💥 God provides a way of escape and of peace

 Pam Padgett, member of the body of Christ

Earlier this summer God made a way of escape for me from loud music that was played at an outdoor venue about 2 miles from my house. I was greatly troubled by the music and that the city's mayor had granted this venue an exception from noise ordinances, allowing the music to be played quite loudly. The music being played often has a lot of bass, which is especially unpleasant to me.

I asked God to somehow help me not be troubled or to move me from this location.

 
A few evenings later I was enjoying being outside and was thanking God for how quiet and pleasant it was, when the following concept was given to me by the Holy Spirit ... “Focus on the many evenings that are like this rather than on the few evenings when there is a concert.”  (After hearing this from the Holy Spirit, I checked and there are only 16 performances per year!)

 
Since focusing on the many quiet evenings, I have not been troubled by the few evenings when the music is being played. Nothing has changed where the music is concerned, but the change in me has been amazing.

 

 Often in the evening I go for a walk.  Recently there was music playing while I was out walking.  I was aware that the bass in the music was especially loud that evening, but I wasn't troubled.  I was reminded by the Holy Spirit of what God has done for me in this, changing me so I can live in peace, and I was so thankful.

 

As I thought on what God has done in this, it reminded me of a shield, protecting me from being troubled and keeping me safely in a place of peace.   And I was reminded of ...

 

Psalm 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in HIM, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise HIM.  

 

 

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💥 Podcast: In Romans 7 Paul speaks of the flesh and the way the flesh leads us to no good thing but in Romans 8 Paul gives the answer to controlling the flesh

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on, October 6, 2021)

 

In Romans 7, Paul presents several questions concerning what to do about the flesh which would take us in ways opposite to the Spirit of God.

Paul says:

Romans 7

14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.

16 If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.

17 Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

20  Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.

22  For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?

25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

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In Romans 8, Paul answers the question concerning overcoming our own flesh to serve God.

1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

For when we do that which the Holy Spirit brings to our mind, we will end up producing the works of the Spirit and will reject the ways of the flesh.

Galatians 5:22-23   But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

(Each time we choose to go in the way shown us by the Spirit, we keep our own flesh crucified refusing to go the way our flesh wants to go.)

25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

 

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💥 Scriptures:

 

Isaiah 44:6  Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside ME there is no God.

 

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Ephesians 4:22-24  That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

 

23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

 

24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

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Psalm 34:19  Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

 

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Psalm 108:12-13  Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

 

13 Through God we shall do valiantly: for HE it is that shall tread down our enemies.

 

 

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💥 Matthew 26 (Reading through the Bible)

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, He said unto His disciples,

² Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

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³ Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

⁴ And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill Him.

⁵ But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

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⁶ Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
⁷ There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on His head, as He sat at meat.

⁸ But when His disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
⁹ For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

¹⁰ When Jesus understood it, He said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon Me.
¹¹ For ye have the poor always with you; but Me ye have not always.
¹² For in that she hath poured this ointment on My body, she did it for My burial.
¹³ Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.

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¹⁴ Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,
¹⁵ And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
¹⁶ And from that time he sought opportunity to betray Him.

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¹⁷ Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto Him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

¹⁸ And He said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with My disciples.

¹⁹ And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.

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²⁰ Now when the even was come, He sat down with the twelve.
²¹ And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray Me.

²² And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?

²³ And He answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with Me in the dish, the same shall betray me.

²⁴ The Son of man goeth as it is written of Him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.

²⁵ Then Judas, which betrayed Him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.

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²⁶ And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is My body.

²⁷ And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

²⁸ For this is My blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

²⁹ But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom.

³⁰ And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.

³¹ Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of Me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

³² But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.

³³ Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.

³⁴ Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny Me thrice.

³⁵ Peter said unto Him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.


³⁶ Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.

³⁷ And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.

³⁸ Then saith He unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with Me.

³⁹ And He went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me: nevertheless not as I will, but as THOU wilt.

⁴⁰ And He cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with Me one hour?

⁴¹ Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

⁴² He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O My Father, if this cup may not pass away from Me, except I drink it, Thy will be done.

⁴³ And He came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.

⁴⁴ And He left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.

⁴⁵ Then cometh He to His disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

⁴⁶ Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray ME.

⁴⁷ And while He yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

⁴⁸ Now he that betrayed Him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is He: hold Him fast.

⁴⁹ And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed Him.

⁵⁰ And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come?

Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus and took Him.

⁵¹ And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear.  (This was Peter who drew the sword.  See John 18:10)

⁵² Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

⁵³ Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to My Father, and HE shall presently give Me more than twelve legions of angels?
⁵⁴ But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?

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⁵⁵ In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take Me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on Me.
⁵⁶ But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.

Then all the disciples forsook Him, and fled.

⁵⁷ And they that had laid hold on Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

⁵⁸ But Peter followed Him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.

⁵⁹ Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put Him to death;
⁶⁰ But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none.

At the last came two false witnesses,
⁶¹ And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

⁶² And the high priest arose, and said unto Him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

⁶³ But Jesus held His peace, And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

⁶⁴ Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

⁶⁵ Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard His blasphemy.

⁶⁶ What think ye?

They answered and said, He is guilty of death.

⁶⁷ Then did they spit in His face, and buffeted Him; and others smote Him with the palms of their hands,
⁶⁸ Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?

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⁶⁹ Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
⁷⁰ But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.

⁷¹ And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.

⁷² And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.

⁷³ And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.

⁷⁴ Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man.

And immediately the cock crew.

⁷⁵ And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny Me thrice.

And he went out, and wept bitterly.

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💥 Podcast: Servants of God

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on, October 5, 2021)

 

In the Old Testament, God chose the nation of Israel to be HIS people and the people vowed that it was true that the Lord was their God.  

Here are some interesting declarations:

Deuteronomy 26

17 Thou hast avouched (affirmed/declared as true) the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in HIS ways, and to keep HIS statutes, and HIS commandments, and HIS judgments, and to hearken unto HIS voice:

18 And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be HIS peculiar people, as HE hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all His commandments;

19 And to make thee high above all nations which HE hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as HE hath spoken.

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The children of Israel found their own flesh to fight against the laws of God and they were unable to keep all the laws of Moses as set forth in the Old Testament.

Peter affirms they were unable to keep the Laws of the Old Testament:

Acts 15

6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter (of the Gentiles).

7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as HE did unto us;

9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

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So for the Jews and Gentiles in the New Testament church God made another way to worship God, by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and HIS blood which was paid for our sins.  And God gave HIS Spirit, the Holy Spirit, to each child of God so we can serve HIM and honor HIM and follow HIM as we live on this present earth.

As we follow "that word" which is brought to us by the Holy Spirit we fulfill the "law", for the Holy Spirit will not lead us against the heart of God nor against the Holy Scriptures. 

Galatians 5

16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

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The Holy Spirit who lives in each of us who are put into the church by God, leads us in ways which are the ways of God so we end up fulfilling the law by walking in the Spirit, following what the Holy Spirit shows us to do in the specific issues of this present life.

Thus the apostle Paul says:

Romans 8:1  There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Now we have the Holy Spirit in us to teach us and remind us of all that Jesus has said to us in the Bible.  As we follow that way of the scriptures, as brought to our mind by the Holy Spirit in the problems of this life, we walk in the Spirit, rejecting the ways of man in the matter at hand.

Now we are servants of God instead of servants of our own flesh and this world.

Romans 6

3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into HIS death?

4 Therefore we are buried with HIM by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

(For now we have HIS Spirit living in us to show us what to do in this life.)

5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of HIS death, we shall be also in the likeness of HIS resurrection:

(Raised by the Spirit from the dead ways which we once followed.)

6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with HIM, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.

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💥 Scriptures:

 

Proverbs 15:1  A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

 

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1 Corinthians 1:6-8  Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

 

7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

 

8 WHO shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

 

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Psalm 149:4  For The Lord taketh pleasure in HIS people: HE will beautify the meek with salvation.

 

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Ecclesiastes 7:9  Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

 

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Colossians 3:15  And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

 

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1 Thessalonians 5:16-18  Rejoice evermore.

 

17 Pray without ceasing.

 

18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

 

 

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💥 Matthew 25 (Reading through the Bible)

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

² And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

³ They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

(What good is it to take a lamp that will not give light?)

⁴ But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

⁵ While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

⁶ And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

⁷ Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

⁸ And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

⁹ But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

¹⁰ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

¹¹ Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

¹² But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

¹³ Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

¹⁴ For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

¹⁵ And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

¹⁶ Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.

(Use that which is given you.)

¹⁷ And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.

¹⁸ But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

¹⁹ After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.

²⁰ And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

²¹ His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

²² He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

²³ His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

²⁴ Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
²⁵ And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.

(We are often afraid to share that which God has given us.  Share that which is brought to your mind by the Holy Spirit. For by sharing, if what you have received is really of God, you will multiply that talent you have been given by sharing, showing yourself a good servant of God.)

²⁶ His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

²⁷ Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.

²⁸ Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.

²⁹ For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

³⁰ And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

³¹ When the Son of man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory:

³² And before Him shall be gathered all nations: and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:

³³ And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

³⁴ Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

³⁵ For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
³⁶ Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.


³⁷ Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
³⁸ When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
³⁹ Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
⁴⁰ And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

(Share WORD given you by God as the Holy Spirit brings it to your mind when you are with another person..  Multiply the talent God has given you by sharing Word of God with others.)

⁴¹ Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
⁴² For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
⁴³ I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
⁴⁴ Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
⁴⁵ Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to Me.

⁴⁶ And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

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💥 Podcast: For the Lord your God is HE that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you (Deut. 20:4)

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on, October 4, 2021)  

 

When we belong to God, HE is with us wherever we go.  

We have the great advantage that by HIS Spirit God teaches us all things and guides us into all truth and even shows us things to come.  (John 14:26 & John 16:13)

The apostle Paul says:

Romans 8:31  If God be for us, who can be against us?

Another promise:

Romans 8:28  And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to HIS purpose.

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Many promises from God which are written in the Old Testament Bible apply to us in the New Testament church today:  Here is one I have tested and have believed and have acted upon many times in the past.

Isaiah 54:17  No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.

Our righteousness in the situation is of God because it was the Holy Spirit of God showing us to do what we are doing.

Joshua 1:5  God says: Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

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💥 Scriptures:

Matthew 11:28-30  (Jesus says) Come unto ME, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

 

29 Take MY yoke upon you, and learn of ME; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

 

30 For MY yoke is easy, and MY burden is light. 

 

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Galations 5:5-6  For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

 

6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

 

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Isaiah 40:28-31  Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of HIS understanding.

 

29 HE giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might HE increaseth strength. 

 

30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

 

31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. 

 

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Romans 15:13  Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

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💥 Matthew 24 (Reading through the Bible)

 

And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and His disciples came to Him for to shew Him the buildings of the temple. 

 

² And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

(When the wrath of God comes upon the world at the end, everything we can see with our natural eye will be destroyed.  II Peter 3:10-13)

³ And as He sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of Thy coming, and of the end of the world?

⁴ And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.  For many shall come in My name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

(Many will come saying "I, Jesus, am the Christ,"  "Jesus is Lord" ... and because they say "Jesus is Lord," people will listen to them and they will therefore deceive many in the last days.  First, before the end, we will see a flood of false preachers come upon the earth.)

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Matthew 24:6    And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

⁷ For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

⁸ All these are the beginning of sorrows.

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⁹ Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for My name's sake.

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¹⁰ And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

¹¹ And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

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¹² And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

¹³ But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

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¹⁴ And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

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¹⁵ When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

¹⁶ Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
¹⁷ Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
¹⁸ Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
¹⁹ And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
²⁰ But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

²¹ For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

²² And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

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²³ Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
²⁴ For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

²⁵ Behold, I have told you before.

²⁶ Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, HE is in the desert; go not forth: behold, HE is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

²⁷ For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

(Everyone in the whole world will see HIM when HE comes.)


²⁸ For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

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(Several years ago, I had a dream where the earth slipped on it's axis. That is something everyone will know all over the world.  No one will have to tell you for all the earth slipped and everyone experienced it.)

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²⁹ Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

³⁰ And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

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³¹ And He shall send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

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³² Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: ³³ So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

³⁴ Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

(The generation that sees it begin will also see it end.)

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³⁵ Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away.

³⁶ But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

³⁷ But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
³⁸ For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
³⁹ And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

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⁴⁰ Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
⁴¹ Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

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⁴² Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

⁴³ But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

⁴⁴ Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

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⁴⁵ Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
⁴⁶ Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
⁴⁷ Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

⁴⁸ But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
⁴⁹ And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
⁵⁰ The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
⁵¹ And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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💥 Podcast: Rules of war set forth by God for the children of Israel in the Old Testament

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on, October 3, 2021)

 

God made promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob concerning the land which HE would give to the children of Israel for their inheritance.

God also set forth for HIS people "rules of war".

Deuteronomy 20  God says

1 When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

In the New Testament:

II Corinthians 10

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

In the New Testament church our war is a battle of our mind where we have a goal of living in peace but thoughts come to trouble us and we have to make those thoughts conform to that which God has spoken to us by HIS Word.

Troublesome thoughts come by our own flesh and through devils who bring ideas to our mind to cause harm.

But in the case of the wars of the Old Testament compared with the wars we go though today as the New Testament church, one thing is the same:  God is always with us to lead us and guide us and we overcome through what God shows us about the battle at hand.

Deuteronomy 20:4  For the LORD your God is HE that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

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In the New Testament church, our "enemies" are not flesh and blood but are wicked spirits in high places.

Ephesians 6

10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of HIS might.

11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

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This world is not our kingdom.  Our kingdom is not that which is seen, but that which is unseen.

We know all these things people fight over in this world will be destroyed by God at the end of this world and the only thing that lasts forever is the Word of God which can never be destroyed.

Therefore we invest in that Word of God as we live on this earth.

We are not struggling to get ahead and achieve things on this present earth as the world does.

Our goal is to please God and follow HIM doing HIS will.

God will never fail us nor forsake us, and as long as God chooses to leave us on this present earth HE will work things out for us and provide all that we need.

We live by these simple truths:

* Philippians 2:5-8  Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:  Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:  But made HIMSELF of no reputation, and took upon HIM the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:  And being found in fashion as a man, HE humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

We do not have as our goal trying to beat that other person and rise above that other person.  For if we do this, we ask for war in our lives.

Our goal is to help the other person, not to out-do the other person.

Our goal is to live in peace and keep our mind focused on things above, not on things of this earth.

Our enemy is not that human but wicked spirits.  And we deal with wicked spirits by turning to God in prayer and by doing that which God shows us to do.

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* Colossians 3

1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with HIM in glory.

5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.

8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of HIM that created HIM:

11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.

12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

(as God had mercy on us and chose us to salvation we have mercy on the unlovely of this world who have not yet been chosen and recreated by God)

13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

(charity is not wanting that other person to get what is coming to him ... charity is a desire for that person to be saved instead of destroyed)

15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

(We live continually thanking God for that good thing, including people, that HE has put in our lives.)

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;

(We don't try to speak, but when the door opens we speak with the wisdom given us by God.)

Having the above goals separates us greatly from the striving this world does to get ahead in this life.

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* Hebrews 13:5  Let your conversation (manner of life) be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for HE hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

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* 1 Timothy 6

1 Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and HIS doctrine be not blasphemed.

6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

18 That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

19 Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

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If we compare ourselves to other people, we open the door for covetousness in our own lives.  Avoid doing that.

Instead make our goal to live as God wills in the various parts of our lives, seeking the will of God in all things.

For this present heaven and earth and all that we can see with out natural eye will pass away, but that word God gives to us will endure forever!

The Word is worth our life and investment.

If we work to live in these scriptures and we conform ourselves to these scriptures making this our goal in life today, we make a wise investment and through God we will never fail.

Revelation 3:5  Jesus says:  He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before MY Father, and before HIS angels.

We do not support sin.  If the door opens to speak God's word concerning various sins, we speak, telling what God says and suffering the persecution that often comes for the word's sake.

But we make it our goal to live godly lives in Christ Jesus, The Word, as we live on this earth and we must continually do the following to live in peace.

Philippians 4:6   Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

When we live this way, continually talking with God concerning our troubles, the following will come in our lives.

Philippians 4:7  And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus (The Word).

And when we don't see how we can get through the day ahead of us, we ask God to help us with that day and we ask God to fill our day ... HE will!

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💥 Scriptures:

 

Proverbs 16:1  The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.

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Psalm 24:7-8  Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

 

8 Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. 

 

Psalm 27:2-3  When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

 

3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. 

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Colossians 4:5-6  Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

 

6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.  

 

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Matthew 10:29-32  Jesus says: Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. 

 

30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 

 

31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

 

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John 16:33  Jesus says: These things I have spoken unto you, that in ME ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

 

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Proverbs 6:16-19  These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto HIM:

 

17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

 

18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

 

19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

 

 

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💥 Matthew 23 (Reading through the Bible)

 
Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to His disciples,

² Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
³ All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

⁴ For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

⁵ But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
⁶ And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
⁷ And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

⁸ But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.

⁹ And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

¹⁰ Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.

¹¹ But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

¹² And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

¹³ But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

¹⁴ Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

¹⁵ Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

¹⁶ Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
¹⁷ Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

¹⁸ And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
¹⁹ Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

²⁰ Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
²¹ And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
²² And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by Him that sitteth thereon.

²³ Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

²⁴ Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

²⁵ Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
²⁶ Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.

²⁷ Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
²⁸ Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

²⁹ Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
³⁰ And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
³¹ Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
³² Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

³³ Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

³⁴ Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
³⁵ That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
³⁶ Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

³⁷ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

³⁸ Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

³⁹ For I say unto you, Ye shall not see Me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

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