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And it will be, in that day, says the Lord, that I will give an answer to the heavens, and the heavens to the earth;

The earth is troubled before them and the heavens are shaking: the sun and the moon have become dark, and the stars keep back their shining:

And I will let wonders be seen in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and pillars of smoke.

And the Lord will be thundering from Zion, and his voice will be sounding from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth will be shaking: but the Lord will be a breastplate for his people and a strong place for the children of Israel.

God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. The heavens were covered with his glory, and the earth was full of his praise.

For this is what the Lord of armies has said: In a short time I will make a shaking of the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land;

Say to Zerubbabel, ruler of Judah, I will make a shaking of the heavens and the earth,

For I will let the seed of peace be planted; the vine will give her fruit and the land will give her increase and the heavens will give their dew; and I will give to the rest of this people all these things for their heritage.

The word of the Lord about Israel. The Lord by whom the heavens are stretched out and the bases of the earth put in place, and the spirit of man formed inside him, has said:

And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;

And straight away, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens broken open and the Spirit coming down on him as a dove:

And the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers which are in the heavens will be moved.

Men's strength will go from them in fear and in waiting for the things which are coming on the earth; for the powers of the heavens will be moved.

And he saw the heavens opening, and a vessel coming down, like a great cloth let down on the earth,

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:

So that we came back from death with him, and are seated with him in the heavens, in Christ Jesus;

So that now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavens might be made clear through the church the wide-shining wisdom of God,

He who went down is the same who went up far over all the heavens so that he might make all things complete.)

For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against authorities and powers, against the world-rulers of this dark night, against the spirits of evil in the heavens.

You, Lord, at the first did put the earth on its base, and the heavens are the works of your hands: