Revelation cont

Revelation 11:3

And I will appoint my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”

Revelation 12:11-12

They triumphed over him
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony;
they did not love their lives so much
as to shrink from death.
Therefore rejoice, you heavens
and you who dwell in them!
But woe to the earth and the sea,
because the devil has gone down to you!
He is filled with fury,
because he knows that his time is short.”

Revelation 12:17

Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring—those who keep God’s commands and hold fast their testimony about Jesus.

Revelation 13:2

The beast I saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion. 

The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.

Revelation 13:4

People worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast,
and they also worshiped the beast and asked,
“Who is like the beast? Who can wage war against it?”

Revelation 13:8

All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast—
all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life,
the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world.

Revelation 14:3-5

And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders.
No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins.
They follow the Lamb wherever he goes.
They were purchased from among mankind and offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb.
No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless

Revelation 14:11

And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever.
There will be no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image,
or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”

Revelation 16:16

Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.

(That's the only time that word appears in the book. 

One time. 

Right here. 

That's it. 

To me?

It's a spiritual war within us all.

Are you ready?

Really?)

Revelation 18:4

Warning to Escape Babylon’s Judgment

Then I heard another voice from heaven say:
“‘Come out of her, my people,’
so that you will not share in her sins,
so that you will not receive any of her plagues;

Revelation 18:14

“They will say, ‘The fruit you longed for is gone from you. All your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be recovered.’

Revelation 19:9

Then the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!” And he added, “These are the true words of God.”

Revelation 19:10

"...Worship God! For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus.”

Revelation

Revelation 2:7

"...To the one who is victorious,
I will give the right to eat from the tree of life,
which is in the paradise of God."

Revelation 2:26-27

To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations— that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter and will dash them to pieces like pottery’—just as I have received authority from my Father.

(see psalm 2:9 :-).

Revelation 3:8

I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.

Revelation 3:10

Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.

Revelation 3:12

The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God.
Never again will they leave it. 

I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem,which is coming down out of heaven from my God; 

and I will also write on them my new name.

Revelation 6:2

I looked, and there before me was a white horse!
Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.

Revelation 6:15

Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

Revelation 7:3

“Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.”

Revelation 7:14-17

I answered, “Sir, you know.”
And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore,
“they are before the throne of God
and serve him day and night in his temple;
and he who sits on the throne
will shelter them with his presence.
‘Never again will they hunger;
never again will they thirst.
The sun will not beat down on them,’
nor any scorching heat.
For the Lamb at the center of the throne
will be their shepherd;
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’
‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”

Revelation 8:10

The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water—

Revelation 9:6

During those days people will seek death but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will elude them.

Revelation 9:11

They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon and in Greek is Apollyon (that is, Destroyer).

Revelation 9:20-21

The rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the work of their hands; they did not stop worshiping demons, and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood—idols that cannot see or hear or walk. Nor did they repent of their murders, their magic arts,their sexual immorality or their thefts.

Revelation 10:7

But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet,the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.”

Revelation 10:9

So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but ‘in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.’

Luke part 2

Luke 13:24-29

“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’
“But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’
“Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
“But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’
“There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out. People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God.

Luke 13:33

In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—
for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem!

Luke 16:8-12

“The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. 

For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light. I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.

“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?

Luke 16:31

“He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’

(Know the feeling :-).

Luke 17:20-21

The Coming of the Kingdom of God

Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ 

because the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

Luke 17:33

Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it,
and whoever loses their life will preserve it.

Luke 18:17

Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

Luke 18:29-30

“Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to them, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or sisters or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God will fail to receive many times as much in this age, and in the age to come eternal life.”

Luke 21:14-19

But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers and sisters, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. Everyone will hate you because of me. But not a hair of your head will perish. Stand firm, and you will win life.

Luke 22:28

You are those who have stood by me in my trials.

Luke 24:45

Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.

Luke

Luke 4:12

Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’

Luke 6:20-23

Looking at his disciples, he said:

“Blessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the kingdom of God.
Blessed are you who hunger now,
for you will be satisfied.
Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.
Blessed are you when people hate you,
when they exclude you and insult you
and reject your name as evil,
because of the Son of Man.
 “Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.

Luke 6:43-45

A Tree and Its Fruit

“No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.
Each tree is recognized by its own fruit.
People do not pick figs from thornbushes,
or grapes from briers.
A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart,
and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart.
For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

Luke 7:47

Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. 

But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.”

Luke 8:10

He said, 

“The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that,
“‘though seeing, they may not see;
though hearing, they may not understand.’

Luke 8:15

But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.

Luke 10:24

For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”

Luke 11:8

I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, 

yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.

(Be bold I think somebody was saying the other day :-).

Luke 11:49

Because of this, God in his wisdom said, 

‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’

Luke 12:47-48

“The servant who knows the master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows. 

But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows.

 From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.

Psalms cont.

Psalm 94:9-10

Does he who fashioned the ear not hear?
Does he who formed the eye not see?
Does he who disciplines nations not punish?
Does he who teaches mankind lack knowledge?

Psalm 94:16

Who will rise up for me against the wicked?
Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?

Psalm 105:15

“Do not touch my anointed ones;
do my prophets no harm.”

Psalm 112

Praise the Lord.

Blessed are those who fear the Lord,

who find great delight in his commands.

Their children will be mighty in the land;

the generation of the upright will be blessed.
Wealth and riches are in their houses,
and their righteousness endures forever.
Even in darkness light dawns for the upright,

for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.

Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,
who conduct their affairs with justice.

Surely the righteous will never be shaken;
they will be remembered forever.
They will have no fear of bad news;
their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear;
in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.
They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor,
their righteousness endures forever;
their horn will be lifted high in honor.

The wicked will see and be vexed,
they will gnash their teeth and waste away;
the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.

Psalm 119:24

Your statutes are my delight;
they are my counselors.

Psalm 119:45-48

I will walk about in freedom,
for I have sought out your precepts.
I will speak of your statutes before kings
and will not be put to shame,
for I delight in your commands
because I love them.
I reach out for your commands, which I love,
that I may meditate on your decrees.

Psalm 119:92-93

If your law had not been my delight,
I would have perished in my affliction.
I will never forget your precepts,
for by them you have preserved my life.

Psalm 119:98-100

Your commands are always with me
and make me wiser than my enemies.
I have more insight than all my teachers,
for I meditate on your statutes.
I have more understanding than the elders,
for I obey your precepts.

Psalm 119:165

Great peace have those who love your law,
and nothing can make them stumble.

Psalms

Psalm 4:3

Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself;
the Lord hears when I call to him.

Psalm 14:5

But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,

for God is present in the company of the righteous.

Psalm 17:2

Let my vindication come from you;
 may your eyes see what is right.

Psalm 18:20-21

The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
For I have kept the ways of the Lord;
I am not guilty of turning from my God.

Psalm 23:5-6

You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely your goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.

Psalm 31:19

How abundant are the good things
that you have stored up for those who fear you,
that you bestow in the sight of all,
on those who take refuge in you.

Psalm 32:8

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.

Psalm 32:10

Many are the woes of the wicked,
but the Lord’s unfailing love
surrounds the one who trusts in him.

Psalm 49:20

People who have wealth but lack understanding
are like the beasts that perish.

Psalm 92:12-13

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
planted in the house of the Lord,
they will flourish in the courts of our God.

Isaiah cont.

Isaiah 50:4

The Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed tongue,
to know the word that sustains the weary.
He wakens me morning by morning,
wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.

Isaiah 54:17

no weapon forged against you will prevail,
and you will refute every tongue that accuses you.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
and this is their vindication from me,”
declares the Lord.

Isaiah 55:8

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the Lord.

Isaiah 55:10-11

As the rain and the snow come down from heaven,

and do not return to it

without watering the earth

and making it bud and flourish,

so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,

so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

Isaiah 59:4

No one calls for justice;
no one pleads a case with integrity.
They rely on empty arguments, they utter lies;
they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.

(Remember this one for later :-).

Isaiah 59:7-8

Their feet rush into sin;
they are swift to shed innocent blood.
They pursue evil schemes;
acts of violence mark their ways.
The way of peace they do not know;
there is no justice in their paths.
They have turned them into crooked roads;
no one who walks along them will know peace.

Isaiah 65:22-23

No longer will they build houses and others live in them,

or plant and others eat.

For as the days of a tree,
so will be the days of my people;
my chosen ones will long enjoy
the work of their hands.
They will not labor in vain,
nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune;
for they will be a people blessed by the Lord,
they and their descendants with them

Isaiah

Isaiah 2:4

He will judge between the nations 

 and will settle disputes for many peoples.

They will beat their swords into plowshares

and their spears into pruning hooks.

Nation will not take up sword against nation,

nor will they train for war anymore.

Isaiah 4:6

It will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, 

and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain.

Isaiah 13:3

I have commanded those I prepared for battle;
I have summoned my warriors to carry out my wrath—
those who rejoice in my triumph.

Isaiah 30:10-11

They say to the seers,
“See no more visions!”
and to the prophets,
“Give us no more visions of what is right!
Tell us pleasant things,
prophesy illusions.
Leave this way,
get off this path,
and stop confronting us
with the Holy One of Israel!”

Isaiah 30:20-21

Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them. Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”

Isaiah 32:17-18

The fruit of that righteousness will be peace;
its effect will be quietness and confidence forever.
My people will live in peaceful dwelling places,
in secure homes,
in undisturbed places of rest.

Isaiah 33:15-16

Those who walk righteously
and speak what is right,
who reject gain from extortion
and keep their hands from accepting bribes,
who stop their ears against plots of murder
and shut their eyes against contemplating evil—
they are the ones who will dwell on the heights,
whose refuge will be the mountain fortress.
Their bread will be supplied,
and water will not fail them

Isaiah 42:9

See, the former things have taken place,
and new things I declare;
before they spring into being

Isaiah 43:18-19

“Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.
See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland. I announce them to you.

Isaiah 44:26

who carries out the words of his servants
and fulfills the predictions of his messengers,

who says of Jerusalem, ‘It shall be inhabited,’
of the towns of Judah, ‘They shall be rebuilt,’
and of their ruins, ‘I will restore them,’

That voice?

Yeah, the one that Bob Marley was talking about in that meme?

It told me to go and revisit the highlighted portions of:

Isaiah, Psalm, Luke and Revelation.

I was kinda feelin like I should have been reading the book more when I was reading Crowder's book, "The New Mystics".

I felt like one was taking time away from the other.

That voice?

It said don't let it be lost on you you found Crowder's book when you found the bible I gave you.

Then that voice just said here, go do this.

So?

I did.

Verses that stood out follow in subsequent post.

Had

somebody ask me what I did with all my time at the library yesterday :-).

I had no Idea what to tell him.

I really didn't.

Settled for the , "I read and write" answer.

Be glad when I can just say what we all already know.

It would be easier.

Seems to me like anyway.

:-)

Took the day off yesterday :-).

Just in case you couldn't tell.

Funds were running low.

Not a bad day to stay around the homestead.

Worked out fine actually.

Had a good day hanging with neighbors and friends.

Now?

Now I got three dollars and a quarter tank of gas.

I figure I'm good for another day or two :-).

Love you Lucy.

If we could manage to do this before I get evicted?

Yeah...

That would be great :-).

You know whose voice .

"Cheat

the odds that made you

Brave to try to gamble at times

Well I feel like dirty laundry

Sending sickness on down the line

Tell you why,..."

Love you

ttys.

How

bout this Lucy?

How about we shatter convention?

Huh?

How about we do that?

I couldn't think of two more appropriate people to do so :-).

Yeah

So I went through 28,000+ pictures the other day and...

The only "inappropriate" ones?

Inappropriate to some, not me lol.

Yeah, they all, each and every one, were related to you on one level or another lol.

Either pics of you, or ones you had shared with me via social media.

Promise.

Lucy?

I live my life like an open book.

I'll let you go through each and every pic on my hard drive and delete the ones you find objectionable.

K?

Deal?

K.

I mean how are you going to find a picture of yourself objectionable?

I know

I know...

Bridle your tongue.

If you only knew what wanted to come out of my mouth :-).

I promise you it's so much more restrained.

Can't

take this fucker either.

Not big on Republicans to start with.

Who ever even heard of this guy two years ago?

Not he thinks he's some kinda new-fangled Karl Rove power-broker type?

Keep it up.

All he is doing is splitting up the GOP further than it already was.

Five years from now people are gonna be like:

"Who?"

Here

ya go.

Worship at the alter of the free (fixed) market some more.

If your "free market" means consistently less choice and higher prices?

You can fucking have it.

Walgreens to shutter 600 stores as part of Rite Aid deal

Not

my generation.

But so true today.

People read a meme and think they know something.

It's just not sustainable.

RNM's

Chrysler application.