Thursday, November 5, 2015
Chronological New Testament Study Day 39
Matthew 25 NIV
1 "At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like1 ten virgins who took their lamps2 and went out to meet the bridegroom.3
3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with
them.
4 The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps.
6 "At midnight the cry rang out: 'Here's the bridegroom! Come
out to meet him!'
7 "Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.
9 " 'No,' they replied, 'there may not be enough for both us
and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.'
10 "But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the
bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding
banquet.7 And
the door was shut.
11 "Later the others also came. 'Sir! Sir!' they said. 'Open
the door for us!'
14 "Again, it will be like a man going on a journey,10 who called his servants and entrusted his property to
them.
15 To one he gave five talentsa of money, to another two talents, and to another one
talent, each according to his ability.11 Then he went on his journey.
16 The man who had received the five talents went at once and put
his money to work and gained five more.
17 So also, the one with the two talents gained two more.
18 But the man who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole
in the ground and hid his master's money.
20 The man who had received the five talents brought the other
five. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have
gained five more.'
21 "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant!
You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many
things.13 Come
and share your master's happiness!'
22 "The man with the two talents also came. 'Master,' he said,
'you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.'
23 "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant!
You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many
things.14 Come
and share your master's happiness!'
24 "Then the man who had received the one talent came.
'Master,' he said, 'I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have
not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground.
See, here is what belongs to you.'
26 "His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew
that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered
seed?
27 Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the
bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.
28 " 'Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has
the ten talents.
29 For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an
abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.15
30 And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness,
where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'16
31 "When the Son of Man comes17 in his glory, and all the angels with
him, he will sit on his throne18 in heavenly glory.
32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will
separate19 the
people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.20
33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34 "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you
who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom21 prepared for you since the creation of
the world.22
35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty
and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,23
36 I needed clothes and you clothed me,24 I was sick and you looked after me,25 I was in prison and you came to visit me.'26
37 "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see
you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?
38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing
clothes and clothe you?
39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
40 "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you
did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'27
41 "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me,28 you who are cursed, into the eternal
fire29 prepared
for the devil and his angels.30
42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty
and you gave me nothing to drink,
43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes
and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after
me.'
44 "They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry
or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not
help you?'
45 "He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not
do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'31
Hebrews 3
Hebrews 3 (New International Version, ©2010)
Hebrews 3
Jesus Greater Than Moses
1 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. 2 He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God's house. 3 Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. 4 For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. 5 "Moses was faithful as a servant in all God's house,"[a] bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future. 6 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God's house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory.
Warning Against Unbelief
7 So, as the Holy Spirit says:
"Today, if you hear his voice,
8 do not harden your hearts
as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the wilderness,
9 where your ancestors tested and tried me, though for forty years they saw what I did.
10 That is why I was angry with that generation; I said, 'Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known my ways.'
11 So I declared on oath in my anger, 'They shall never enter my rest.' "[b]
12 See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. 13 But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called "Today," so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness. 14 We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end. 15 As has just been said: "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion."[c]
16 Who were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? 17 And with whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies perished in the wilderness? 18 And to whom did God swear that they would never enter his rest if not to those who disobeyed? 19 So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief.
Hebrews 3
Jesus Greater Than Moses
1 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. 2 He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God's house. 3 Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. 4 For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. 5 "Moses was faithful as a servant in all God's house,"[a] bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future. 6 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God's house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory.
Warning Against Unbelief
7 So, as the Holy Spirit says:
"Today, if you hear his voice,
8 do not harden your hearts
as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the wilderness,
9 where your ancestors tested and tried me, though for forty years they saw what I did.
10 That is why I was angry with that generation; I said, 'Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known my ways.'
11 So I declared on oath in my anger, 'They shall never enter my rest.' "[b]
12 See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. 13 But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called "Today," so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness. 14 We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end. 15 As has just been said: "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion."[c]
16 Who were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? 17 And with whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies perished in the wilderness? 18 And to whom did God swear that they would never enter his rest if not to those who disobeyed? 19 So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief.
Revelation 15
Revelation 15 (New International Version, ©2010)
Revelation 15
Seven Angels With Seven Plagues
1 I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign: seven angels with the seven last plagues—last, because with them God's wrath is completed. 2 And I saw what looked like a sea of glass glowing with fire and, standing beside the sea, those who had been victorious over the beast and its image and over the number of its name. They held harps given them by God 3 and sang the song of God's servant Moses and of the Lamb:
"Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty.
Just and true are your ways, King of the nations.[a]
4 Who will not fear you, Lord, and bring glory to your name?
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come and worship before you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed."[b]
5 After this I looked, and I saw in heaven the temple—that is, the tabernacle of the covenant law—and it was opened. 6 Out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues. They were dressed in clean, shining linen and wore golden sashes around their chests. 7 Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God, who lives for ever and ever. 8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
Revelation 15
Seven Angels With Seven Plagues
1 I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign: seven angels with the seven last plagues—last, because with them God's wrath is completed. 2 And I saw what looked like a sea of glass glowing with fire and, standing beside the sea, those who had been victorious over the beast and its image and over the number of its name. They held harps given them by God 3 and sang the song of God's servant Moses and of the Lamb:
"Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty.
Just and true are your ways, King of the nations.[a]
4 Who will not fear you, Lord, and bring glory to your name?
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come and worship before you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed."[b]
5 After this I looked, and I saw in heaven the temple—that is, the tabernacle of the covenant law—and it was opened. 6 Out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues. They were dressed in clean, shining linen and wore golden sashes around their chests. 7 Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God, who lives for ever and ever. 8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Chronological New Testament Study Day 38
Matthew 24 NIV
1 Jesus left the temple and was walking
away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings.
2 "Do you see all these things?" he asked. "I tell you the truth, not one stone here
will be left on another;1 every one will be thrown down."
3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of
Olives,2 the disciples came to him privately.
"Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be
the sign of your coming3 and of the end of the age?"4
6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you
are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.
7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.7 There will be famines8and earthquakes in various places.
8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.
9 "Then you will be handed over to be persecuted9 and put to death,10 and you will be hated by all nations because of me.11
10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray
and hate each other,
12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will
grow cold,
14 And this gospel of the kingdom15 will be preached in the whole world16 as a testimony to all nations, and then
the end will come.
15 "So when you see standing in the holy place17 'the abomination that causes
desolation,'b18 spoken of through the prophet
Daniel--let the reader understand--
16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
18 Let no one in the field go back to get his cloak.
20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the
Sabbath.
21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the
beginning of the world until now--and never to be equaled again.21
22 If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but
for the sake of the elect22 those days will be shortened.
23 At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!'
or, 'There he is!' do not believe it.23
24 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform
great signs and miracles24to deceive even the elect--if that were possible.
25 See, I have told you ahead of time.
26 "So if anyone tells you, 'There he is, out in the desert,'
do not go out; or, 'Here he is, in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.
27 For as lightning25 that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so
will be the coming26 of the Son of Man.27
29 "Immediately after the distress of those days " 'the
sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall
from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'c29
30 "At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the
sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn.30 They will see the Son of Man coming on
the clouds of the sky,31 with power and great glory.
31 And he will send his angels32 with a loud trumpet call,33 and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from
one end of the heavens to the other.
32 "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its
twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.
34 I tell you the truth, this generatione will certainly not pass away until all
these things have happened.35
36 "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels
in heaven, nor the Son,fbut only the Father.37
38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and
drinking, marrying and giving in marriage,39 up to the day Noah entered the ark;
39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood
came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of
Man.40
43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what
time of night the thief was coming,44 he would have kept watch and would not
have let his house be broken into.
44 So you also must be ready,45 because the Son of Man will come at an
hour when you do not expect him.
45 "Who then is the faithful and wise servant,46 whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his
household to give them their food at the proper time?
48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, 'My
master is staying away a long time,'
50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not
expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.
51 He will cut him to
pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping
and gnashing of teeth.50
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