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December 27 - Straight Thru the Bible
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Jude 1:17-25
Chapter 1
17 But you, (C1)beloved, (C2)ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by (C3)the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,18 that they were saying to you, "(C1)In the last time there will be mockers, (C2)following after their own ungodly lusts."19 These are the ones who cause divisions, (F1)(C1)worldly-minded, (F2)devoid of the Spirit.20 But you, (C1)beloved, (C2)building yourselves up on your most holy (C1)faith, (C3)praying in the Holy Spirit,21 keep yourselves in the love of God, (C1)looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.22 And have mercy on some, who are doubting;23 save others, (C1)snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear, (C2)hating even the garment polluted by the flesh.
24 (C1)Now to Him who is able to protect you from stumbling, and to (C2)make you stand in the presence of His glory, blameless with (C3)great joy,25 to the (C1)only (C2)God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, (C3)be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority (C4)before all time and now and (F1)forever. Amen.
Revelation 1-4
Chapter 1
The Revelation of Jesus Christ
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which (C1)God gave Him to (C2)show to His bond-servants, (C3)the things which must soon take place; and He sent and (F1)communicated it (C4)by His angel to His bond-servant (C5)John,2 who testified to (C1)the word of God and to (C2)the testimony of Jesus Christ, everything that he saw.3 (C1)Blessed is the one who reads, and those who hear the words of the prophecy and (F1)keep the things which are written in it; (C2)for the time is near.
Message to the Seven Churches
4 (C1)John to (C2)the seven churches that are in (C3)Asia: (C4)Grace to you and peace from (C5)Him who is, and who was, and who (F1)is to come, and from (C6)the (F2)seven spirits who are before His throne,5 and from Jesus Christ, (C1)the faithful witness, the (C2)firstborn of the dead, and the (C3)ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who (C4)loves us and released us from our sins by His blood—6 and He made us into a (C1)kingdom, (C1)priests to (F1)(C2)His God and Father—(C3)to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.7 (C1)BEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, and (C2)every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will (C3)mourn over Him. (F1)So it is to be. Amen.
8 "I am (C1)the Alpha and the Omega," says the (C2)Lord God, "(C3)who is and who was and who (F1)is to come, the Almighty."
The Patmos Vision
9 (C1)I, John, your (C2)brother and (C3)fellow participant in the tribulation and (C4)kingdom and (F1)(C5)perseverance in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos (C6)because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.10 I was (C1)in the (F1)Spirit on (C2)the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice (C3)like the sound of a trumpet,11 saying, "(C1)Write (F1)on a scroll what you see, and send it to the (C2)seven churches: to (C3)Ephesus, (C4)Smyrna, (C5)Pergamum, (C6)Thyatira, (C7)Sardis, (C8)Philadelphia, and (C9)Laodicea."
12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And after turning I saw (C1)seven golden lampstands;13 and (C1)in the middle of the lampstands I saw one (C2)like (F1)a son of man, (C3)clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and (C4)wrapped around the chest with a golden sash.14 His head and His (C1)hair were white like white wool, like snow; and (C2)His eyes were like a flame of fire.15 His (C1)feet were like (F1)burnished bronze when it has been heated to a glow in a furnace, and His (C2)voice was like the sound of many waters.16 In His right hand He held (C1)seven stars, and out of His mouth came a (C2)sharp two-edged sword; and His (C3)face was like (C4)the sun (F1)shining in its strength.
17 When I saw Him, I (C1)fell at His feet like a dead man. And He (C2)placed His right hand on me, saying, "(C3)Do not be afraid; (C4)I am the first and the last,18 and the (C1)living One; and I (F1)(C2)was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have (C3)the keys of death and of Hades.19 "Therefore (C1)write (C2)the things which you have seen, (F1)and the things which are, and the things which will take place (C3)after these things.20 "As for the (C1)mystery of the (C2)seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the (C3)seven golden lampstands: the (C2)seven stars are the angels of (C4)the seven churches, and the seven (C5)lampstands are the seven churches.
Chapter 2
Message to Ephesus
1 "To the angel of the church in (C1)Ephesus write:
2 '(C1)I know your deeds and your labor and (F1)perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil people, and you have (C2)put those who call themselves (C3)apostles to the test, and they are not, and you found them to be false;3 and you have (F1)perseverance and have endured (C1)on account of My name, and have not become weary.4 'But I have this against you, that you have (C1)left your first love.5 'Therefore, remember from where you have fallen, and (C1)repent, and (C2)do the (F1)deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and I will remove your (C3)lampstand from its place—unless you repent.6 'But you have this, that you hate the deeds of the (C1)Nicolaitans, which I also hate.7 '(C1)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (C2)To the one who overcomes, I will grant to eat from (C3)the tree of life, which is in the (C4)Paradise of God.'
Message to Smyrna
8 "And to the angel of the church in (C1)Smyrna write:
9 'I know your (C1)tribulation and your (C2)poverty (but you are (C2)rich), and the (F1)slander by those who (C3)say they are Jews, and are not, but are a synagogue of (C4)Satan.10 'Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, so that you will be (C1)tested, and you will have tribulation (C2)for ten days. (F1)Be (C3)faithful until death, and I will give you (C4)the crown of life.11 '(C1)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (C2)The one who overcomes will not be hurt by the (C3)second death.'
Message to Pergamum
12 "And to the angel of the church in (C1)Pergamum write:
13 'I know where you dwell, where (C1)Satan's throne is; and you hold firmly to My name, and did not deny (C2)My faith even in the days of Antipas, My (C3)witness, My (C4)faithful one, who was killed among you, (C5)where Satan dwells.14 'But (C1)I have a few things against you, because you have some there who hold the (C2)teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a (F1)stumbling block before the sons of Israel, (C3)to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.15 'So you too, have some who in the same way hold to the teaching of the (C1)Nicolaitans.16 'Therefore (C1)repent; or else (C2)I am coming to you quickly, and I will wage war against them with (C3)the sword of My mouth.17 '(C1)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (C1)To the one who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden (C2)manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a (C3)new name written on the stone (C4)which no one knows except the one who receives it.'
Message to Thyatira
18 "And to the angel of the church in (C1)Thyatira write:
19 '(C1)I know your deeds, and your love and faith, and service and (F1)perseverance, and that your (F2)deeds of late are greater than (F3)at first.20 'But (C1)I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman (C2)Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they (C3)commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.21 '(C1)I gave her time to repent, and she (C2)does not want to repent of her sexual immorality.22 'Behold, I will throw her on a bed of sickness, and those who (C1)commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of (F1)her deeds.23 'And I will kill her children with (F1)plague, and all the churches will know that I am He who (C1)searches the (F2)minds and hearts; and (C2)I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.24 'But I say to you, the rest who are in (C1)Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not known the (C2)deep things of Satan, as they call them—I (C3)place no other burden on you.25 'Nevertheless (C1)what you have, hold firmly (C2)until I come.26 '(C1)The one who overcomes, and the one who keeps My deeds (C2)until the end, (C3)I will give him authority over the (F1)nations;27 AND HE SHALL (F1)(C1)RULE THEM WITH A ROD OF IRON, (C2)AS THE VESSELS OF THE POTTER ARE SHATTERED, as I also have received authority from My Father;28 and I will give him (C1)the morning star.29 '(C1)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'
Chapter 3
Message to Sardis
1 "To the angel of the church in (C1)Sardis write:
Message to Philadelphia
7 "And to the angel of the church in (C1)Philadelphia write:
8 '(C1)I know your (F1)deeds. Behold, I have put before you (C2)an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have followed My word, and (C3)have not denied My name.9 'Behold, I (F1)will make those of (C1)the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them (C2)come and bow down before your feet, and make them know that (C3)I have loved you.10 'Because you have (C1)kept (C2)My (F1)word of perseverance, (C3)I also will keep you from the hour of the (F2)(C4)testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole (F3)(C5)world, to (F4)test (C6)those who live on the earth.11 '(C1)I am coming quickly; (C2)hold firmly to what you have, so that no one will take your (C3)crown.12 '(C1)The one who overcomes, I will make him a (C2)pillar in the temple of My God, and he will not go out from it anymore; and I will write on him the (C3)name of My God, and (C4)the name of the city of My God, (C5)the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God, and My (C6)new name.13 '(C1)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'
Message to Laodicea
14 "To the angel of the church in (C1)Laodicea write:
15 '(C1)I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; (C2)I wish that you were cold or hot.16 'So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of My mouth.17 'Because you say, "(C1)I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have no need of anything," and you do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked,18 I advise you to (C1)buy from Me (C2)gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and (C3)white garments so that you may clothe yourself and (C4)the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to apply to your eyes so that you may see.19 '(C1)Those whom I love, I rebuke and discipline; therefore be zealous and (C2)repent.20 'Behold, I stand (C1)at the door and (C2)knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, (C3)I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.21 '(C1)The one who overcomes, I will grant to him (C2)to sit with Me on My throne, as (C3)I also overcame and sat with My Father on His throne.22 '(C1)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'"
Chapter 4
Scene in Heaven
1 After (C1)these things I looked, and behold, (C2)a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, (C3)like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, "(C4)Come up here, and I will (C5)show you what must take place after these things."2 Immediately I was (C1)in the (F1)Spirit; and behold, (C2)a throne was standing in heaven, and (C3)someone was sitting on the throne.3 And He who was sitting was like a (C1)jasper stone and a (C2)sardius in appearance; and there was a (F1)(C3)rainbow around the throne, like an (C4)emerald in appearance.4 (C1)Around the throne were (C2)twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw (C3)twenty-four elders (C4)sitting, clothed in (C5)white garments, and (C6)golden crowns on their heads.
The Throne and Worship of the Creator
5 Out from the throne (*)came (C1)flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were (C2)seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are (F1)(C3)the seven spirits of God;6 and before the throne there was something like a (C1)sea of glass, like crystal; and in the (F1)center and (C2)around the throne, (C3)four living creatures (C4)full of eyes in front and behind.7 (C1)The first living creature was like a lion, the second creature like a calf, the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle.8 And the (C1)four living creatures, each one of them having (C2)six wings, are (C3)full of eyes around and within; and (C4)day and night (F1)they do not cease to say,Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995,2020 by The Lockman Foundation
