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Isaiah 7-8
Chapter 7
War against Jerusalem
1 Now it came about in the days of (C1)Ahaz, the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that (C2)Rezin the king of Aram and (C3)Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to wage war against it, but (C4)could not (F1)conquer it.2 When it was reported to the (C1)house of David, saying, "The Arameans (C2)have taken a stand by (C3)Ephraim," his heart and the hearts of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake from the wind.
3 Then the LORD said to Isaiah, "Go out now to meet Ahaz, you and your son (F1)Shear-jashub, at the end of the (C1)conduit of the upper pool, on the road to the (F2)fuller's field,4 and say to him, 'Take care and be (C1)calm, have no (C2)fear and (C3)do not be fainthearted because of these two stumps of smoldering (C4)logs, on account of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and the (C5)son of Remaliah.5 'Because (C1)Aram, with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has planned evil against you, saying,6 "Let's go up against Judah and (F1)terrorize it, and take it for ourselves by assault and set up the son of Tabeel as king in the midst of it,"7 this is what the Lord (F1)GOD says: "(C1)It shall not stand nor shall it come to pass.8 "For the head of Aram is (C1)Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin (now within another sixty-five years Ephraim will be broken to pieces, so that it is no longer a people),9 and the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. (C1)If you will not believe, you certainly shall not (F1)last."'"
The Child Immanuel
10 Then the LORD spoke again to Ahaz, saying,11 "Ask for a (C1)sign for yourself from the LORD your God; (F1)make it deep as Sheol or high as (F2)heaven."12 But Ahaz said, "I will not ask, nor will I put the LORD to the test!"13 Then he said, "Listen now, (C1)house of David! Is it too trivial a thing for you to (F1)try the patience of men, that you will (F2)(C2)try the patience of (C3)my God as well?14 "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, (C1)the (F1)virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and she will name Him (F2)(C2)Immanuel.15 "He will eat (F1)(C1)curds and honey (F2)at the time He knows enough to refuse evil and choose good.16 "(C1)For before the boy knows enough to refuse evil and choose good, (C2)the land whose two kings you dread will be abandoned.
Trials to Come for Judah
17 "The LORD will bring on you, on your people, and on your father's house such days as have not come since the day that (C1)Ephraim separated from Judah—the days of the (C2)king of Assyria."18 On that day the LORD will (C1)whistle for the fly that is in the (F1)(C2)remotest part of the canals of Egypt and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.19 They will all come and settle on the steep (F1)ravines, on the (C1)ledges of the cliffs, (C2)on all the thorn bushes, and on all the watering places.
20 On that day the Lord will (C1)shave with a (C2)razor, (C3)hired from regions beyond (C4)the Euphrates River (that is, with the king of Assyria), the head and the hair of the legs; and it will also remove the beard.
21 Now on that day a person may keep alive only a (C1)heifer and a pair of sheep;22 and because of the abundance of the milk produced he will eat (F1)curds, for everyone who is left within the land will eat (F1)(C1)curds and honey.
23 And it will come about on that day, (C1)that every place where there used to be a thousand vines, valued at a thousand shekels of silver, will become (C2)briars and thorns.24 People will come there with bows and arrows, because all the land will be briars and thorns.25 As for all the hills which used to be cultivated with the plow, you will not go there for fear of briars and thorns; but they will become a place for (F1)(C1)pasturing oxen and for sheep to trample.
Chapter 8
Damascus and Samaria Fall
1 Then the LORD said to me, "Take for yourself a large tablet and (C1)write on it (F1)in ordinary letters: (F2)(C2)Maher-shalal-hash-baz.2 "And (F1)I will take to Myself faithful witnesses for testimony, (C1)Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah."3 So I approached the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. Then the LORD said to me, "Name him (F1)(C1)Maher-shalal-hash-baz;4 for (C1)before the boy knows how to cry out 'My father' or 'My mother,' the wealth of (C2)Damascus and the spoils of Samaria will be carried away before the king of Assyria."
5 Again the LORD spoke to me further, saying,
6 "Inasmuch as these people have (C1)rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah
And rejoice in (C2)Rezin and the son of Remaliah;
7 Now therefore, behold, the Lord is about to bring on them the (C1)strong and abundant waters of the (C2)Euphrates River,
That is, the (C3)king of Assyria and all his glory;
And it will (C4)rise over all its channels and go over all its banks.
8 "Then (C1)it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass through,
It will (C2)reach as far as the neck;
And the spread of its wings will (F1)fill the expanse of (F2)your land, (C3)Immanuel.
A Believing Remnant
9 "(C1)Be broken, you peoples, and be (F1)(C2)shattered;
And listen, all remote places of the earth.
(F2)Get ready, yet be (F1)shattered;
(F2)Get ready, yet be (F1)shattered.
10 "(C1)Devise a plan, but it will fail;
State a (F1)proposal, but (C2)it will not stand,
For (F2)(C3)God is with us."
11 For so the LORD spoke to me (F1)with (C1)mighty power and instructed me (C2)not to walk in the way of this people, saying,
12 "You are not to say, 'It is a (C1)conspiracy!'
Regarding everything that this people call a conspiracy,
And (C2)you are not to fear (F1)what they fear or be in dread of it.
13 "It is the (C1)LORD of armies (C2)whom you are to regard as holy.
And He shall be your fear,
And He shall be your dread.
14 "Then He will become a (C1)sanctuary;
But to both houses of Israel, He will be a (C2)stone of stumbling and a rock (F1)of offense,
And a snare and a (C3)trap for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
15 "Many (C1)will stumble over them,
Then they will fall and be broken;
They will be snared and caught."
16 (C1)Bind up the testimony, (C2)seal the (F1)Law among (C3)my disciples.17 And I will (C1)wait for the LORD (C2)who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; I will wait eagerly for Him.18 (C1)Behold, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are for (C2)signs and wonders in Israel from the LORD of armies, who (C3)dwells on Mount Zion.
19 When they say to you, "(C1)Consult the mediums and the spiritists who whisper and mutter," should a people not (C2)consult their God? Should they (C3)consult the dead in behalf of the living?20 To the (F1)(C1)Law and to the testimony! If they do not speak in accordance with this word, it is because (C2)they have no dawn.21 They will pass through (F1)the land (C1)dejected and hungry, and it will turn out that when they are hungry, they will become enraged and curse (F2)their king and their God as they face upward.22 Then they will (C1)look to the earth, and behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and they will be (C2)driven away into darkness.
Psalms 110
Chapter 110
The LORD Gives Dominion to the King.
1 (C1)The LORD says to my Lord:
"(C2)Sit at My right hand
Until I make (C3)Your enemies a footstool for Your feet."
2 The LORD will stretch out Your strong (C1)scepter from Zion, saying,
"(C2)Rule in the midst of Your enemies."
3 Your (C1)people (F1)will volunteer freely on the day of Your (F2)power;
(C2)In (F3)holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn,
(F4)Your youth are to You as the (C3)dew.
4 (C1)The LORD has sworn and will (C2)not (F1)change His mind,
"You are a (C3)priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek."
5 The Lord is (C1)at Your right hand;
He (F1)will (C2)shatter kings in the (C3)day of His wrath.
6 He will (C1)judge among the nations,
He (F1)will fill them with (C2)corpses,
He (F2)will (C3)shatter the (F3)chief men over a broad country.
7 He will (C1)drink from the brook by the wayside;
Therefore He will (C2)lift up His head.
Revelation 20
Chapter 20
Satan Bound
1 Then I saw (C1)an angel coming down from heaven, holding the (C2)key of the abyss and a great chain (F1)in his hand.2 And he took hold of the (C1)dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and (C2)bound him for a thousand years;3 and he threw him into the (C1)abyss and shut it and (C2)sealed it over him, so that he would (C3)not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed; after these things he must be released for a short time.
4 Then I saw (C1)thrones, and (C2)they sat on them, and (C3)judgment was given to them. And I saw (C4)the souls of those who had been beheaded because of (F1)their (C5)testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not (C6)worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the (C7)mark on their foreheads and on their hands; and they (C8)came to life and (C9)reigned with Christ for a thousand years.5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. (C1)This is the first resurrection.6 (C1)Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the (C2)second death has no power, but they will be (C3)priests of God and of Christ, and will (C4)reign with Him for a thousand years.
Satan Freed and Doomed
7 When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be (C1)released from his prison,8 and will come out to (C1)deceive the nations which are at the (C2)four corners of the earth, (C3)Gog and Magog, to (C4)gather them together for the war; the number of them is like the (C5)sand of the (F1)seashore.9 And they (C1)came up on the (F1)broad plain of the earth and surrounded the (C2)camp of the (F2)saints and the (C3)beloved city, and (C4)fire came down from heaven and devoured them.10 And (C1)the devil who (C1)deceived them was thrown into the (C2)lake of fire and (F1)brimstone, where the (C3)beast and the (C3)false prophet are also; and they will be (C4)tormented day and night forever and ever.
Judgment at the Throne of God
11 Then I saw a great white (C1)throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose (F1)presence (C2)earth and heaven fled, and (C3)no place was found for them.12 And I saw the dead, the (C1)great and the small, standing before the throne, and (F1)(C2)books were opened; and another (F2)book was opened, which is (C3)the book of life; and the dead (C1)were judged from the things which were written in the (F1)books, (C4)according to their deeds.13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and (C1)Death and Hades (C2)gave up the dead who were in them; and they were judged, each one of them (C3)according to their deeds.14 Then (C1)Death and Hades were thrown into (C2)the lake of fire. This is the (C3)second death, the lake of fire.15 And if (F1)anyone's name was not found written in (C1)the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
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