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John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Commentary; This promise from God, that whoever believes in Jesus The Christ should not perish but have everlasting life is perhaps the most significant promise we could hope to stand upon! Irrespective of health, financial or other of this physical world's realities you may be struggling with right now, understand that once you leave this fallen world to go be with The Father, you have His promises of eternal life outside of the pain and suffering that you may be presently experiencing!

Luke 18:14

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Commentary; Jesus instructs us to live a humble life, to not glorify ourselves or we will find ourselves humbled by our Father God.

Luke 18:17

Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.”

Commentary; We are to receive salvation available through Jesus much like a wonderfully innocent child receives free gifts.

Proverbs 19:17

He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, And He will pay back what he has given.

Commentary; The Lord wants us to be kind to everyone, irrespective of their standing in life. When we do, He reveals His grace in our lives.

Proverbs 19:21

There are many plans in a man’s heart,
Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.

Commentary; The direction we receive from our Father God is the most reliable advice you can ever hope to receive! Listen carefully as His voice is typically very controlled and very soft, quite different from the voice the evil one uses when trying to influence you.

Matthew 25:31

“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.

Commentary; Jesus gives us a glimpse of the promises of His return. What a spectacular sight that will be!!

Matthew 24:3-5

Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.

Commentary; Jesus advises us that as we get closer to his return there will be many who claim to be Jesus, but who will be liars.

James 5:12

But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “Yes” be “Yes,” and your “No,” “No,” lest you fall into judgment.

Commentary; Have you ever noticed the more someone promises to do something by swearing "to God", typically it's because they are not a genuine Christian nor do they have any actual intention of doing whatever it is that they are swearing to do.

Luke 18:42

Then Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.”

Commentary; Jesus reinforces the promise of how powerful faith in Him can be.

Luke 18:24-25

“How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

Commentary; Riches in and of themselves are not bad, worshiping riches is a problem. Jesus points out that typically someone who has riches puts his/her trust in their riches rather than in Him.

Luke 21:28

Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”

Commentary; Jesus reminds us that when we begin to see all of the signs of His impending return, make sure that you're ready because His coming is close at hand.

Psalm 55:22

“Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous fall”

Commentary; Genuine believers are to lay their burdens upon the Lord. Our Father God will sustain those who genuinely believe in Him!

Psalm 9:9-10

“The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Those who know Your name will trust in You, for You, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek You.”

Commentary; Our Father God is faithful to those who are genuinely faithful to Him.

Psalm 4:3

“Know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself; the Lord will hear when I call to him”.

Commentary; Our Father God pays attention to those who genuinely believe in Him.

Psalm 2:12

“Blessed are all who take refuge in Him”.

Commentary; When we take refuge in our Father God He then blesses us.

Proverbs 15:10

Harsh discipline is for him who forsakes the way,
And he who hates correction will die.

Commentary; Our Father God will deal harshly with those who refuse to following Jesus.

Zephaniah 1:7

Be silent in the presence of the Lord God;
For the day of the Lord is at hand, For the Lord has prepared a sacrifice; He has invited His guests.

Commentary; When Jesus returns, and the day of the Lord has arrived, it will be too late for those who refused our Father God's offer of salvation through the sacrifice of His son Jesus.

Zephaniah 1:17

“I will bring distress upon men, And they shall walk like blind men, Because they have sinned against the Lord; Their blood shall be poured out like dust, And their flesh like refuse.”

Commentary; Our Father God will seriously punish those who do not genuinely follow His son Jesus because their sins will not be washed clean in the Father's eyes.

Zephaniah 1:14-15

“The great day of the Lord is near—near and coming quickly. Listen! The cry on the day of the Lord will be bitter, the shouting of the warrior there. That day will be a day of wrath, a day of distress and anguish, a day of trouble and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness”

Commentary; Do not miss out on receiving God's free gift of eternal salvation for He will spare those who genuinely follow His son Jesus. Those who don't will suffer horribly for eternity; it's your choice!

Isaiah 45:5-7

I am the Lord, and there is no other;
There is no God besides Me.
I will gird you, though you have not known Me,
That they may know from the rising of the sun to its setting

That there is none besides Me.
I am the Lord, and there is no other;
I form the light and create darkness,
I make peace and create calamity;
I, the Lord, do all these things.’

Commentary; There is only one God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, He demands that those who genuinely believe in Him worship ONLY Him!

Isaiah 45:8

“Rain down, you heavens, from above,
And let the skies pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation,
And let righteousness spring up together.
I, the Lord, have created it.

Commentary; Our Father God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, created this universe. He called down righteousness upon the Earth in the form of His only begotten son, Jesus, The Christ, Jesus of Nazareth. This free offer of salvation is 100% dependent upon a person voluntarily and genuinely accepting Jesus as his/her Lord & Master.

Isaiah 45:18

For thus says the Lord,
Who created the heavens,
Who is God,
Who formed the earth and made it,
Who has established it,
Who did not create it in vain,
Who formed it to be inhabited:
“I am the Lord, and there is no other.

Commentary; Make sure that you are worshiping the one true God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, otherwise you will have forfeited your opportunity to spend eternity with our Father God.

Proverbs 14:31

He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker,
But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.

Commentary; Our Father God, the Maker of everything, does not like it when people oppress other people. He will defend the defenseless.

Proverbs 18:10

“The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe”.

Commentary; Our Father God protects those who genuinely believe in Him.

Romans 10:11-13

For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

Commentary; "For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." (Romans 10:9)

1 Corinthians 1:18

The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

Commentary; Jesus' death and resurrection, thus defeating death, is the promise those who genuinely believe in Jesus as being the only begotten Son of our Father God, stand on for the promises of eternal salvation.

Job 5:13

He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.

Commentary; There are many in this physical world who think that they can deceive our Father God. They are quite wrong! He knows what is in the hearts of men and women!

Psalm 94:11

The Lord knows all human plans; he knows that they are futile.

Commentary; Our Father God knows everything about what you are thinking, so make sure that you are thinking about correct things.

Proverbs 19:14

Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers,
But a prudent wife is from the Lord.

Commentary; Our Father God will bless he who is a genuine believer with a wife perfect for the one who is looking for the right partner.

Hosea 13:14

“I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. Where, O death, are your plagues? Where, O grave, is your destruction?”

Commentary; Our Father God has promised salvation and eternal life with Him for all who genuinely believer in Him.

Isaiah 49:13

Shout for joy, O heavens! And rejoice, O earth!
Break forth into joyful shouting, O mountains!
For the Lord has comforted His people
And will have compassion on His afflicted.

Commentary; Our Father God loves those who genuinely believe in Him, and will show them compassion and will comfort them.

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness,
The world and those who dwell therein.

Commentary; Our Father God created this world, and everything that dwells in it. He wants us to prosper, according to His precepts.

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Isaiah 11:6-9

“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze; Their young ones shall lie down together; And the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play by the cobra’s hole, And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper’s den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord As the waters cover the sea.

Commentary; Our Lord Jesus will bring His peace upon the earth.

Isaiah 14:27

“For the Lord Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?”

Commentary; Our Father God has dominion over all things.

Isaiah 26:3

You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.

Commentary; Genuine believers are blessed with the peace that only those who have accepted our Lord Jesus as their savior can have.

Isaiah 26:4

Trust in the Lord forever, For in Yah, the Lord, is everlasting strength.

Commentary; Our Lord Jesus sustains those who genuinely believe in Him.

Isaiah 26:7

The way of the just is uprightness; O Most Upright, You weigh the path of the just.

Commentary; Our Lord Jesus is will be the final judge and jury of of all.

Isaiah 26:12

Lord, You will establish peace for us, For You have also done all our works in us.

Commentary; Once our Lord Jesus returns, the lamb will lay down with the lion; peace will have come for all genuine believers.

1 John 5:11-13

And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.

Commentary; Our Lord Jesus is the full propitiation for the sins of all genuine believers, providing the genuine believer with eternal life.

1 John 5:14

Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

Commentary; Our Lord Jesus, The Christ, hears the prayers of the genuine believer.

1 John 5:18

We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.

Commentary; Our Lord Jesus protects the genuine believer from the evil one.

1 John 5:19

We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.

Commentary; Genuine believers are of God, whereas non-believers are of Satan, the evil one.

1 John 5:17

All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.

Commentary; Our Lord Jesus will forgive the sins of the genuine believers so their unrighteousness will not lead to eternal damnation....unless they commit the one sin that will not be forgiven, but in that case, they would not then be a genuine believer!

Isaiah 26:21

For behold, the Lord comes out of His place To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity;
The earth will also disclose her blood, And will no more cover her slain.

Commentary; Our Lord Jesus will ultimately punish those nonbelievers for their sins, including their idolatries, thefts, murders, particularly the shedding of innocent blood. The genuine believer, who has repudiated his/her sinful past and is following Jesus' precepts, will not be included in this cleansing.

Isaiah 28:12

To whom He said, “This is the rest with which
You may cause the weary to rest,” And, “This is the refreshing”; Yet they would not hear.

Commentary; The genuine believer has full rest in our Lord Jesus. For those who aren't yet fully committed to following Lord Jesus' precepts or have refused the salvation that He provides, will be unable to find true peace.

Isaiah 29:14

Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvelous work Among this people, A marvelous work and a wonder;
For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, And the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden.”

Commentary; When our Lord reveals miraculous acts the genuine believer will rejoice while the false prophets and false wise men run and hide.

Isaiah 45:23

I have sworn by Myself; The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, And shall not return,
That to Me every knee shall bow, Every tongue shall take an oath.

Commentary; Every knee shall bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus, The Christ, is Lord.

Isaiah 65:1

“I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not seek me. To a nation that did not call on my name, I said, ‘Here am I, here am I.’

Commentary; Salvation is available to all people.

Isaiah 58:8-9

Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’

Commentary; Our Lord is always with the genuine believer.

Isaiah 65:11-12

“But as for you who forsake the Lord and forget my holy mountain, who spread a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny, I will destine you for the sword, and all of you will fall in the slaughter;
for I called but you did not answer, I spoke but you did not listen. You did evil in my sight and chose what displeases me.”

Commentary; The non-believer guarantees his/her future in hell by refusing our Lord's invitation for salvation by following and believing in Him.

Luke 18:29-30

So He said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.”

Commentary; The genuine believer, who forsakes all to follow our Lord Jesus and His precepts, will certainly be rewarded.

Lamentations 3:32-33

Though He causes grief, Yet He will show compassion According to the multitude of His mercies. For He does not afflict willingly, Nor grieve the children of men.

Commentary; Our Father God will occasionally discipline His children, because He loves them, but the discipline does not have to be forever as the genuine believer needs to merely follow God's precepts to have the discipline cease.

Proverbs 5:21

For your ways are in full view of the Lord, and he examines all your paths.

Commentary; Our Father God knows all that you are thinking and all that you have done; you cannot hide anything from Him, so you might as well confess your sins to Him, accept His offer of salvation through His son Jesus, and begin following Jesus's precepts.

Proverbs 5:22-23

The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast. For lack of discipline they will die, led astray by their own great folly.

Commentary; Punishment awaits those who persist in their sinful ways.

Proverbs 8:19

My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver.

Commentary; All of the treasures of wisdom and knowledge come from our Lord Jesus, when He is revealed in us. Through the redemption provided by the precious blood of Jesus, we receive the riches of His grace, which includes wisdom and prudence.

Matthew 1:21

And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”

Commentary; We celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus as He was sent to be the propitiation of our for our sins, by our Father God; "no one can come to the Father except through Me" said Jesus. This is the reason for the season!

Proverbs 8:32

“Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.

Commentary; All genuine believers will listen to and follow the precepts of our Lord Jesus.

Proverbs 8:20-21

I traverse the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice, That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth, That I may fill their treasuries.

Commentary; Genuinely accepting the redemption made possible by the shedding of our Lord Jesus's blood provides unparalleled riches of His grace.

Proverbs 10:7

The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot.

Commentary; Both the saved and the unsaved will have their physical bodies die. The saved will live on in eternity with our Lord Jesus whereas the unsaved will spend eternity in hell.

Deuteronomy 29:20

““The LORD would not spare him; for then the anger of the LORD and His jealousy would burn against that man, and every curse that is written in this book would settle on him, and the LORD would blot out his name from under heaven.”

Commentary; Those who lead others astray will face the ultimate punishment.

Deuteronomy 28:58-59

“If you do not carefully observe all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name, THE LORD YOUR GOD, then the Lord will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary plagues—great and prolonged plagues—and serious and prolonged sicknesses.

Commentary; On the day of final judgement our Lord will not look favorably upon those who turn away from His offer of eternal salvation.

Proverbs 29:27

“An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, And he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.”

Commentary; The conduct of genuine followers of our Lord Jesus needs to be above reproach.

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Romans 8:20-21

For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

Commentary; Those who genuinely believe in Jesus, The Christ, eagerly await His return.

Psalm 53:2

God looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.

Commentary; Our Father God knows all, even those things people think that they are able to hide from Him.

Psalm 53:5

There they are in great fear Where no fear was,
For God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you; You have put them to shame,
Because God has despised them.

Commentary; Our Father God protects those who genuinely believe in Him.

2 Thessalonians 1:9-10

These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe.

Commentary; All sinners, all non-believers, will receive eternal punishment once Jesus, The Christ, returns.

Psalm 55:16

As for me, I will call upon God, And the Lord shall save me.

Commentary; Our Father God protects those to genuinely believe in Him, and in His Son Jesus, The Christ.

Hebrews 13:3

Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.

Commentary; Our Father God protects those to genuinely believe in Him, and in His Son Jesus, The Christ.

Psalm 55:17

Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, And He shall hear my voice.

Commentary; Our Father God listens to those who genuinely believe in Him, and in His Son Jesus, The Christ.

Hebrews 13:9

Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them.

Commentary; There is only one God and only His doctrine; the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and His only begotten Son, Jesus, The Christ.

Psalm 55:19

God will hear, and afflict them, Even He who abides from of old. Because they do not change, Therefore they do not fear God.

Commentary; Those who refuse to acknowledge that the only path to Father God is through His Son, Jesus, The Christ, will spend eternity separated from Father God.

Romans 10:9

that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

Commentary; Those claiming to be believers must genuinely confess with their mouths and believe in their hearts that Jesus is The Christ, and that our Father God raised Him from the dead.

Psalm 55:18

He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, For there were many against me.

Commentary; Our Lord protects those who genuinely believe in Him, and follow His precepts.

1 Timothy 1:9-11

knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine, according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust. (1 Timothy 1:9-11) 13Dec2021e.

Commentary; The only path to eternal life with our Father God is through His Son, Jesus, The Christ. The law merely reveals the sinner.

Psalm 55:23

But You, O God, shall bring them down to the pit of destruction; Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in You.

Commentary; Our Father God will deal harshly with evil and perpetual sinners.

1 Peter 1:17-19

And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear; knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

Commentary; Men and women must believe in their hearts and confess with their mouths that Jesus is the Christ, the only begotten Son of our Father God, and follow His precepts.

Psalm 57:2-3

I will cry out to God Most High, To God who performs all things for me. He shall send from heaven and save me; He reproaches the one who would swallow me up. God shall send forth His mercy and His truth.

Commentary; Our Father God protects those who genuinely believe in Him, in His Son Jesus, The Christ, and who follow Their precepts.

1 Peter 1:20-21

He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

Commentary; Our Father God raised Jesus from the dead on the 3rd day following His crucifixion so that all genuine believers have hope to spend eternity with Father God and with His Son Jesus, The Christ.

Psalm 57:9-10

I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing to You among the nations. For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, And Your truth unto the clouds.

Commentary; Mercy awaits those who believe in their heart and proclaim with their mouth that Jesus, The Christ, came to provide a path to salvation and eternal life with Father God through the shedding of His blood.

1 Peter 2:1-3

Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

Commentary; Those who genuinely believe in Jesus, The Christ, and follow His precepts, will not allow the evils of this physical world to infiltrate their souls.

Psalm 58:3

The wicked are estranged from the womb; They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

Commentary; Sinful children typically have been raised in sinful homes. Those who are raised in godly homes typically carry forward the same holiness.

1 Peter 2:13-16

Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme, or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men— as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God.

Commentary; Our Father God instructs everyone to be respectful of those who are chosen to be leaders.

Psalm 63:11

But the king shall rejoice in God; Everyone who swears by Him shall glory; But the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.

Commentary; Everyone who believes in their heart and professes with their mouth that Jesus is The Christ, that He was raised from the dead on the 3rd day following His crucifixion, shall be blessed.

1 Peter 2:18-24

Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh. For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully. For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God. For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps: “Who committed no sin, Nor was deceit found in His mouth”; who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously; who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.

Commentary; Jesus, The Christ, gave His life that we may live...by His stripes, we are healed!

Psalm 64:9

All men shall fear, And shall declare the work of God;
For they shall wisely consider His doing.

Commentary; During the end times every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus, The Christ, is our Lord and Master.

1 Peter 2:25

For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Commentary; Prior to learning about Jesus, The Christ, genuine Christians were lost. Jesus is the Good Shepherd.

Psalm 64:10

The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in Him. And all the upright in heart shall glory.

Commentary; Christians who genuinely trust in The Lord, who cast all of their burdens on Him, shall be worry free.

1 Peter 3:1-2

Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives, when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear.

Commentary; When Christians "walk the walk", and not just "talk the talk", souls can be won for Christ!

Psalm 66:7

He rules by His power forever; His eyes observe the nations;

Commentary; Our Father God sees all, knows all.

1 Peter 3:3-4

Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel—rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.

Commentary; Our Father God will bless those who genuinely honor Him, His Son Jesus, and follows His precepts, irrespective of their outward appearance.

Psalm 66:10

For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us as silver is refined.

Commentary; A genuine Christian can expect to have their faith tested by our Father God.

1 Peter 3:7

Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.

Commentary; It is very clear; a Christian husband is to treat his wife with honor, with understanding, and with respect. If he doesn't, our Father God will treat him the same, very harshly!

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Matthew 5:6

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.

Commentary; Our Lord desires that every person seek after righteousness.

Exodus 6:6-8

Therefore say to the children of Israel: ‘I am the Lord; I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, I will rescue you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. I will take you as My people, and I will be your God. Then you shall know that I am the Lord your God who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. And I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you as a heritage: I am the Lord.’ ”.

Commentary; Our Lord follows through on every promise He makes, or has ever made.

Matthew 5:7

Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.

Commentary; Those who expect our Lord to be merciful to them must themselves be merciful to others.

Exodus 9:16

But indeed for this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.

Commentary; The Lord can use any person to reveal His sovereignty to the world, even the unbelieving Pharaoh.

Matthew 5:8

Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.

Commentary; Those, whose main focus in life is to follow the Lord's precepts, are doing so with pure hearts.

Exodus 15:11-13

“Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders? You stretched out Your right hand; The earth swallowed them. You in Your mercy have led forth The people whom You have redeemed; You have guided them in Your strength To Your holy habitation.

Commentary; There is only one true God. He is the God of Abraham, of Isaac and of Joshua.

Matthew 5:9

Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.

Commentary; Our Lord instructs us to avoid associating with angry people.

Psalm 50:12

“If I were hungry, I would not tell you; For the world is Mine, and all its fullness.

Commentary; The Creator of everything, the Maker of all things, asks from man only that he love and honor Him.

Matthew 5:10

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Commentary; Jesus promised that everyone who honored and worshiped Him would face persecution.

Psalm 52:9

I will praise You forever, Because You have done it; And in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good.

Commentary; Jesus is the one name above all. Everyone is commanded to wait upon the name of Jesus.

Matthew 5:11

Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Commentary; Jesus promises that those who genuinely follow Him, and follow His precepts, will face persecution.

Psalm 54:4-5

Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is with those who uphold my life. He will repay my enemies for their evil. Cut them off in Your truth.

Commentary; The Lord promises to protect those who genuinely follow Him.

Matthew 5:13

“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.

Commentary; Believers must be careful not to lose their "flavor" of love and obedience towards the Lord.

Psalm 58:10-11

The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance; He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked, So that men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous; Surely He is God who judges in the earth.”

Commentary; The Lord promises to deal harshly with those who refuse His free offer of salvation.

Matthew 5:14-16

“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

Commentary; The Lord promises that those who genuinely believe in Him, and whose works reflect that belief, will be as a shining light to a fallen world.

Psalm 66:12

You have caused men to ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water; But You brought us out to rich fulfillment.

Commentary; The Lord promises to protect and bless those who genuinely believe in Him.

Matthew 5:17-18

“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.

Commentary; The birth, life and death of Jesus was foretold hundreds of years before it all occurred; Jesus fulfilled every promise and every prophesy.

Psalm 68:6

God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

Commentary; The Lord bless those who genuinely believe in and worship Him.

Matthew 5:19

Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Commentary; The Lord will deal very harshly with those who teach others incorrect doctrine. The Lord will bless those who teach correct doctrine to others.

Psalm 68:10

Your congregation dwelt in it; You, O God, provided from Your goodness for the poor.

Commentary; The Lord will be very compassionate to all who genuinely believe in Him.

Matthew 5:20

For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

Commentary; The Lord promises that the scribes and Pharisees will not enter the kingdom of heaven given their lack of righteousness.

Psalm 68:17

The chariots of God are twenty thousand, Even thousands of thousands; The Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place.

Commentary; The Lord has more troops available to Him than can even be imagined.

Matthew 5:21-22

“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’ But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of hell fire.

Commentary; The Lord promises that even if a person only thinks of something evil, it will be considered as though that person actually committed the evil act.

Psalm 72:9

Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him, And His enemies will lick the dust.

Commentary; Once Jesus returns, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus The Christ is Lord.

Matthew 5:23-24

Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Commentary; Jesus promises that if you will let go of any grudges towards others, your offerings will be accepted.

Psalm 81:16

He would have fed them also with the finest of wheat; And with honey from the rock I would have satisfied you.”

Commentary; Jesus promises to provide for those who genuinely believe in Him.

Matthew 5:27-28

“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Commentary; Jesus promises that those who look at women with lust in their hearts have already committed adultery, even if they never actually act upon those lusts.

Psalm 97:4

His lightnings light the world; The earth sees and trembles.

Commentary; The Lord created all things. He controls all things.

Matthew 5:29-30

If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.

Commentary; The Lord doesn't want any to perish.

Psalm 97:5

The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

Commentary; The Lord, who created everything, can remove everything that He created.

Matthew 5:31-32

“Furthermore it has been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery.

Commentary; The Lord expects that marriage vows are to honored and followed by those who genuinely believe in Him, and who follow His precepts.

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Luke 11:34-36

The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness. Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness. If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light.”

Commentary; The Lord is the light of the world.

Psalm 119:138

Your testimonies, which You have commanded, Are righteous and very faithful.

Commentary; The Lord is completely righteous and completely faithful.

Luke 11:39-41

Then the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness. Foolish ones! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also? But rather give alms of such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.

Commentary; Those who genuinely believe in the Lord are spiritually clean inside and outside.

Psalm 119:142

Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Your law is truth.

Commentary; The Lord created everything and He is everlasting. He is the way, the truth and the life!

Luke 11:42

“But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

Commentary; The Lord promises that those who do not genuinely love Him, and who do not genuinely follow His precepts, will spend eternity separated from the Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Psalm 119:151

You are near, O Lord, And all Your commandments are truth.

Commentary; The Lord is the Way, the Truth and the Life.

Luke 11:43-44

Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them.”

Commentary; Upon His return, the Lord will judge those who do not genuinely worship Him.

Psalm 119:155

Salvation is far from the wicked, For they do not seek Your statutes.

Commentary; Those who refuse to follow the Lord will not obtain eternal salvation.

Luke 11:46

And He said, “Woe to you also, lawyers! For you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

Commentary; Just because a lawyer tells someone to do something doesn't make that "something" moral. Those who refuse to follow the Lord's statutes will not obtain eternal salvation.

Psalm 119:156

Great are Your tender mercies, O Lord; Revive me according to Your judgments.

Commentary; The Lord is merciful to those who genuinely love Him, and who genuinely and faithfully follow His precepts.

Luke 11:47-48

Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. In fact, you bear witness that you approve the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and you build their tombs.

Commentary; The Lord will harshly judge those who harm His elected.

Psalm 125:2

As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So the Lord surrounds His people From this time forth and forever.

Commentary; The Lord loves those who love Him.

Luke 11:49-51

Therefore the wisdom of God also said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’ that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the temple. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.

Commentary; The Lord holds accountable those who harm His beloved.

Psalm 127:3

Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward.

Commentary; The Lord can even make a barren womb fruitful.

Luke 11:52

“Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered.”

Commentary; Those who keep others from the Lord will be punished.

Psalm 128:1

Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways.

Commentary; The Lord loves those who love Him, and who keep His precepts.

1 Thessalonians 3:4

For, in fact, we told you before when we were with you that we would suffer tribulation, just as it happened, and you know.

Commentary; Those who love the Lord, and who keep His precepts, will face trials and tribulations while living in this physical world.

Psalm 128:4

Behold, thus shall the man be blessed Who fears the Lord.

Commentary; The Lord will bless those who genuinely love Him, and who genuinely keep His precepts.

1 Thessalonians 3:5

For this reason, when I could no longer endure it, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor might be in vain.

Commentary; Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come..(Matthew 24:11-14)

Psalm 129:4

The Lord is righteous; He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked.

Commentary; The Lord is holy and righteous. The wicked will face eternal punishment

1 Thessalonians 3:7-8

therefore, brethren, in all our affliction and distress we were comforted concerning you by your faith. For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

Commentary; Those who genuinely believe in the Lord, and who genuinely follow His precepts, are a comfort to others who also genuinely believe in Him, and who also genuinely follow His precepts.

Psalm 130:4

But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared.

Commentary; The Lord is quick to forgive those who genuinely renounce their sins to follow Him.

1 Thessalonians 3:11-12

Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you. And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you,

Commentary; Those who genuinely follow the Lord, and who genuinely adhere to His precepts, are full of love for each other, and for their fellow man.

Psalm 135:3

Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; Sing praises to His name, for it is pleasant.

Commentary; Everyone who genuinely follows the Lord, and who genuinely follow His precepts, will sing praises to Him.

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God

Commentary; The Lord promises that everyone who genuinely follows Him, and who genuinely follow His precepts, will grow even closer to Him, which is pleasing to Him.

Psalm 135:6-7

Whatever the Lord pleases He does, In heaven and in earth, In the seas and in all deep places. He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; He makes lightning for the rain; He brings the wind out of His treasuries.

Commentary; The Lord created all things, thus He can command all things.

1 Thessalonians 4:3-6

For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God; that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified.

Commentary; The Lord will defend and avenge everyone who genuinely believes in Him, and who genuinely follow His precepts.

Psalm 135:13-14

Your name, O Lord, endures forever, Your fame, O Lord, throughout all generations. For the Lord will judge His people, And He will have compassion on His servants.

Commentary; During the end times the Lord will judge every person. He will have compassion on those who genuinely believe on Him, and who genuinely follow His precepts.

1 Thessalonians 4:7-8

For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness. Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit.

Commentary; Those who reject God's free offer of salvation, through His son Jesus, will be judged harshly during the end times.

Psalm 136:26

Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven! For His mercy endures forever.

Commentary; Our Father God extends His mercy forever to those who genuinely believe in His Son Jesus, and who follow His precepts.

1 Thessalonians 4:9

But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another

Commentary; Those who genuinely believe in our Father God, and who genuinely follow His precepts, already know how to extend unconditional love to others, just as we are loved unconditionally by our Father God.

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Isaiah 60:16

You shall drink the milk of the Gentiles, And milk the breast of kings; You shall know that I, the Lord, am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

Commentary; The Lord is Savior and Redeemer over everything and everybody.

Romans 11:19-21

You will say then, “Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.” Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear. For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either.

Commentary; The Lord will punish those needing to be punished, much like a worldly father punishes a beloved child.

Isaiah 60:19

“The sun shall no longer be your light by day, Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you; But the Lord will be to you an everlasting light, And your God your glory.

Commentary; 700 years before the birth of Jesus, Father God's only begotten Son, Father God promises that Jesus will be born, and that Jesus will be the one true light of the world.

Romans 11:22-24

Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off. And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, who are natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?

Commentary; The Lord will never forsake those who genuinely believe in Him, and who genuinely follow His precepts.

Isaiah 60:21-22

Also your people shall all be righteous; They shall inherit the land forever, The branch of My planting, The work of My hands, That I may be glorified. A little one shall become a thousand, And a small one a strong nation. I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.”

Commentary; The Lord will always support those who genuinely believe in Him, and who genuinely follow His precepts.

Romans 11:25-27

For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; For this is My covenant with them, When I take away their sins.”

Commentary; The Lord will save all of Israel.

Isaiah 61:1-3

“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”

Commentary; The Lord sends His Spirit onto whomever He chooses.

Romans 11:28-32

Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers. For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience, even so these also have now been disobedient, that through the mercy shown you they also may obtain mercy. For God has committed them all to disobedience, that He might have mercy on all.

Commentary; The mercy of the Lord is available to everyone who genuinely believes in Him, and who genuinely follow His precepts.

Isaiah 61:8-9

“For I, the Lord, love justice; I hate robbery for burnt offering; I will direct their work in truth, And will make with them an everlasting covenant. Their descendants shall be known among the Gentiles, And their offspring among the people. All who see them shall acknowledge them, That they are the posterity whom the Lord has blessed.”

Commentary; There has never been a time when God was unjust.

Romans 11:33-35

Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! “For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has become His counselor?” “Or who has first given to Him And it shall be repaid to him?”

Commentary; The Lord's ways are unsearchable.

Isaiah 61:11

For as the earth brings forth its bud, As the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth, So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

Commentary; Father God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the Creator of everything, sent His only begotten Son, Jesus, to this physical world, to show mankind the only path to achieve eternal salvation.

1 Timothy 1:20

... whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.

Commentary; Those who do not genuinely believe in the Lord and who do not genuinely follow His precepts, may be turned over to Satan.

Isaiah 63:8-9

For He said, “Surely they are My people, Children who will not lie.” So He became their Savior. In all their affliction He was afflicted, And the Angel of His Presence saved them; In His love and in His pity He redeemed them; And He bore them and carried them All the days of old.

Commentary; Father God sent Jesus, His only begotten Son, to be the propitiation, to bear, all of mankind's sins.

1 Peter 2:9-10

But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.

Commentary; Father God extends mercy to those who genuinely believe in Him, believe in His Son Jesus, and who genuinely follow His precepts.

Isaiah 63:16

Doubtless You are our Father, Though Abraham was ignorant of us, And Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O Lord, are our Father; Our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.

Commentary; There is only one true God, who created everything, He is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Jude 1:3-4

Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ.

Commentary; Those who refuse to genuinely accept Jesus, The Christ, as their Lord, and who pervert the true message of salvation, will face condemnation during the final days.

Isaiah 64:8-9

But now, O Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand. Do not be furious, O Lord, Nor remember iniquity forever; Indeed, please look—we all are Your people!

Commentary; Father God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son so that those who genuinely believe in Jesus, God's Son, as their Lord, will not perish and will enjoy eternal salvation.

Jude 1:5

But I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.

Commentary; The Lord will destroy those who refuse to genuinely believe in Him.

Isaiah 65:22-23

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.

Commentary; The Lord will bless those, and their descendants, who genuinely believe in Him and who genuinely profess His sovereignty.

Jude 1:6-7

And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day; as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

Commentary; During the final days the Lord will eliminate all evil in this physical world.

Isaiah 66:1-2

Thus says the Lord: “Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool. Where is the house that you will build Me? And where is the place of My rest? For all those things My hand has made, And all those things exist,” Says the Lord. “But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, And who trembles at My word.

Commentary; The Lord will bless those who genuinely do the things He asks them to do.

Jude 1:8-9

Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries. Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”

Commentary; The Lord expects those who claim to genuinely love Him, genuinely respect His sovereign authority.

Isaiah 66:4

So will I choose their delusions, And bring their fears on them; Because, when I called, no one answered, When I spoke they did not hear; But they did evil before My eyes, And chose that in which I do not delight.”

Commentary; During the end times the Lord will punish those who ignore Him and who ignore His sovereignty.

Jude 1:10-11

But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves. Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.

Commentary; During the final days the Lord will severely punish false teachers and false prophets.

Isaiah 66:5

Hear the word of the Lord, You who tremble at His word: “Your brethren who hated you, Who cast you out for My name’s sake, said, ‘Let the Lord be glorified, That we may see your joy.’ But they shall be ashamed.”

Commentary; Those who do not genuinely worship the Lord will face eternal punishment.

Jude 1:12-13

These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots; raging waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.

Commentary; Those who pretend to worship the Lord will face eternal separation from God, the Father, from God, the Son, and from God, the Holy Spirit.

Isaiah 66:6

The sound of noise from the city! A voice from the temple! The voice of the Lord, Who fully repays His enemies!

Commentary; During the last days the Lord will vanquish those who refuse to acknowledge His sovereignty.

Jude 1:16-19

These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage. But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit.

Commentary; The Lord promised that there will be divisiveness during the final days.

Isaiah 66:14-16

When you see this, your heart shall rejoice, And your bones shall flourish like grass; The hand of the Lord shall be known to His servants, And His indignation to His enemies. For behold, the Lord will come with fire And with His chariots, like a whirlwind, To render His anger with fury, And His rebuke with flames of fire. For by fire and by His sword The Lord will judge all flesh; And the slain of the Lord shall be many.

Commentary; The Lord promises to come back during the final days and judge the inhabitants of the Earth.

Jude 1:20-23

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And on some have compassion, making a distinction; but others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh.

Commentary; The Holy Spirit will help show every genuine believer how best to stay in the love of God.

Isaiah 66:18-19

“For I know their works and their thoughts. It shall be that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come and see My glory. I will set a sign among them; and those among them who escape I will send to the nations: to Tarshish and Pul and Lud, who draw the bow, and Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have not heard My fame nor seen My glory. And they shall declare My glory among the Gentiles.

Commentary; It is impossible to hide anything from the Lord as He knows every thought.

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