144,000 Sealed 1 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree. 2 Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the […]
Monthly Archives: July 2017
Revelation 8
The Seventh Seal and the Golden Censer 1 When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. 3 Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the […]
1 Corinthians 3
The Church and Its Leaders 1 Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. 3 You […]
1 Corinthians 4
The Nature of True Apostleship 1 This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed. 2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. 3 I care very little if I am judged by […]
1 Corinthians 5
Dealing With a Case of Incest 1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man is sleeping with his father’s wife. 2 And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have gone into mourning and have put out of your fellowship […]
Mark 9
1 And he said to them,“Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.” The Transfiguration 2 After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all […]
Malachi 2
Additional Warning to the Priests 1 “And now, you priests, this warning is for you. 2 If you do not listen, and if you do not resolve to honor my name,” says theLordAlmighty, “I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have […]
Zechariah 14
The Lord Comes and Reigns 1 A day of theLordis coming, Jerusalem, when your possessions will be plundered and divided up within your very walls. 2 I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it; the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped. Half of the city will […]
Zechariah 2
A Man With a Measuring Line # 1 Then I looked up, and there before me was a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2 I asked, “Where are you going?” He answered me, “To measure Jerusalem, to find out how wide and how long it is.” 3 While the angel who was […]
Amos 7
Locusts, Fire and a Plumb Line 1 This is what the SovereignLordshowed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts after the king’s share had been harvested and just as the late crops were coming up. 2 When they had stripped the land clean, I cried out, “SovereignLord, forgive! How can Jacob survive? He is so […]