James 5
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
4 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
6 Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
4 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
6 Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
Forwarded from Tironianae 🍊 🍊 Z. - Ultra Verbum Vincet (Maria (Mo))
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“O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: Make known his deeds among the people.”
Psalm 105:1 KJV
Psalm 105:1 KJV
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Forwarded from Filling Our Cups With Hope
You can put your trust in the Word of God. It will faithfully guide you every day. ☕️
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“Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: For our God is a consuming fire.”
Hebrews 12:28-29 KJV
Hebrews 12:28-29 KJV
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Forwarded from Carli • Saved by Grace
The Day Of The Lord
The Day of the Lord is a topic that is widely discussed in both the Old and New Testaments. Unlike certain Church~age doctrines like the Rapture, the dispensation of the grace of God, or the new man in Christ, which were hidden from past ages and generations, the Day of the Lord is openly taught throughout the Word of God.
The Day of the Lord covers a time that starts with a 7 year period of great trouble and tribulation for both Israel and the unbelieving Gentile nations, and it continues through the 1000 year reign of Christ ~ concluding when God creates a new heaven and a new earth. The Day of the Lord, therefore, covers a period of about 1007 years, during which time God takes back the reins of authority over the earth from Satan... and establishes Christ as His anointed King on His eternal throne of David.
The first part of this verse explains what will happen at the beginning of the Day of the Lord. We read: "The day of the Lord will come as a thief." Just as a burglar comes unexpectedly and causes great catastrophe and distress, similarly the Day of the Lord will arrive suddenly and without warning. It will cause catastrophic calamity and great distress of nations.
However, the second part of this particular verse, does not continue to describe what happens during that 7 year Tribulation Period ~ which is sometimes referred to as "The time of Jacob's Trouble," but immediately jumps to the very end of Christ's millennial rule on earth over 1000 years later: "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.”
Peter explains, in this verse, that the Day of the Lord will begin quietly, like a thief in the night, but will end in the furious, fiery destruction of the earth and heaven. However, we are not told that there is a gap of over 1000 years following this thief in the night! But out of this terrible destruction, we read elsewhere that the eternal ages to come will follow this Day of the Lord ~ when God will make a new heaven and a new earth which will be untainted with sin.
The ending of the Day of the Lord is not the end of the earth, for God has promised to make a new heaven and a new earth that is not cursed. This fallen world system in which we live was cursed by God when Adam sinned. The Lord's beautiful creation was polluted with evil when man fell. And as a result of man's rebellion, the heavens were tainted, the ground was cursed and death entered the terrestrial realm. And so God must destroy all that is evil in this world and burn up every wicked work in His purifying flames ~ for God is a consuming fire and He is a purifying fire.
God knew that man would sin and ruin His perfect creation, but He also purposed to redeem mankind and to remove the curse from His beautiful world: "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life."
The amazing story of man's redemption commenced when Adam sinned, was confirmed at the Cross of Calvary, and will finally be completed at the close of the Day of the Lord. Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe in the only begotten Son of God has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God's unique Son.
God bless you all.
The Day of the Lord is a topic that is widely discussed in both the Old and New Testaments. Unlike certain Church~age doctrines like the Rapture, the dispensation of the grace of God, or the new man in Christ, which were hidden from past ages and generations, the Day of the Lord is openly taught throughout the Word of God.
The Day of the Lord covers a time that starts with a 7 year period of great trouble and tribulation for both Israel and the unbelieving Gentile nations, and it continues through the 1000 year reign of Christ ~ concluding when God creates a new heaven and a new earth. The Day of the Lord, therefore, covers a period of about 1007 years, during which time God takes back the reins of authority over the earth from Satan... and establishes Christ as His anointed King on His eternal throne of David.
The first part of this verse explains what will happen at the beginning of the Day of the Lord. We read: "The day of the Lord will come as a thief." Just as a burglar comes unexpectedly and causes great catastrophe and distress, similarly the Day of the Lord will arrive suddenly and without warning. It will cause catastrophic calamity and great distress of nations.
However, the second part of this particular verse, does not continue to describe what happens during that 7 year Tribulation Period ~ which is sometimes referred to as "The time of Jacob's Trouble," but immediately jumps to the very end of Christ's millennial rule on earth over 1000 years later: "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.”
Peter explains, in this verse, that the Day of the Lord will begin quietly, like a thief in the night, but will end in the furious, fiery destruction of the earth and heaven. However, we are not told that there is a gap of over 1000 years following this thief in the night! But out of this terrible destruction, we read elsewhere that the eternal ages to come will follow this Day of the Lord ~ when God will make a new heaven and a new earth which will be untainted with sin.
The ending of the Day of the Lord is not the end of the earth, for God has promised to make a new heaven and a new earth that is not cursed. This fallen world system in which we live was cursed by God when Adam sinned. The Lord's beautiful creation was polluted with evil when man fell. And as a result of man's rebellion, the heavens were tainted, the ground was cursed and death entered the terrestrial realm. And so God must destroy all that is evil in this world and burn up every wicked work in His purifying flames ~ for God is a consuming fire and He is a purifying fire.
God knew that man would sin and ruin His perfect creation, but He also purposed to redeem mankind and to remove the curse from His beautiful world: "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life."
The amazing story of man's redemption commenced when Adam sinned, was confirmed at the Cross of Calvary, and will finally be completed at the close of the Day of the Lord. Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe in the only begotten Son of God has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God's unique Son.
God bless you all.
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Forwarded from Handfuls On Purpose❤️ *See Ruth chapter 2 (Jasmina)
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He isn't just a provider; He is a Father who delights in giving you His best.
Trust His timing and His heart🙏❤️
He isn't just a provider; He is a Father who delights in giving you His best.
Trust His timing and His heart🙏❤️
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“And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.”
Isaiah 13:11-12 KJV
Isaiah 13:11-12 KJV
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Forwarded from Winning the Lost (SavedthruGrace_David)
Strength in Difficult Times
Scripture suggests that meditating on the Word of God can have an always-on effect of peace and strength in difficult times.
~David Jeremiah
Psalms 1:2
“But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”
Scripture suggests that meditating on the Word of God can have an always-on effect of peace and strength in difficult times.
~David Jeremiah
Psalms 1:2
“But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”
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“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.”
1 John 5:14-15 KJV
1 John 5:14-15 KJV
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