiah 11:
7. "Pray for peace in Jerusalem. May all who love this city prosper."
A. Psalm 55:
B. Psalm 98:
C. Psalm 33:
D. Psalm 101:
E. Psalm 122:
8. "The LORD be praised from Zion, for he lives here in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!"
A. Psalm 110:
B. Psalm 135:
C. Psalm 55:
D. Psalm 101:
E. Psalm 77:
9. "Jerusalem is a well-built city; its seamless walls cannot be breached."
A. Psalm 101:
B. Psalm 13:
C. Psalm 17:
D. Psalm 88:
E. Psalm 122:
10. "Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, both now and forever."
A. Psalm 87:
B. Psalm 138:
C. Psalm 52:
D. Psalm 31:
E. Psalm 125:
11. "The LORD is rebuilding Jerusalem and bringing the exiles back to Israel."
A. Psalm 21:
B. Psalm 50:
C. Psalm 131:
D. Psalm 147:
E. Psalm 88:
JESUS CHRIST:
Prophesies and Fulfillment of the prophesies:
Match A with the correct answer in B:
A.
1. Deuteronomy 18:
2. John 5:
3. Isaiah 50:
4. Zechariah 7:
5. Mark 13:
6. Ephesians 3:
7. 2 Timothy 3:
8. Psalm 99:
9. Jeremiah 33:
10. Deuteronomy 30:
11. Acts 21:
12. 1 John 3:
13. Matthew 27:
14. 1 Corinthians 15:
15. Psalm 69:
16. Psalm 118:
17. Psalm 35:
18. Luke 11:
19. Amos 3:
20. Daniel 10:
21. Luke 24:
22. Isaiah 25:
23. Matthew 27:
B.
1. "But instead, they give me poison for food; they offer me sour wine for my thirst."
2. "The soldiers gave Jesus wine mixed with bitter gall, but when he had tasted it, he refused to drink it."
3. "I will not die; instead I will live to tell what the LORD has done. The LORD has punished me serverly, but he did not let me die."
4. "The women were terrified and bowed with their faces to the ground. Then the men asked, "Why are looking among the dead for someone who is alive? He isn't here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what he told you back in Galilee, the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and that he would rise again on the third day."
5. "There he will remove the could of gloom, the shadow of death that hangs over the earth. He will swallow up death forever! The Sovereign LORD will wipe away all tears. He will remove forever all insults and mockery against his land and people. The LORD has spoken!"
6. "Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will be fulfilled: "Death is swallowed up in victory."
7. "I dress the skies in darkness, covering them with clothes of mourning." The Sovereign LORD has given me the words of wisdom, so that I know how to comfort the weary. Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his will. The Sovereign LORD has spoken to me, and I have listened. I have not rebelled or turned away. I offered my back to those who beat me and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard. I did not hide my face from mockery and spitting."
8. "Some of the governor's soldiers took Jesus into their headquarters and called out the entire regiment. They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him. They wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head, and they placed a reed stick in his right hand as a scepter. Then they knelt before him in mockery and taunted, "Hail! King of the Jews!" And they spit on him and grabbed the stick and struck him on the head with it. When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they lead him away to be crucified."
9. "Moses continued, "The LORD your God will raise up a prophet like me from among your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him."
10. "If you really believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me."
Prophesies and Fulfillment of the prophesies:
Match A with the correct answer in B:
A.
1. Deuteronomy 18:
2. John 5:
3. Isaiah 50:
4. Zechariah 7:
5. Mark 13:
6. Ephesians 3:
7. 2 Timothy 3:
8. Psalm 99:
9. Jeremiah 33:
10. Deuteronomy 30:
11. Acts 21:
12. 1 John 3:
13. Matthew 27:
14. 1 Corinthians 15:
15. Psalm 69:
16. Psalm 118:
17. Psalm 35:
18. Luke 11:
19. Amos 3:
20. Daniel 10:
21. Luke 24:
22. Isaiah 25:
23. Matthew 27:
B.
1. "But instead, they give me poison for food; they offer me sour wine for my thirst."
2. "The soldiers gave Jesus wine mixed with bitter gall, but when he had tasted it, he refused to drink it."
3. "I will not die; instead I will live to tell what the LORD has done. The LORD has punished me serverly, but he did not let me die."
4. "The women were terrified and bowed with their faces to the ground. Then the men asked, "Why are looking among the dead for someone who is alive? He isn't here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what he told you back in Galilee, the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and that he would rise again on the third day."
5. "There he will remove the could of gloom, the shadow of death that hangs over the earth. He will swallow up death forever! The Sovereign LORD will wipe away all tears. He will remove forever all insults and mockery against his land and people. The LORD has spoken!"
6. "Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will be fulfilled: "Death is swallowed up in victory."
7. "I dress the skies in darkness, covering them with clothes of mourning." The Sovereign LORD has given me the words of wisdom, so that I know how to comfort the weary. Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his will. The Sovereign LORD has spoken to me, and I have listened. I have not rebelled or turned away. I offered my back to those who beat me and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard. I did not hide my face from mockery and spitting."
8. "Some of the governor's soldiers took Jesus into their headquarters and called out the entire regiment. They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him. They wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head, and they placed a reed stick in his right hand as a scepter. Then they knelt before him in mockery and taunted, "Hail! King of the Jews!" And they spit on him and grabbed the stick and struck him on the head with it. When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they lead him away to be crucified."
9. "Moses continued, "The LORD your God will raise up a prophet like me from among your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him."
10. "If you really believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me."
1 John 5:1-15:
"Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him.
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments.
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
For whatever is born of God overcomes. And this is the victory that has overcome the world - our faith.
Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
This is He who came by water and blood - Jesus Christ; not only bay water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.
For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.
And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one.
If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son.
He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; 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.
He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
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.
Now is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him."
"Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him.
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments.
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
For whatever is born of God overcomes. And this is the victory that has overcome the world - our faith.
Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
This is He who came by water and blood - Jesus Christ; not only bay water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.
For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.
And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one.
If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son.
He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; 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.
He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
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.
Now is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him."
John 3:1-21:
"There was a named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. "Rabbi," he said, "we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you."
Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God."
"What do you mean?" exclaimed Nicodemus. "How can an old man go back into his mother's womb and be born again?"
Jesus replied, "I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and and the Spirit. Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. So don't be surprised when I say, 'You must be born again.' The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can't tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can't explain how people are born of the Spirit."
How are these things possible?" Nicodemus asked.
Jesus replied, "You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you don't understand these things? I assure you, we tell you what we know and have seen, and yet you won't believe our testimony. But if you don't believe me when I tell you about earthly things, how can you possibly believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man has come down from heaven. And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.
For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.
There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God's one and only Son. And the judgment is based on this fact: God's light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. But those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants."
"There was a named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. "Rabbi," he said, "we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you."
Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God."
"What do you mean?" exclaimed Nicodemus. "How can an old man go back into his mother's womb and be born again?"
Jesus replied, "I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and and the Spirit. Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. So don't be surprised when I say, 'You must be born again.' The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can't tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can't explain how people are born of the Spirit."
How are these things possible?" Nicodemus asked.
Jesus replied, "You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you don't understand these things? I assure you, we tell you what we know and have seen, and yet you won't believe our testimony. But if you don't believe me when I tell you about earthly things, how can you possibly believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man has come down from heaven. And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.
For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.
There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God's one and only Son. And the judgment is based on this fact: God's light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. But those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants."
Sunday 22 September 2019
Ephesians 5:1-14:
"Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.
Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God's people. Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes - these are not for you.
Instead, let there be thankfulness to God. You can be sure that no immoral, impure or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.
Don't be fooled by those who try excuse these sins, for the anger of God will fall on who disobey him. Don't participate in the things these people do. For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of the light. For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.
Carefully determine what pleases the Lord. Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness, instead, expose them. It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret. But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them, for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said, "Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light."
John 1:4-5:
"The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone.
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it."
John 12:35-37:
"Jesus replied, "My light will shine for you just a little longer. Walk in the light while you can, so the darkness will not overtake you. Those who walk in the darkness cannot see where they are going. Put your trust in the light while there is still time, then you will become children of the light."
"Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.
Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God's people. Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes - these are not for you.
Instead, let there be thankfulness to God. You can be sure that no immoral, impure or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.
Don't be fooled by those who try excuse these sins, for the anger of God will fall on who disobey him. Don't participate in the things these people do. For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of the light. For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.
Carefully determine what pleases the Lord. Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness, instead, expose them. It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret. But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them, for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said, "Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light."
John 1:4-5:
"The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone.
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it."
John 12:35-37:
"Jesus replied, "My light will shine for you just a little longer. Walk in the light while you can, so the darkness will not overtake you. Those who walk in the darkness cannot see where they are going. Put your trust in the light while there is still time, then you will become children of the light."
1 John 1:
"We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us. We proclaim to you what we ourselves actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.
This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin. If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth.
But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts."
"We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us. We proclaim to you what we ourselves actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.
This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin. If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth.
But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts."
Israel: God's beloved nation!
Match A with the correct answer in B:
A.
1. Isaiah 1:
2. Isaiah 46:
3. Isaiah 62:
4. Jeremiah 15:
5. Jeremiah 33:
6. Isaiah 20:
7. 1 Chronicles 13:
8. Jeremiah 50:
9. Isaiah 18:
10. Mark 13:
11. James 5:
12. Acts 23:
13. Isaiah 14:
14. Isaiah 37:
15. 1 Chronicles 4:
16. Luke 15:
17. Jeremiah 22:
18. Isaiah 11:
19. Isaiah 31:
20. Isaiah 60:
21. Matthew 17:
22. Isaiah 62:
23. Isaiah 2:
B.
1. "They found lush pastures there, and the land was spacious quiet, and peaceful. Some of Ham's descendants had been living in that region."
2. "In the last days, the mountain of the LORD'S house will be the highest of all - the most important place on earth. It will be raised above the other hills, and people from all over the world will stream there to worship."
3. "The LORD of Heaven's Armies will hover over Jerusalem and protect it like a bird protecting its nest. He will defend and save the city; he will pass over it and rescue it."
4. "Violence will disappear from your land; the desolation and destruction of war will end. Salvation will surround you like city walls, and praise will be on the lips of all who enter there."
5. "Give the LORD no rest until he completes his work, until he makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth."
6. "For a remnant of my people will spread out from Jerusalem, a group of survivors from Mount Zion. The passionate commitment of the LORD'S Heaven's Armies will make this happen!"
7. "For I am ready to set things right, not in the distant future, but right now! I am ready to save Jerusalem and show my glory to Israel."
8. "Zion will be restored by justice; those who repent will be revived by righteousness."
9. "But finally the earth is at rest and quiet. Now it can sing again!"
10. "The LORD has sworn to Jerusalem by his own strength: "I will never again hand you over to your enemies. Never again will foreign warriors come and take away your grain and new wine."
Match A with the correct answer in B:
A.
1. Isaiah 1:
2. Isaiah 46:
3. Isaiah 62:
4. Jeremiah 15:
5. Jeremiah 33:
6. Isaiah 20:
7. 1 Chronicles 13:
8. Jeremiah 50:
9. Isaiah 18:
10. Mark 13:
11. James 5:
12. Acts 23:
13. Isaiah 14:
14. Isaiah 37:
15. 1 Chronicles 4:
16. Luke 15:
17. Jeremiah 22:
18. Isaiah 11:
19. Isaiah 31:
20. Isaiah 60:
21. Matthew 17:
22. Isaiah 62:
23. Isaiah 2:
B.
1. "They found lush pastures there, and the land was spacious quiet, and peaceful. Some of Ham's descendants had been living in that region."
2. "In the last days, the mountain of the LORD'S house will be the highest of all - the most important place on earth. It will be raised above the other hills, and people from all over the world will stream there to worship."
3. "The LORD of Heaven's Armies will hover over Jerusalem and protect it like a bird protecting its nest. He will defend and save the city; he will pass over it and rescue it."
4. "Violence will disappear from your land; the desolation and destruction of war will end. Salvation will surround you like city walls, and praise will be on the lips of all who enter there."
5. "Give the LORD no rest until he completes his work, until he makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth."
6. "For a remnant of my people will spread out from Jerusalem, a group of survivors from Mount Zion. The passionate commitment of the LORD'S Heaven's Armies will make this happen!"
7. "For I am ready to set things right, not in the distant future, but right now! I am ready to save Jerusalem and show my glory to Israel."
8. "Zion will be restored by justice; those who repent will be revived by righteousness."
9. "But finally the earth is at rest and quiet. Now it can sing again!"
10. "The LORD has sworn to Jerusalem by his own strength: "I will never again hand you over to your enemies. Never again will foreign warriors come and take away your grain and new wine."
JESUS CHRIST:
Prophesies and Fulfillment of the prophesies:
Match A with the correct answer in B:
A.
1. Ephesians 4:
2. Psalm 68:
3. Acts 2:
4. Galatians 3:
5. Mark 17:
6. Psalm 111:
7. 2 Corinthians 12:
8. James 8:
9. Matthew 20:
10. Luke 11:
11. Psalm 98:
12. John 13:
13. Psalm 41:
14 Matthew 27:
15. Psalm 16:
16. Psalm 38:
17. Acts 15:
18. John 12:
19. Psalm 38:
20. Mark 5:
21. 1 Timothy 3:
22. Psalm 31:
23. Matthew 27:
B.
1. "I have heard the many rumors about me, and I am surrounded by terror. My enemies conspire against me, plotting to take my life."
2. "Very early in the morning the leading priests and the elders of the people met again to lay plans for putting Jesus to death."
3. "Meanwhile, my enemies lay traps to kill me. Those who wish me harm make plans to ruin me. All day long they plan their treachery. But I am deaf to all their threats. I am silent before them as one who cannot speak."
4. "But when the leading priests and the elders made their accusations against him, Jesus remained silent. "Don't you hear all these charges they are bringing against you?" Pilate demanded. But Jesus made no reponse to any of the charges, much to the governor's surprise."
5. "No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice. My body rests in safety. For you will not leave my soul among the dead or allow your holy one to rot in the grave. You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever."
6. "David was looking into the future and speaking of the Messiah's resurrection. He was saying that God would not leave him among the dead or allow his body to rot in the grave."
7. "Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely, the one who shared my food, has turned against me."
8. "I am not saying these things to all of you; I know the ones I have chosen . But this fulfills the Scripture that says, 'The one who eats my food has turned against me."
9. "When you ascended to the heights, you led a crowd of captives. You received gifts from the people, even from those who rebelled against you. Now the LORD God will live among us there."
10. "However, he has given each one of us a special gift through the generosity of Christ. That is why the Scriptures say: "When he ascended to the heights, he led a crowd of captives and gave gifts to his people." Notice that it says, "he ascended." This clearly means that Christ also descended to our lowly world. And the same one who descended is the one who ascended higher than all the heavens, so that he might fill the entire universe with himself. Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church, the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists and the pastors and teachers."
Prophesies and Fulfillment of the prophesies:
Match A with the correct answer in B:
A.
1. Ephesians 4:
2. Psalm 68:
3. Acts 2:
4. Galatians 3:
5. Mark 17:
6. Psalm 111:
7. 2 Corinthians 12:
8. James 8:
9. Matthew 20:
10. Luke 11:
11. Psalm 98:
12. John 13:
13. Psalm 41:
14 Matthew 27:
15. Psalm 16:
16. Psalm 38:
17. Acts 15:
18. John 12:
19. Psalm 38:
20. Mark 5:
21. 1 Timothy 3:
22. Psalm 31:
23. Matthew 27:
B.
1. "I have heard the many rumors about me, and I am surrounded by terror. My enemies conspire against me, plotting to take my life."
2. "Very early in the morning the leading priests and the elders of the people met again to lay plans for putting Jesus to death."
3. "Meanwhile, my enemies lay traps to kill me. Those who wish me harm make plans to ruin me. All day long they plan their treachery. But I am deaf to all their threats. I am silent before them as one who cannot speak."
4. "But when the leading priests and the elders made their accusations against him, Jesus remained silent. "Don't you hear all these charges they are bringing against you?" Pilate demanded. But Jesus made no reponse to any of the charges, much to the governor's surprise."
5. "No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice. My body rests in safety. For you will not leave my soul among the dead or allow your holy one to rot in the grave. You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever."
6. "David was looking into the future and speaking of the Messiah's resurrection. He was saying that God would not leave him among the dead or allow his body to rot in the grave."
7. "Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely, the one who shared my food, has turned against me."
8. "I am not saying these things to all of you; I know the ones I have chosen . But this fulfills the Scripture that says, 'The one who eats my food has turned against me."
9. "When you ascended to the heights, you led a crowd of captives. You received gifts from the people, even from those who rebelled against you. Now the LORD God will live among us there."
10. "However, he has given each one of us a special gift through the generosity of Christ. That is why the Scriptures say: "When he ascended to the heights, he led a crowd of captives and gave gifts to his people." Notice that it says, "he ascended." This clearly means that Christ also descended to our lowly world. And the same one who descended is the one who ascended higher than all the heavens, so that he might fill the entire universe with himself. Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church, the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists and the pastors and teachers."
Friday 20 September 2019
JESUS CHRIST:
Prophesies and Fulfillment of the prophesies:
Find the verses in:
1. Mark 14:
2. Luke 23:
3. Psalm 31:
4. John 19:
5. Psalm 22:
1. "My strength has dried up like sunbaked clay. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have laid me in the dust and left me for dead."
2. "Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, "I am thirsty."
3. "My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs; an evil gang closes in on me. They have pierced my hands and feet."
4. "These things happened in fulfillment of the Scriptures that say, "Not one of his bones will be broken," and "They will look on the one they pierced."
5. "They divide my garments among themselves and throw dice for my clothing."
6. "When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided his clothes among the four of them. They also took his robe, but it was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. So they said, ""Rather that tearing it apart, let's throw dice for it." This fulfilled the Scripture that says, " They divided my garments among themselves and threw dice for my clothing." So that is what they did."
7. "I entrust my spirit into your hand. Rescue me, LORD, for you are a faithful God."
8. "Then Jesus shouted, "Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!" And with those words he breathed his last."
9. " I am scorned by all my enemies and despised by my neighbors - even my friends are afraid to come near me. When they see me on the street, they run the other way."
10. "Then all his disciples deserted him and ran away."
Prophesies and Fulfillment of the prophesies:
Find the verses in:
1. Mark 14:
2. Luke 23:
3. Psalm 31:
4. John 19:
5. Psalm 22:
1. "My strength has dried up like sunbaked clay. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have laid me in the dust and left me for dead."
2. "Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, "I am thirsty."
3. "My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs; an evil gang closes in on me. They have pierced my hands and feet."
4. "These things happened in fulfillment of the Scriptures that say, "Not one of his bones will be broken," and "They will look on the one they pierced."
5. "They divide my garments among themselves and throw dice for my clothing."
6. "When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided his clothes among the four of them. They also took his robe, but it was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. So they said, ""Rather that tearing it apart, let's throw dice for it." This fulfilled the Scripture that says, " They divided my garments among themselves and threw dice for my clothing." So that is what they did."
7. "I entrust my spirit into your hand. Rescue me, LORD, for you are a faithful God."
8. "Then Jesus shouted, "Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!" And with those words he breathed his last."
9. " I am scorned by all my enemies and despised by my neighbors - even my friends are afraid to come near me. When they see me on the street, they run the other way."
10. "Then all his disciples deserted him and ran away."
John 6:32-35:
"Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, Moses didn't give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven. The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
"Sir," they said, "give us that bread every day."
Jesus replied, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty."
John7:37-38:
"On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, "Anyone who is thirsty may come to me! Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, 'Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.' "
John 4:10:
"Jesus replied, "If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water."
John 4:13-14:
"Jesus replied, " Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life."
Revelation 7:15-17:
"That is why they stand in front of God's throne and serve him day and night in his Temple. And he who sits on the throne will give them shelter. They will never again be hungry or thirsty; they will never be scorched by the heat of the sun. For the Lamb on the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes."
"Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, Moses didn't give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven. The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
"Sir," they said, "give us that bread every day."
Jesus replied, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty."
John7:37-38:
"On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, "Anyone who is thirsty may come to me! Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, 'Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.' "
John 4:10:
"Jesus replied, "If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water."
John 4:13-14:
"Jesus replied, " Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life."
Revelation 7:15-17:
"That is why they stand in front of God's throne and serve him day and night in his Temple. And he who sits on the throne will give them shelter. They will never again be hungry or thirsty; they will never be scorched by the heat of the sun. For the Lamb on the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes."
Israel: God's beloved nation!
Choose the correct Scriptures:
1. "a land that the LORD your God cares for. He watches over it through each season of the year!"
A. Ezekiel 30:
B. Deuteronomy 11:
C. Joshua 5:
D. Genesis 31:
E. Exodus 23:
2. "I will bring my exiled people of Israel back from distant lands, and they will rebuild their ruined cities and live in them again. They will plant vineyards and gardens; they will eat their crops and drink their wine."
A. Habakkuk 3:
B. Obadiah 1:
C. Amos 9:
D. Daniel 10:
E. Ezekiel 33:
3. "It is a land where food is plentiful and nothing is lacking. It is a land where iron is as common as stone, and copper is abundant in the hills."
A. Judges 10:
B. Joshua 8:
C. Genesis 25:
D. Leviticus 17:
E. Deuteronomy 8:
4. "He brought us to this place and gave us this land flowing with milk and honey."
A. Exodus 15:
B. Joshua 7:
C. Judges 11:
D. Leviticus 7:
E. Deuteronomy 26:
5. "Otherwise each tribe will receive an equal share. I took a solemn oath and swore that I would give this land to your ancestors, and it will now come to you as your possession."
A. Jeremiah 52:
B. Ezekiel 47:
C. Amos 5:
D. Obadiah 7:
E. Isaiah 30:
6. "The king should know that the Jews who came here to Jerusalem from Babylon are rebuilding this rebellious and evil city. They have already laid the foundation and will soon finish its walls."
A. Nehemiah 11:
B. Ezra 4:
C. Jeremiah 51:
D. Isaiah 22:
E. 2 Samuel 10:
7. "In early autumn, when the Israelites had settled in their towns, all the people assembled in Jerusalem with a unified purpose."
A. Leviticus 9:
B. Deuteronomy 28:
C. Nehemiah 5:
D. 1 Samuel 15:
E. Ezra 3:
8. "Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely the LORD is in this place, and I wasn't even aware of it!"
A. Joshua 7:
B. Deuteronomy 23:
C. Nehemiah 9:
D. Isaiah 55:
E. Genesis 28:
9. "Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your descendants." And Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to the LORD, who had appeared to him."
A. Numbers 10:
B. Exodus 15:
C. Leviticus 12:
D. Jeremiah 37:
E. Genesis 12:
10. "Live here as a foreigner in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. I hereby confirm that I will give all these lands to you and your descendants, just as I solemnly promised Abraham, your father."
A. Judges 10:
B. Genesis 26:
C. Numbers 17:
D. Deuteronomy 33:
E. Exodus 13:
11. "Abandoning that one, Isaac moved on and dug another well. This time there was no dispute over it, so Isaac named the place Rehoboth (which means "open space"), for he said, "At last the LORD has created enough space for us to prosper in this land."
A. Exodus 31:
B. Leviticus 10:
C. Numbers 15:
D. Ezekiel 22:
E. Genesis 26:
12. "Look with favor on Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem."
A. Psalm 118:
B. Psalm 73:
C. Psalm 105:
D. Psalm 99:
E. Psalm 51:
Choose the correct Scriptures:
1. "a land that the LORD your God cares for. He watches over it through each season of the year!"
A. Ezekiel 30:
B. Deuteronomy 11:
C. Joshua 5:
D. Genesis 31:
E. Exodus 23:
2. "I will bring my exiled people of Israel back from distant lands, and they will rebuild their ruined cities and live in them again. They will plant vineyards and gardens; they will eat their crops and drink their wine."
A. Habakkuk 3:
B. Obadiah 1:
C. Amos 9:
D. Daniel 10:
E. Ezekiel 33:
3. "It is a land where food is plentiful and nothing is lacking. It is a land where iron is as common as stone, and copper is abundant in the hills."
A. Judges 10:
B. Joshua 8:
C. Genesis 25:
D. Leviticus 17:
E. Deuteronomy 8:
4. "He brought us to this place and gave us this land flowing with milk and honey."
A. Exodus 15:
B. Joshua 7:
C. Judges 11:
D. Leviticus 7:
E. Deuteronomy 26:
5. "Otherwise each tribe will receive an equal share. I took a solemn oath and swore that I would give this land to your ancestors, and it will now come to you as your possession."
A. Jeremiah 52:
B. Ezekiel 47:
C. Amos 5:
D. Obadiah 7:
E. Isaiah 30:
6. "The king should know that the Jews who came here to Jerusalem from Babylon are rebuilding this rebellious and evil city. They have already laid the foundation and will soon finish its walls."
A. Nehemiah 11:
B. Ezra 4:
C. Jeremiah 51:
D. Isaiah 22:
E. 2 Samuel 10:
7. "In early autumn, when the Israelites had settled in their towns, all the people assembled in Jerusalem with a unified purpose."
A. Leviticus 9:
B. Deuteronomy 28:
C. Nehemiah 5:
D. 1 Samuel 15:
E. Ezra 3:
8. "Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely the LORD is in this place, and I wasn't even aware of it!"
A. Joshua 7:
B. Deuteronomy 23:
C. Nehemiah 9:
D. Isaiah 55:
E. Genesis 28:
9. "Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your descendants." And Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to the LORD, who had appeared to him."
A. Numbers 10:
B. Exodus 15:
C. Leviticus 12:
D. Jeremiah 37:
E. Genesis 12:
10. "Live here as a foreigner in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. I hereby confirm that I will give all these lands to you and your descendants, just as I solemnly promised Abraham, your father."
A. Judges 10:
B. Genesis 26:
C. Numbers 17:
D. Deuteronomy 33:
E. Exodus 13:
11. "Abandoning that one, Isaac moved on and dug another well. This time there was no dispute over it, so Isaac named the place Rehoboth (which means "open space"), for he said, "At last the LORD has created enough space for us to prosper in this land."
A. Exodus 31:
B. Leviticus 10:
C. Numbers 15:
D. Ezekiel 22:
E. Genesis 26:
12. "Look with favor on Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem."
A. Psalm 118:
B. Psalm 73:
C. Psalm 105:
D. Psalm 99:
E. Psalm 51:
Exodus 17:1-7:
"At the LORD'S command, the whole community of Israel left the wilderness of Sin and moved from place to place. Eventually they camped at Rephidim, but there was no water there for the people to drink. So once more the people the people complained against Moses. "Give us water to drink!" they demanded.
"Quiet!" Moses replied. "Why are you complaining against me? And why are you testing the LORD?"
But tormented by thirst, they continued to argue with Moses. "Why did you bring us out of Egypt? Are you trying to kill us, our children and our livestock with thirst?"
Then Moses cried out to the LORD, "What should I do with these people? They are ready to stone me!"
The LORD said to Moses, "Walk out in front of the people. Take your staff, the one you used when you struck the water of the Nile, and call some of the elders of Israel to join you. I will stand before you on the rock at Mount Sinai. Strike the rock, and water will come gushing out. Then the people will be able to drink. So Moses struck the rock as he was told, and water gushed out as the elders looked on.
Moses named the place Massah (which means "test") and Meribah (which means "arguing") because the people of Israel argued with Moses and tested the LORD by saying, "Is the LORD here with us or not?"
1 Corinthians 10:1-5:
"I don't want you to forget, dear brothers and sisters, about our ancestors in the wilderness long ago. All of them were guided by a cloud that moved ahead of them, and all of them walked through the sea on dry ground. In the cloud and in the sea, all of them were baptized as followers as Moses. All of them ate the same spiritual food, and all of them drank the same spiritual water. For they drank from the spiritual rock that traveled with them, and that rock was Christ."
"At the LORD'S command, the whole community of Israel left the wilderness of Sin and moved from place to place. Eventually they camped at Rephidim, but there was no water there for the people to drink. So once more the people the people complained against Moses. "Give us water to drink!" they demanded.
"Quiet!" Moses replied. "Why are you complaining against me? And why are you testing the LORD?"
But tormented by thirst, they continued to argue with Moses. "Why did you bring us out of Egypt? Are you trying to kill us, our children and our livestock with thirst?"
Then Moses cried out to the LORD, "What should I do with these people? They are ready to stone me!"
The LORD said to Moses, "Walk out in front of the people. Take your staff, the one you used when you struck the water of the Nile, and call some of the elders of Israel to join you. I will stand before you on the rock at Mount Sinai. Strike the rock, and water will come gushing out. Then the people will be able to drink. So Moses struck the rock as he was told, and water gushed out as the elders looked on.
Moses named the place Massah (which means "test") and Meribah (which means "arguing") because the people of Israel argued with Moses and tested the LORD by saying, "Is the LORD here with us or not?"
1 Corinthians 10:1-5:
"I don't want you to forget, dear brothers and sisters, about our ancestors in the wilderness long ago. All of them were guided by a cloud that moved ahead of them, and all of them walked through the sea on dry ground. In the cloud and in the sea, all of them were baptized as followers as Moses. All of them ate the same spiritual food, and all of them drank the same spiritual water. For they drank from the spiritual rock that traveled with them, and that rock was Christ."
Thursday 19 September 2019
John 10:1-21:
"I tell you the truth anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber! But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice. They won't follow a stranger; they will run from him because they don't know his voice."
Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn't understand what he meant, so he explained it to them: "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen to them. Yes, I am the gate. Those who come through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures. The thief's purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep. A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don't belong to him and he isn't their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock. The hired hand runs away because he's working only for the money and doesn't really care about the sheep.
I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me. Just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep. I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd.
The Father loves me because I sacrifice my life so I may take it back again. No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what the Father has commanded."
When he said these things, "the people were again divided in their opinions about him.
Some said, "He's demon possessed and out of his mind. Why listen to a man like that?"
Others said, ""This doesn't sound like a man possessed by a demon! Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"
"I tell you the truth anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber! But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice. They won't follow a stranger; they will run from him because they don't know his voice."
Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn't understand what he meant, so he explained it to them: "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen to them. Yes, I am the gate. Those who come through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures. The thief's purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep. A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don't belong to him and he isn't their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock. The hired hand runs away because he's working only for the money and doesn't really care about the sheep.
I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me. Just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep. I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd.
The Father loves me because I sacrifice my life so I may take it back again. No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what the Father has commanded."
When he said these things, "the people were again divided in their opinions about him.
Some said, "He's demon possessed and out of his mind. Why listen to a man like that?"
Others said, ""This doesn't sound like a man possessed by a demon! Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"
Psalm 23:
A Psalm of David
'The LORD is my shepherd; I have all that I need.
He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams.
He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name.
Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me.
You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies.
You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings.
Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the LORD forever."
A Psalm of David
'The LORD is my shepherd; I have all that I need.
He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams.
He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name.
Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me.
You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies.
You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings.
Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the LORD forever."
1 Chronicles 11:1-3:
"Then all Israel gathered before David at Hebron and told him, "We are your own flesh and blood. In the past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who really led the forces of Israel. And the LORD your God told you, 'You will be the shepherd of my people Israel. You will be the leader of my people Israel.' "
So there at Hebron, David made a covenant before the LORD with all the elders of Israel. And they anointed him king of Israel, just as the LORD had promised through Samuel."
Ezekiel 34:11-24:
"For this what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will search and find my sheep. I will be like a shepherd looking for his scattered flock. I will find my sheep and rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on that dark and cloudy day. I will bring them back home to their own land of Israel from among the peoples and nations. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel and by the rivers and in all the places where people live. Yes, I will give them good pastureland on the high hills of Israel. There they will lie down in pleasant places and feed in the lush pastures of the hills. I myself will tend my sheep and give them a place to lie down in peace, says the Sovereign LORD. I will search for my lost ones who strayed away, and I will bring them safely home again. I will bandage the injured and strengthen the weak. But I will destroy those who are fat and powerful. I will feed them, yes - feed them justice!
And as for you, my flock, this is what the Sovereign LORD says to his people: I will judge between one animal of the flock and another, separating the sheep from the goats. Isn't it enough for you to keep the best of the pastures for yourselves? Must you also trample down the rest? Isn't it enough for you to drink clear water for yourselves? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet? Why must my flock eat what you have trampled down and drink water you have fouled?
Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will surely judge between the fat sheep and the scrawny sheep. For you fat sheep pushed and butted and crowded my sick and hungry flock until you scattered them to distant lands. So I will rescue my flock, and they will no longer be abused. I will judge between one animal of the flock and another. And I will set over them one shepherd, my servant David. He will feed them and be a shepherd to them. And I, the LORD, will be their God, and my servant will be a prince among my people. I, the LORD, have spoken!"
"Then all Israel gathered before David at Hebron and told him, "We are your own flesh and blood. In the past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who really led the forces of Israel. And the LORD your God told you, 'You will be the shepherd of my people Israel. You will be the leader of my people Israel.' "
So there at Hebron, David made a covenant before the LORD with all the elders of Israel. And they anointed him king of Israel, just as the LORD had promised through Samuel."
Ezekiel 34:11-24:
"For this what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will search and find my sheep. I will be like a shepherd looking for his scattered flock. I will find my sheep and rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on that dark and cloudy day. I will bring them back home to their own land of Israel from among the peoples and nations. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel and by the rivers and in all the places where people live. Yes, I will give them good pastureland on the high hills of Israel. There they will lie down in pleasant places and feed in the lush pastures of the hills. I myself will tend my sheep and give them a place to lie down in peace, says the Sovereign LORD. I will search for my lost ones who strayed away, and I will bring them safely home again. I will bandage the injured and strengthen the weak. But I will destroy those who are fat and powerful. I will feed them, yes - feed them justice!
And as for you, my flock, this is what the Sovereign LORD says to his people: I will judge between one animal of the flock and another, separating the sheep from the goats. Isn't it enough for you to keep the best of the pastures for yourselves? Must you also trample down the rest? Isn't it enough for you to drink clear water for yourselves? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet? Why must my flock eat what you have trampled down and drink water you have fouled?
Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will surely judge between the fat sheep and the scrawny sheep. For you fat sheep pushed and butted and crowded my sick and hungry flock until you scattered them to distant lands. So I will rescue my flock, and they will no longer be abused. I will judge between one animal of the flock and another. And I will set over them one shepherd, my servant David. He will feed them and be a shepherd to them. And I, the LORD, will be their God, and my servant will be a prince among my people. I, the LORD, have spoken!"
Wednesday 18 September 2019
Mark 10:35-45:
"Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came over and spoke to him. "Teacher," they said, "we want you to do us a favor."
"What is your request?" he asked.
They replied, "When you sit on your glorious throne, we want to sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right hand and the other on your left."
But Jesus said to them, "You don't know what you are asking? Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink? Are you able to be baptized with the baptism of suffering I must be baptized with?"
"Oh yes," they replied, "we are able!"
Then Jesus told them, "You will indeed drink from my bitter cup and be baptized with my baptism of suffering. But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. God has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen."
So Jesus called them together and said, "You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of everyone else. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many."
"Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came over and spoke to him. "Teacher," they said, "we want you to do us a favor."
"What is your request?" he asked.
They replied, "When you sit on your glorious throne, we want to sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right hand and the other on your left."
But Jesus said to them, "You don't know what you are asking? Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink? Are you able to be baptized with the baptism of suffering I must be baptized with?"
"Oh yes," they replied, "we are able!"
Then Jesus told them, "You will indeed drink from my bitter cup and be baptized with my baptism of suffering. But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. God has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen."
So Jesus called them together and said, "You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of everyone else. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many."
2 Kings 4:1-7:
"One day the widow of a member of the group of prophets came to Elisha and cried out, "My husband who served you is dead, and you know how he feared the LORD. But now a creditor has come, threatening to take my two sons as slaves."
"What can I do to help you?" Elisha asked. "Tell me, what do you have in the house?" "Nothing at all, except a flask of the olive oil," she replied.
And Elisha said, "Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbors. Then go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you. Pour olive oil from your flask into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled."
So she did as she was told. Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she filled one after another. Soon every container was full to the brim!
"Bring me another jar,"she said to one of her sons.
"There aren't any more!" he told her. And then the olive oil stopped flowing.
When she told the man of God what had happened, he said to her, "Now sell the olive oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on what is left over."
"One day the widow of a member of the group of prophets came to Elisha and cried out, "My husband who served you is dead, and you know how he feared the LORD. But now a creditor has come, threatening to take my two sons as slaves."
"What can I do to help you?" Elisha asked. "Tell me, what do you have in the house?" "Nothing at all, except a flask of the olive oil," she replied.
And Elisha said, "Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbors. Then go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you. Pour olive oil from your flask into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled."
So she did as she was told. Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she filled one after another. Soon every container was full to the brim!
"Bring me another jar,"she said to one of her sons.
"There aren't any more!" he told her. And then the olive oil stopped flowing.
When she told the man of God what had happened, he said to her, "Now sell the olive oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on what is left over."
1 Kings 17:8-24:
"Then the LORD said to Elijah, "Go and live in the village of Zarephath, near the city of Sidon, I have instructed a widow there to feed you."
So he went to Zarephath. A he arrived at the gates of the village, he saw a widow gathering sticks, and he asked her, "Would you please bring me al little water in a cup?" As she was going to get it, he called to her, "Bring me a bite of bread, too."
But she said, "I swear by the LORD your God that I don't have a single piece of bread in the house. And I have only a handful of flour left in the jar and a little cooking oil in the bottom of the jug. I was just gathering a few sticks to cook this last meal, and then my son and I will die."
But Elijah said to her, "Don't be afraid! Go ahead and do just what you've said, but make a little bread for me first. Then use what's left to prepare a meal for yourself and your son. For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: There will always be flour and olive oil left in your containers until the time when the LORD sends rain and the crops grow again!"
So she did as Elijah said, and she and Elijah and her family continued to eat for many days. There was always enough flour and olive oil left in the containers, just as the LORD had promised through Elijah.
Some time later the woman's son became sick. He grew worse and worse, and finally he died. Then she said to Elijah, "O man of God, what have you done to me? Have you come here to point out my sins and kill my son?"
But Elijah replied, "Give me your son." And he took the child's body from her arms, carried him up the stairs to the room where he was staying, and laid the body on his bed. Then Elijah cried out to the LORD, "O LORD my God, why have you brought tragedy to this widow who has opened her home to me, causing her son to die?"
And he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, "O LORD my God, please let this child's life return to him." The LORD heard Elijah's prayer, and the life of the child returned, and he revived! Then Elijah brought him down from the upper room and gave him to his mother. "Look!" he said. "Your son is alive!"
Then the woman told Elijah, "Now I know for sure that you are a man of God, and that the LORD truly speaks through you."
"Then the LORD said to Elijah, "Go and live in the village of Zarephath, near the city of Sidon, I have instructed a widow there to feed you."
So he went to Zarephath. A he arrived at the gates of the village, he saw a widow gathering sticks, and he asked her, "Would you please bring me al little water in a cup?" As she was going to get it, he called to her, "Bring me a bite of bread, too."
But she said, "I swear by the LORD your God that I don't have a single piece of bread in the house. And I have only a handful of flour left in the jar and a little cooking oil in the bottom of the jug. I was just gathering a few sticks to cook this last meal, and then my son and I will die."
But Elijah said to her, "Don't be afraid! Go ahead and do just what you've said, but make a little bread for me first. Then use what's left to prepare a meal for yourself and your son. For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: There will always be flour and olive oil left in your containers until the time when the LORD sends rain and the crops grow again!"
So she did as Elijah said, and she and Elijah and her family continued to eat for many days. There was always enough flour and olive oil left in the containers, just as the LORD had promised through Elijah.
Some time later the woman's son became sick. He grew worse and worse, and finally he died. Then she said to Elijah, "O man of God, what have you done to me? Have you come here to point out my sins and kill my son?"
But Elijah replied, "Give me your son." And he took the child's body from her arms, carried him up the stairs to the room where he was staying, and laid the body on his bed. Then Elijah cried out to the LORD, "O LORD my God, why have you brought tragedy to this widow who has opened her home to me, causing her son to die?"
And he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, "O LORD my God, please let this child's life return to him." The LORD heard Elijah's prayer, and the life of the child returned, and he revived! Then Elijah brought him down from the upper room and gave him to his mother. "Look!" he said. "Your son is alive!"
Then the woman told Elijah, "Now I know for sure that you are a man of God, and that the LORD truly speaks through you."
Tuesday 17 September 2019
JESUS CHRIST:
Prophesies and Fulfillment of the prophesies:
Find the verses in:
1. Matthew 27:
2. Psalm 22:
3. John 5:
4. Job 19:
5. Leviticus 17:
6. Matthew 26:
7. Numbers 21:
8. John 3:
1. "for the life of the body is in its blood. I have given you the blood on the altar to purify you, making you right with the LORD. It is the blood, given in exchange for a life, that makes purification possible."
2. "for this is my blood, which confirms the covenant between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many."
3. "So Moses make a snake out of bronze and attached it to a pole. Then anyone who was bitten by a snake could look at the bronze snake and be healed!"
4. "And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life. For this is how God love the world: He gave his one and oly Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God's one and only Son."
5. "Oh, that my words could be recorded. Oh, that they could be inscribed on a monument, carved with an iron chisel and filled with lead, engraved forever in the rock. But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and he will stand upon the earth at last. And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God! I will see him for myself. Yes, I will see him with my own eyes. I am overwhelmed at the thought!"
6. "I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life. "And I assure you that the time is coming, indeed it's here now when the dead will hear my voice - the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen will live. The Father has life in himself, and he has granted that same life-giving power to his Son. And he has given him authority to judge everyone because he is the Son of Man. Don't be surprised! Indeed, the time is coming when all the dead in their graves will hear the voice of God's Son, and they will rise again. Those who have done good will rise to experience eternal life, and those who have continued in evil, will rise to experience judgment."
7. "My God, my God, why you have abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help?"
8. "At about three o' clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli,lema sabachthani?" which means "My God, my God, why you have abandoned me?"
9. "Is this the one who relies on the LORD? Then let the LORD save him! If the LORD loves him so much, let the LORD rescue him!"
10. "He saved others," they scoffed , "but he can't save himself! So he is the King of Israel, is he? Let him come down from the cross right now, and we will believe in him! He trusted God, so let God rescue him now if he wants him! For he said, 'I am the Son of God."
Prophesies and Fulfillment of the prophesies:
Find the verses in:
1. Matthew 27:
2. Psalm 22:
3. John 5:
4. Job 19:
5. Leviticus 17:
6. Matthew 26:
7. Numbers 21:
8. John 3:
1. "for the life of the body is in its blood. I have given you the blood on the altar to purify you, making you right with the LORD. It is the blood, given in exchange for a life, that makes purification possible."
2. "for this is my blood, which confirms the covenant between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many."
3. "So Moses make a snake out of bronze and attached it to a pole. Then anyone who was bitten by a snake could look at the bronze snake and be healed!"
4. "And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life. For this is how God love the world: He gave his one and oly Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God's one and only Son."
5. "Oh, that my words could be recorded. Oh, that they could be inscribed on a monument, carved with an iron chisel and filled with lead, engraved forever in the rock. But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and he will stand upon the earth at last. And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God! I will see him for myself. Yes, I will see him with my own eyes. I am overwhelmed at the thought!"
6. "I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life. "And I assure you that the time is coming, indeed it's here now when the dead will hear my voice - the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen will live. The Father has life in himself, and he has granted that same life-giving power to his Son. And he has given him authority to judge everyone because he is the Son of Man. Don't be surprised! Indeed, the time is coming when all the dead in their graves will hear the voice of God's Son, and they will rise again. Those who have done good will rise to experience eternal life, and those who have continued in evil, will rise to experience judgment."
7. "My God, my God, why you have abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help?"
8. "At about three o' clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli,lema sabachthani?" which means "My God, my God, why you have abandoned me?"
9. "Is this the one who relies on the LORD? Then let the LORD save him! If the LORD loves him so much, let the LORD rescue him!"
10. "He saved others," they scoffed , "but he can't save himself! So he is the King of Israel, is he? Let him come down from the cross right now, and we will believe in him! He trusted God, so let God rescue him now if he wants him! For he said, 'I am the Son of God."
Two men went into heaven without dying!
Hebrews 11:5:
"It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying - "he disappeared, because God took him." For before he was taken up, he was known as a person who pleased God."
2 Kings 2:1-18:
"When the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal. And Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here, for the LORD has told me to go to Bethel."
But Elisha replied, "As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you!" So they went down together to Bethel.
The group of prophets from Bethel came to Elisha and asked him, "Did you know that the LORD is going to take your master away from you today?"
"Of course I know," Elisha answered. "But be quiet about it."
Then Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here, for the LORD has told me to go to Jericho."
But Elisha replied again, "As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you." So they went together to Jericho.
Then the group of prophets from Jericho came to Elisha and asked him, "Did you know that the LORD is going to take your master away from you today?"
"Of course I know," Elisha answered. "But be quiet about it."
Then Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here, for the LORD has told me to go the Jordan River."
But again Elisha replied, "As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you." So they went on together.
Fifty men from the group of prophets also went and watched from a distance as Elijah and Elisha stopped beside the Jordan River. Then Elijah folded his cloak together and struck the water with it. The river divided, and the two of them went across on dry ground!
When they came to the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, "Tell me what I can do for you before I am taken away."
And Elisha replied, "Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit and become your successor."
"You have asked a difficult thing," Elijah replied. "If you see me when I am taken from you, then you will get your request. But if not, then you won't."
As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a chariot of fire appeared, drawn by horses of horses of fire. It drove between the two men, separating them, and Elijah was carried by a whirlwind into heaven. Elisha saw it and cried out, "My father! My father! I see the chariots and charioteers of Israel!" And as they disappeared from sight, Elisha tore his clothes in distress.
Elisha picked up Elijah's cloak, which had fallen when he was taken up. Then Elisha returned to the bank of the Jordan River. He struck the water with Elijah's cloak and cried out, "Where is the LORD, the God of Elijah?" Then the river divided, and Elisha went across.
When the group of prophets from Jericho saw from a distance what happened, they exclaimed, "Elijah's spirit rests upon Elisha!" And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him. "Sir," they said, "just say the word and fifty of our strongest men will search the wilderness for your master. Perhaps, the Spirit of the LORD has left him on some mountain or in some valley."
"No," Elisha said, "don't send them." But they kept urging him until they shamed him into agreeing, and he finally said, "All right, send them." So fifty men searched for three days but did not find Elijah. Elisha was still at Jericho when they returned. "Didn't I tell you not to go?" he asked."
Hebrews 11:5:
"It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying - "he disappeared, because God took him." For before he was taken up, he was known as a person who pleased God."
2 Kings 2:1-18:
"When the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal. And Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here, for the LORD has told me to go to Bethel."
But Elisha replied, "As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you!" So they went down together to Bethel.
The group of prophets from Bethel came to Elisha and asked him, "Did you know that the LORD is going to take your master away from you today?"
"Of course I know," Elisha answered. "But be quiet about it."
Then Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here, for the LORD has told me to go to Jericho."
But Elisha replied again, "As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you." So they went together to Jericho.
Then the group of prophets from Jericho came to Elisha and asked him, "Did you know that the LORD is going to take your master away from you today?"
"Of course I know," Elisha answered. "But be quiet about it."
Then Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here, for the LORD has told me to go the Jordan River."
But again Elisha replied, "As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you." So they went on together.
Fifty men from the group of prophets also went and watched from a distance as Elijah and Elisha stopped beside the Jordan River. Then Elijah folded his cloak together and struck the water with it. The river divided, and the two of them went across on dry ground!
When they came to the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, "Tell me what I can do for you before I am taken away."
And Elisha replied, "Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit and become your successor."
"You have asked a difficult thing," Elijah replied. "If you see me when I am taken from you, then you will get your request. But if not, then you won't."
As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a chariot of fire appeared, drawn by horses of horses of fire. It drove between the two men, separating them, and Elijah was carried by a whirlwind into heaven. Elisha saw it and cried out, "My father! My father! I see the chariots and charioteers of Israel!" And as they disappeared from sight, Elisha tore his clothes in distress.
Elisha picked up Elijah's cloak, which had fallen when he was taken up. Then Elisha returned to the bank of the Jordan River. He struck the water with Elijah's cloak and cried out, "Where is the LORD, the God of Elijah?" Then the river divided, and Elisha went across.
When the group of prophets from Jericho saw from a distance what happened, they exclaimed, "Elijah's spirit rests upon Elisha!" And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him. "Sir," they said, "just say the word and fifty of our strongest men will search the wilderness for your master. Perhaps, the Spirit of the LORD has left him on some mountain or in some valley."
"No," Elisha said, "don't send them." But they kept urging him until they shamed him into agreeing, and he finally said, "All right, send them." So fifty men searched for three days but did not find Elijah. Elisha was still at Jericho when they returned. "Didn't I tell you not to go?" he asked."
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