JESUS and SPIRIT

 

Acts 10:38

King James Version

38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth 

with the Holy Ghost and with power: 

who went about doing good, 

and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; 

for God was with him.

How did the HOLY SPIRIT manifest Himself in JESUS?

What was JESUS able to do because of SPIRIT?

How did people react to His power?

First, we need to know this:

(We highlighted in red, proof of SPIRIT's presence.)

Matthew 1:18-20

King James Version

18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: 

When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, 

before they came together, 

she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

19 Then Joseph her husband, 

being a just man, 

and not willing to make her a public example, 

was minded to put her away privily.

20 But while he thought on these things, 

behold, 

the angel of the Lord appeared unto him 

in a dream, saying, 

Joseph, thou son of David, 

fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: 

for that which is conceived in her 

is of the Holy Ghost.

Mary was "found with child of the Holy ghost".

JESUS is "of the Holy Ghost".

Thus, JESUS is of the SPIRIT.

Is it any wonder SPIRIT's power in JESUS?

Many verses, and miracles, attest to that.

As in this chapter from Luke:

Luke 4:1-4

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4 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost 

returned from Jordan, 

and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. 

And in those days he did eat nothing: 

and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.

3 And the devil said unto him, 

If thou be the Son of God, 

command this stone that it be made bread.

4 And Jesus answered him, saying, 

It is written, 

That man shall not live by bread alone, 

but by every word of God.

Luke 4:5-8

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5 And the devil, 

taking him up into an high mountain, 

shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world 

in a moment of time.

6 And the devil said unto him, 

All this power will I give thee, 

and the glory of them: 

for that is delivered unto me; 

and to whomsoever I will I give it.

7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.

8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, 

Get thee behind me, Satan: 

for it is written, 

Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, 

and him only shalt thou serve.

Luke 4:9-13

King James Version

9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, 

and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, 

and said unto him, 

If thou be the Son of God, 

cast thyself down from hence:

10 For it is written, 

He shall give his angels charge over thee, 

to keep thee:

11 And in their hands they shall bear thee up, 

lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

12 And Jesus answering said unto him, 

It is said, 

Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, 

he departed from him for a season.

Luke 4:14-16

King James Version

14 And Jesus returned 

in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: 

and there went out a fame of him 

through all the region round about.

15 And he taught in their synagogues, 

being glorified of all.

16 And he came to Nazareth, 

where he had been brought up: 

and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue 

on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

Luke 4:17-21

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17 And there was delivered unto him 

the book of the prophet Esaias. 

And when he had opened the book, 

he found the place where it was written,

18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, 

because he hath anointed me 

to preach the gospel to the poor; 

he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, 

to preach deliverance to the captives, 

and recovering of sight to the blind, 

to set at liberty them that are bruised,

19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

20 And he closed the book, 

and he gave it again to the minister, 

and sat down. 

And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue 

were fastened on him.

21 And he began to say unto them, 

This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

Luke 4:28-32

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28 And all they in the synagogue, 

when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,

29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, 

and led him unto the brow of the hill 

whereon their city was built, 

that they might cast him down headlong.

30 But he passing through the midst of them 

went his way,

31 And came down to Capernaum, 

a city of Galilee, 

and taught them on the sabbath days.

32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: 

for his word was with power.

Luke 4:33-34

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33 And in the synagogue there was a man, 

which had a spirit of an unclean devil, 

and cried out with a loud voice,

34 Saying, Let us alone; 

what have we to do with thee, 

thou Jesus of Nazareth? 

art thou come to destroy us? 

I know thee who thou art; 

the Holy One of God.

Luke 4:35-37

King James Version

35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, 

Hold thy peace, and come out of him. 

And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, 

he came out of him, and hurt him not.

36 And they were all amazed, 

and spake among themselves, saying, 

What a word is this! 

for with authority and power he commandeth 

the unclean spirits, and they come out.

37 And the fame of him went out 

into every place of the country round about.

Luke 4:38-39

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38 And he arose out of the synagogue, 

and entered into Simon's house. 

And Simon's wife's mother was taken 

with a great fever; and they besought him for her.

39 And he stood over her, 

and rebuked the fever; 

and it left her: 

and immediately she arose 

and ministered unto them.

Luke 4:40

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40 Now when the sun was setting, 

all they that had any sick with divers diseases 

brought them unto him; 

and he laid his hands on every one of them, 

and healed them.

Luke 4:41

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41 And devils also came out of many, 

crying out, and saying, 

Thou art Christ the Son of God. 

And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: 

for they knew that he was Christ.

Luke 4:42-44

King James Version

42 And when it was day, 

he departed and went into a desert place: 

and the people sought him, 

and came unto him, 

and stayed him, 

that he should not depart from them.

43 And he said unto them, 

I must preach the kingdom of God 

to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.

44 And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.

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UNSEARCHABLE riches of CHRIST

 

Luke 2:52

King James Version

52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, 

and in favour with God and man.

Today, I'm falling all over myself.

So excited, because there's so much to write about.

Before breakfast, I was taking down notes.

At breakfast, more notes called for attention.

Since GOD made me born again over 52 months ago, it's been this way.

If not for SPIRIT, I'd be all over the place.

He is my GUIDING LIGHT.

Today, He guided me to a particular phrase:

"the unsearchable riches of Christ"

Searching Scripture, I found this verse from apostle Paul:

Ephesians 3:8

King James Version

8 Unto me, who am less 

than the least of all saints, 

is this grace given, 

that I should preach among the Gentiles 

the unsearchable riches of Christ;

Well, I am a Gentile.

If you're not a Jew, you're a Gentile.

Really only TWO kinds of people in the world.

That's why I wonder at all the complexities.

But what did apostle Paul mean?

What was the "unsearchable riches of Christ"?

So, I dug further and SPIRIT presented these:

Ephesians 3:9

King James Version

9 And to make all men see 

what is the fellowship of the mystery, 

which from the beginning of the world 

hath been hid in God, 

who created all things by Jesus Christ:

Ephesians 3:14-15

King James Version

14 For this cause I bow my knees 

unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15 Of whom the whole family 

in heaven and earth is named,

Colossians 1:14

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14 In whom we have redemption 

through his blood, 

even the forgiveness of sins:

Colossians 1:15

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15 Who is the image of the invisible God, 

the firstborn of every creature:

Colossians 1:16

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16 For by him were all things created, 

that are in heaven, and that are in earth, 

visible and invisible, 

whether they be thrones, or dominions, 

or principalities, or powers: 

all things were created by him, 

and for him:

Colossians 1:17

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17 And he is before all things, 

and by him all things consist.

Colossians 1:18

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18 And he is the head of the body, the church: 

who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; 

that in all things he might have the preeminence.

Colossians 1:19

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19 For it pleased the Father 

that in him should all fulness dwell;

Colossians 1:120

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20 And, having made peace 

through the blood of his cross, 

by him to reconcile all things unto himself; 

by him, I say, 

whether they be things in earth, 

or things in heaven.

And if we think that tells us all, apostle John just about clinches it:

John 21:25

King James Version

25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, 

the which, if they should be written every one, 

I suppose that even the world itself could not contain 

the books that should be written. 

Amen.

I've been studying, and writing, non-stop over four years now.

And this much I can tell you.

After nearly a hundred blogs, it doesn't suffice.

There's still so much more to write.

Some days, I feel I've barely begun.

So I begin again, and write, and write.

Very humbling, indeed.

The Bible is astoundingly rich in TREASURES!

If you want absolute truth, search Scripture.

Every WORD from GOD is soul-shaking.

Every prophet, and every apostle, have TONS to share with you.

Every believer has much to tell you, of their own testimony.

Believers are all living witnesses to GOD's WORD.

Which happens to be JESUS.

If you think the world is interesting, you don't know JESUS.

If you think the world is fulfilling, you have not experienced JESUS.

If you think the world is full of lies and deception, you're correct.

If you think there's something more to life, you're right.

Time to turn to JESUS then.

What are you waiting for?

It is 2024, after all.

Time for change.

Time for GOD's TRUTH.

Time for JESUS.

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Job of FAITH

 

2 Corinthians 9:8

King James Version

8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; 

that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, 

may abound to every good work:

We have a job to do.

Especially in these chaotic times.

Where nothing seems to make sense.

Where suffering never seems to end.

We have work to do, that we may all survive.

We need FAITH.

To have a job of faith, we look to the FAITH of Job.

Here's the remarkable story of Job in the Bible.

GOD, being CREATOR of ALL, knows everything.

He knows how restless Satan is.

Job 1:6-7

King James Version

6 Now there was a day when the sons of God 

came to present themselves before the Lord, 

and Satan came also among them.

7 And the Lord said unto Satan, 

Whence comest thou? 

Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, 

From going to and fro in the earth, 

and from walking up and down in it.

But GOD also knows of one faithful servant.

Job 1:8

King James Version

8 And the Lord said unto Satan, 

Hast thou considered my servant Job, 

that there is none like him in the earth, 

a perfect and an upright man, 

one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?

Satan knows the hedge of protection GOD has upon Job.

Job 1:9-10

King James Version

9 Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, 

Doth Job fear God for nought?

10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, 

and about his house, 

and about all that he hath on every side? 

thou hast blessed the work of his hands, 

and his substance is increased in the land.

The merciless one mocks Job's devotion to the LORD.

Job 1:11

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11 But put forth thine hand now, 

and touch all that he hath, 

and he will curse thee to thy face.

GOD allows Satan to do what he's good at, under ONE condition.

Job 1:12

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12 And the Lord said unto Satan, 

Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; 

only upon himself put not forth thine hand. 

So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.

As you can well imagine, given free rein, Satan performed thoroughly.

He took away everything from Job.

The Sabeans slew his servants.

Fire consumed his sheep, and other servants.

The Chaldeans took his camels, and slew his other servants.

A great wind made the house fall upon his sons, as they dined.

Satan smote Job with "sore boils", from head to foot.

How did Job react, and respond, to all these sorrow?

When he lost his servants, sheep, camels, and sons, this is what Job did:

Job 1:20-22

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20 Then Job arose, 

and rent his mantle, 

and shaved his head, 

and fell down upon the ground, 

and worshipped,

21 And said, 

Naked came I out of my mother's womb, 

and naked shall I return thither: 

the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; 

blessed be the name of the Lord.

22 In all this Job sinned not, 

nor charged God foolishly.

Job's integrity was tested.

But this he had to say:

Job 31:6

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6 Let me be weighed in an even balance 

that God may know mine integrity.

That very integrity was questioned by his own wife:

Job 2:9-10

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9 Then said his wife unto him, 

Dost thou still retain thine integrity? 

curse God, and die.

To which he replied:

Job 2:10

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10 But he said unto her, 

Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. 

What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, 

and shall we not receive evil? 

In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

What an astounding ACT of FAITH!

He passed the test of faith, and integrity.

It was a test, for GOD allowed Satan to plague Job.

But Job's faith in GOD would simply not be undone.

For this, GOD rewarded him greatly.

Job 42:10

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10 And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, 

when he prayed for his friends: 

also the Lord gave Job twice as much 

as he had before.

Job 42:12

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12 So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job 

more than his beginning: 

for he had fourteen thousand sheep, 

and six thousand camels, 

and a thousand yoke of oxen, 

and a thousand she asses.

Job 42:13

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13 He had also seven sons 

and three daughters.

Job 42:15

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15 And in all the land were no women 

found so fair as the daughters of Job: 

and their father gave them inheritance 

among their brethren.

Job 42:16-17

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16 After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, 

and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, 

even four generations.

17 So Job died, 

being old and full of days.

Surely, Job also received what JESUS promised:

Matthew 5:8

King James Version

8 Blessed are the pure in heart: 

for they shall see God.

This story shows that GOD has POWER over EVERYTHING.

That GOD loves His faithful.

Why would we ever doubt it?

May we put our faith in Him alone.

For we shall need it.

In these very dark days.

P.S.

This article also marks our 400th article for this blog.

I am grateful to GOD, for making me born again 51 months ago.

Without which, I wouldn't have the capacity to write as I do.

All because of GOD's love, and SPIRIT's ministry.

The journey's been worth it.

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JUDGMENT DAY verses

 

John 3:17

King James Version

17 For God sent not his Son into the world 

to condemn the world; 

but that the world through him 

might be saved.

What is JUDGMENT day?

What are we to expect?

Who will judge whom?

How shall we prepare?

The Bible has the answers.

And it is good to meditate upon these things:

Psalm 1:4-6

King James Version

4 The ungodly are not so: 

but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, 

nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: 

but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Psalm 9:7-8

King James Version

7 But the Lord shall endure for ever: 

he hath prepared his throne for judgment.

8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, 

he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

Joel 2:1

King James Version

2 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, 

and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: 

let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: 

for the day of the Lord cometh, 

for it is nigh at hand;

Matthew 7:1

King James Version

7 Judge not, 

that ye be not judged.

Matthew 12:36-37

King James Version

36 But I say unto you, 

That every idle word that men shall speak, 

they shall give account thereof 

in the day of judgment.

37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, 

and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Matthew 25:40-41

King James Version

40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, 

Verily I say unto you, 

Inasmuch as ye have done it 

unto one of the least of these my brethren, 

ye have done it unto me.

41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, 

Depart from me, ye cursed, 

into everlasting fire, 

prepared for the devil and his angels:

Matthew 28:18

King James Version

18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, 

saying, 

All power is given unto me 

in heaven and in earth.

Mark 1:15

King James Version

15 And saying, 

The time is fulfilled, 

and the kingdom of God is at hand: 

repent ye, 

and believe the gospel.

John 3:18

King James Version

18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: 

but he that believeth not is condemned already, 

because he hath not believed in the name 

of the only begotten Son of God.

John 3:19-21

King James Version

19 And this is the condemnation, 

that light is come into the world, 

and men loved darkness rather than light, 

because their deeds were evil.

20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, 

neither cometh to the light, 

lest his deeds should be reproved.

21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, 

that his deeds may be made manifest, 

that they are wrought in God.

John 8:24

King James Version

24 I said therefore unto you, 

that ye shall die in your sins: 

for if ye believe not that I am he, 

ye shall die in your sins.

John 12:47

King James Version

47 And if any man hear my words, 

and believe not, I judge him not: 

for I came not to judge the world, 

but to save the world.

John 12:48-50

King James Version

48 He that rejecteth me, 

and receiveth not my words, 

hath one that judgeth him: 

the word that I have spoken, 

the same shall judge him in the last day.

49 For I have not spoken of myself; 

but the Father which sent me, 

he gave me a commandment, 

what I should say, and what I should speak.

50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: 

whatsoever I speak therefore, 

even as the Father said unto me, 

so I speak.

Acts 17:30-31

King James Version

30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; 

but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

31 Because he hath appointed a day, 

in the which he will judge the world in righteousness 

by that man whom he hath ordained; 

whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, 

in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Romans 2:1-3

King James Version

2 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, 

whosoever thou art that judgest: 

or wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; 

for thou that judgest doest the same things.

2 But we are sure that the judgment of God 

is according to truth 

against them which commit such things.

3 And thinkest thou this, O man, 

that judgest them which do such things, 

and doest the same, 

that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?

Romans 2:4-6

King James Version

4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness 

and forbearance and longsuffering; 

not knowing that the goodness of God 

leadeth thee to repentance?

5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart 

treasurest up unto thyself wrath 

against the day of wrath and revelation 

of the righteous judgment of God;

6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

Romans 2:7-11

King James Version

7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing 

seek for glory and honour and immortality, 

eternal life:

8 But unto them that are contentious, 

and do not obey the truth, 

but obey unrighteousness, 

indignation and wrath,

9 Tribulation and anguish, 

upon every soul of man that doeth evil, 

of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

10 But glory, honour, and peace, 

to every man that worketh good, 

to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:

11 For there is no respect of persons with God.

Romans 2:12-13

King James Version

12 For as many as have sinned without law 

shall also perish without law: 

and as many as have sinned in the law 

shall be judged by the law;

13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, 

but the doers of the law shall be justified.

Romans 12:19

King James Version

19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, 

but rather give place unto wrath: 

for it is written, 

Vengeance is mine; 

I will repay, saith the Lord.

Romans 14:10-13

King James Version

10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? 

or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? 

for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

11 For it is written, 

As I live, saith the Lord, 

every knee shall bow to me, 

and every tongue shall confess to God.

12 So then every one of us 

shall give account of himself to God.

13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: 

but judge this rather, 

that no man put a stumblingblock 

or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.

1 Corinthians 4:3-4

King James Version

3 But with me it is a very small thing 

that I should be judged of you, 

or of man's judgment: 

yea, I judge not mine own self.

4 For I know nothing by myself; 

yet am I not hereby justified: 

but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

1 Corinthians 4:5

King James Version

5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, 

until the Lord come, 

who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, 

and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: 

and then shall every man have praise of God.

1 Corinthians 6:9-10

King James Version

9 Know ye not that the unrighteous 

shall not inherit the kingdom of God? 

Be not deceived: 

neither fornicators, nor idolaters, 

nor adulterers, nor effeminate, 

nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, 

nor revilers, nor extortioners, 

shall inherit the kingdom of God.

1 Corinthians 11:31-32

King James Version

31 For if we would judge ourselves, 

we should not be judged.

32 But when we are judged, 

we are chastened of the Lord, 

that we should not be condemned with the world.

2 Corinthians 5:9-10

King James Version

9 Wherefore we labour, 

that, whether present or absent, 

we may be accepted of him.

10 For we must all appear 

before the judgment seat of Christ; 

that every one may receive the things done in his body, 

according to that he hath done, 

whether it be good or bad.

1 Thessalonians 4:16-18

King James Version

16 For the Lord himself 

shall descend from heaven 

with a shout, 

with the voice of the archangel, 

and with the trump of God: 

and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

17 Then we which are alive and remain 

shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, 

to meet the Lord in the air: 

and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

1 Thessalonians 5:1-4

King James Version

5 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, 

ye have no need that I write unto you.

2 For yourselves know perfectly 

that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; 

then sudden destruction cometh upon them, 

as travail upon a woman with child; 

and they shall not escape.

4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, 

that that day should overtake you as a thief.

Hebrews 9:27

King James Version

27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, 

but after this the judgment:

2 Peter 2:4

King James Version

4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, 

but cast them down to hell, 

and delivered them into chains of darkness, 

to be reserved unto judgment;

2 Peter 3:10

King James Version

10 But the day of the Lord will come 

as a thief in the night; 

in the which the heavens shall pass away 

with a great noise, 

and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, 

the earth also and the works that are therein 

shall be burned up.

1 John 2:1

King James Version

2 My little children, 

these things write I unto you, 

that ye sin not. 

And if any man sin, 

we have an advocate with the Father, 

Jesus Christ the righteous:

Revelation 20:11-15

King James Version

11 And I saw a great white throne, 

and him that sat on it, 

from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; 

and there was found no place for them.

12 And I saw the dead, 

small and great, 

stand before God; 

and the books were opened: 

and another book was opened, which is the book of life: 

and the dead were judged 

out of those things which were written in the books, 

according to their works.

13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; 

and death and hell delivered up the dead 

which were in them: 

and they were judged every man 

according to their works.

14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. 

This is the second death.

15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life 

was cast into the lake of fire.

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