And He said, Take heed that ye be not deceived; for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near, go ye not therefore after them. But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified; for these things must first come to pass, but the end is not by and by. Then said He unto them, Nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. And great earthquakes shall be in divers places and famines and pestilences and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Luke 21:25-28
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And there shall be signs in the sun and in the moon and in the stars. And upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring. Men’s hearts failing them for fear and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth; for the powers of Heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
Luke 21:31-36
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So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the Kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, this generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away; but my words shall not pass away. And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness and cares of this life and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass and to stand before the Son of Man.
"Salvation gives us eternal hope based not on external conditions but on the promise of eternal life.
We must fix our hope completely on the grace of God to be brought to us at Christ's return."
Romans 16:18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
Grace is a warning:
Ezra 9:8 And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
Now God teaches us how if we abuse that grace we will be consumed...
Ezra 9:13 And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;
14 Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?
Hebrews 12:20 (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
21 And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)
Hebrews 12:28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
James 3:16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing.
yes I agree with Gods word, even as you posted in that translation for selfish ambition, as God teaches us again charity seeks not her own, it seeks for others first, as it thinks and does no evil..
1 Corinthians 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
In this translation of James 3:16 shows there is every evil work (moonlight quiznos and aboundinggrace), believe evil works cant be avoided to keep the law of righteousness of Christ.
But theirs is not Gods wisdom, as the wisdom from above is PURE..
James 3:16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Then purify yourselves, moonlight, quiznos and aboundinggrace as COMMANDED in the hope of being saved, go and red my thread about why the Jews separated trhemselves to know that Christ our High Priest has no sin and was manifested to take our sins away..
1 John 3:3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
