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Useful Bible verses sorted by topic

Topic

A shadow of reality

Scriptures

In the bible

Colossians 2:16, 17
"Therefore let no man judge YOU in eating and drinking or in respect of a festival or of an observance of the new moon or of a sabbath; for those things are a shadow of the things to come, but the reality belongs to the Christ."

Hebrews 8:4, 5
"If, now, he were upon earth, he would not be a priest, there being [men] who offer the gifts according to the Law, but which [men] are rendering sacred service in a typical representation and a shadow of the heavenly things; just as Moses, when about to make the tent in completion, was given the divine command: For says he: “See that you make all things after [their] pattern that was shown to you in the mountain.”

Hebrews 9:11, 12
"However, when Christ came as a high priest of the good things that have come to pass, through the greater and more perfect tent not made with hands, that is, not of this creation, he entered, no, not with the blood of goats and of young bulls, but with his own blood, once for all time into the holy place and obtained an everlasting deliverance [for us]."

Hebrews 9:24
"For Christ entered, not into a holy place made with hands, which is a copy of the reality, but into heaven itself, now to appear before the person of God for us." 

Topic

All false Religion

Scriptures

In the bible

Revelation 14:8
“She has fallen! Babylon the Great has fallen, she who made all the nations drink of the wine of the anger of her fornication!”
Revelation 17:3-5
"And he carried me away in [the power of the] spirit into a wilderness. And I caught sight of a woman sitting upon a scarlet-colored wild beast that was full of blasphemous names and that had seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and was adorned with gold and precious stone and pearls and had in her hand a golden cup that was full of disgusting things and the unclean things of her fornication. And upon her forehead was written a name, a mystery: “Babylon the Great, the mother of the harlots and of the disgusting things of the earth.”
Revelation 17:16
"And the ten horns that you saw, and the wild beast, these will hate the harlot and will make her devastated and naked, and will eat up her fleshy parts and will completely burn her with fire."
Revelation 18:2,3
"And he cried out with a strong voice, saying: “She has fallen! Babylon the Great has fallen, and she has become a dwelling place of demons and a lurking place of every unclean exhalation and a lurking place of every unclean and hated bird! For because of the wine of the anger of her fornication all the nations have fallen [victim], and the kings of the earth committed fornication with her, and the traveling merchants of the earth became rich due to the power of her shameless luxury.”
Revelation 18:7,8
"To the extent that she glorified herself and lived in shameless luxury, to that extent give her torment and mourning. For in her heart she keeps saying, ‘I sit a queen, and I am no widow, and I shall never see mourning.’ That is why in one day her plagues will come, death and mourning and famine, and she will be completely burned with fire, because Jehovah God, who judged her, is strong."
Revelation 18:21
"And a strong angel lifted up a stone like a great millstone and hurled it into the sea, saying: “Thus with a swift pitch will Babylon the great city be hurled down, and she will never be found again."
Revelation 18:24
"Yes, in her was found the blood of prophets and of holy ones and of all those who have been slaughtered on the earth.” 

Topic

All things were created through Christ and for him

Scriptures

In the bible

Colossians 1:15–20
"He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; because by means of him all [other] things were created in the heavens and upon the earth, the things visible and the things invisible, no matter whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All [other] things have been created through him and for him. Also, he is before all [other] things and by means of him all [other] things were made to exist, and he is the head of the body, the congregation. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that he might become the one who is first in all things; because [God] saw good for all fullness to dwell in him, and through him to reconcile again to himself all [other] things by making peace through the blood [he shed] on the torture stake, no matter whether they are the things upon the earth or the things in the heavens." 

Topic

Apostasy from true worship

Scriptures

In the bible

Acts 20:29, 30
"I know that after my going away oppressive wolves will enter in among YOU and will not treat the flock with tenderness, and from among YOU yourselves men will rise and speak twisted things to draw away the disciples after themselves."
2 Thessalonians 2:3, 4
"Let no one seduce you in any manner, because it will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness gets revealed, the son of destruction. He is set in opposition and lifts himself up over everyone who is called “god” or an object of reverence, so that he sits down in the temple of The God, publicly showing himself to be a god."
1 Timothy 4:1
"However, the inspired utterance says definitely that in later periods of time some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to misleading inspired utterances and teachings of demons,"
1 John 4:1
"Beloved ones, do not believe every inspired expression, but test the inspired expressions to see whether they originate with God, because many false prophets have gone forth into the world."
Jude 1:v.6
"And the angels that did not keep their original position but forsook their own proper dwelling place he has reserved with eternal bonds under dense darkness for the judgment of the great day."
Revelation 9:20
"But the rest of the men who were not killed by these plagues did not repent of the works of their hands, so that they should not worship the demons and the idols of gold and silver and copper and stone and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk;" 

Topic

Distance healing

Scriptures

In the bible

John 4:53
"Therefore the father knew it was in the very hour that Jesus said to him: “Your son lives.”  

Topic

Everything is not written in the scriptures

Scriptures

In the bible

Revelation 10:4
"Now when the seven thunders spoke, I was at the point of writing; but I heard a voice out of heaven say: “Seal up the things the seven thunders spoke, and do not write them down.” 

Topic

Fire is a trial

Scriptures

In the bible

1 Peter 4:12
"Beloved ones, do not be puzzled at the burning among YOU, which is happening to YOU for a trial, as though a strange thing were befalling YOU." 

Topic

Give an account

Scriptures

In the bible

Romans 14:12
"So, then, each of us will render an account for himself to God." 

Topic

Idols

Scriptures

In the bible

Romans 1:25
"even those who exchanged the truth of God for the lie and venerated and rendered sacred service to the creation rather than the One who created, who is blessed forever. Amen." 

Topic

Judgement after them a thousand years

Scriptures

In the bible

Revelation 20:12-15
"And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and scrolls were opened. But another scroll was opened; it is the scroll of life. And the dead were judged out of those things written in the scrolls according to their deeds. And the sea gave up those dead in it, and death and Ha′des gave up those dead in them, and they were judged individually according to their deeds. And death and Ha′des were hurled into the lake of fire. This means the second death, the lake of fire. Furthermore, whoever was not found written in the book of life was hurled into the lake of fire." 

Topic

Satan is bound for a thousand years

Scriptures

In the bible

Revelation 20:1-3
"And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven with the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. And he seized the dragon, the original serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. And he hurled him into the abyss and shut [it] and sealed [it] over him, that he might not mislead the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After these things he must be let loose for a little while." 

Topic

The complete suit of armor

Scriptures

In the bible

Ephesians 6:11-17
"Put on the complete suit of armor from God that YOU may be able to stand firm against the machinations of the Devil; because we have a wrestling, not against blood and flesh, but against the governments, against the authorities, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the wicked spirit forces in the heavenly places. On this account take up the complete suit of armor from God, that YOU may be able to resist in the wicked day and, after YOU have done all things thoroughly, to stand firm.
Stand firm, therefore, with YOUR loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness, and with YOUR feet shod with the equipment of the good news of peace. Above all things, take up the large shield of faith, with which YOU will be able to quench all the wicked one’s burning missiles. Also, accept the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spirit, that is, God’s word," 

Topic

The devil has been judged

Scriptures

In the bible

John 8:42-47
"Jesus said to them: “If God were YOUR Father, YOU would love me, for from God I came forth and am here. Neither have I come of my own initiative at all, but that One sent me forth. Why is it YOU do not know what I am speaking? Because YOU cannot listen to my word. YOU are from YOUR father the Devil, and YOU wish to do the desires of YOUR father. That one was a manslayer when he began, and he did not stand fast in the truth, because truth is not in him. When he speaks the lie, he speaks according to his own disposition, because he is a liar and the father of [the lie]. Because I, on the other hand, tell the truth, YOU do not believe me. Who of YOU convicts me of sin? If I speak truth, why is it YOU do not believe me? He that is from God listens to the sayings of God. This is why YOU do not listen, because YOU are not from God.”
1 John 3:10
"The children of God and the children of the Devil are evident by this fact: Everyone who does not carry on righteousness does not originate with God, neither does he who does not love his brother." 

Topic

The devil, this system of things God

Scriptures

In the bible

2 Corinthians 4:4
"among whom the god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, that the illumination of the glorious good news about the Christ, who is the image of God, might not shine through."

Ephesians 2:2
"in which YOU at one time walked according to the system of things of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit that now operates in the sons of disobedience."

1 Peter 5:8
"Keep YOUR senses, be watchful. YOUR adversary, the Devil, walks about like a roaring lion, seeking to devour [someone]."

1 John 5:19
"We know we originate with God, but the whole world is lying in the [power of the] wicked one."

Revelation 13:2
"And the dragon gave to [the beast] its power and its throne and great authority."

Revelation 13:4
"And they worshiped the dragon because it gave the authority to the wild beast,"

Revelation 13:15
"And there was granted it to give breath to the image of the wild beast, so that the image of the wild beast should both speak and cause to be killed all those who would not in any way worship the image of the wild beast." 

Topic

The final war

Scriptures

In the bible

Revelation 20:7-10
"Now as soon as the thousand years have been ended, Satan will be let loose out of his prison, and he will go out to mislead those nations in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Ma′gog, to gather them together for the war. The number of these is as the sand of the sea. And they advanced over the breadth of the earth and encircled the camp of the holy ones and the beloved city. But fire came down out of heaven and devoured them. And the Devil who was misleading them was hurled into the lake of fire and sulphur, where both the wild beast and the false prophet [already were]; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever." 

Topic

The first and second resurrection

Scriptures

In the bible

Revelation 20:4-6
"And I saw thrones, and there were those who sat down on them, and power of judging was given them. Yes, I saw the souls of those executed with the ax for the witness they bore to Jesus and for speaking about God, and those who had worshiped neither the wild beast nor its image and who had not received the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand. And they came to life and ruled as kings with the Christ for a thousand years. (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. Happy and holy is anyone having part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no authority, but they will be priests of God and of the Christ, and will rule as kings with him for the thousand years." 

Topic

The first resurrection

Scriptures

In the bible

Philippians 3:11
"[to see] if I may by any means attain to the earlier resurrection from the dead."
1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17
"and those who are dead in union with Christ will rise first. Afterward we the living who are surviving will, together with them, be caught away in clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and thus we shall always be with [the] Lord."
Revelation 14:13
"And I heard a voice out of heaven say: “Write: Happy are the dead who die in union with [the] Lord from this time onward. Yes, says the spirit, let them rest from their labors, for the things they did go right with them.” 

Topic

The inner struggle

Scriptures

In the bible

Romans 7:19, 20
"For the good that I wish I do not do, but the bad that I do not wish is what I practice. If, now, what I do not wish is what I do, the one working it out is no longer I, but the sin dwelling in me."
1 Corinthians 6:12
"All things are lawful for me; but not all things are advantageous. All things are lawful for me; but I will not let myself be brought under authority by anything." 

Topic

The second death

Scriptures

In the bible

Revelation 20:12-15
"And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and scrolls were opened. But another scroll was opened; it is the scroll of life. And the dead were judged out of those things written in the scrolls according to their deeds. And the sea gave up those dead in it, and death and Ha′des gave up those dead in them, and they were judged individually according to their deeds. And death and Ha′des were hurled into the lake of fire. This means the second death, the lake of fire. Furthermore, whoever was not found written in the book of life was hurled into the lake of fire." 

Topic

Other sheep

Scriptures

In the bible

John 10:16
“And I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; those also I must bring, and they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock, one shepherd." 

Topic

Also applies to the people of the nations

Scriptures

In the bible

Acts 10:13, 14
"And a voice came to him: “Rise, Peter, slaughter and eat!” But Peter said: “Not at all, Lord, because never have I eaten anything defiled and unclean.”

Acts 11:17
"If, therefore, God gave the same free gift to them as he also did to us who have believed upon the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I should be able to hinder God?”

Acts 13:47
"In fact, Jehovah has laid commandment upon us in these words, ‘I have appointed you as a light of nations, for you to be a salvation to the extremity of the earth."

Romans 1:16
"For I am not ashamed of the good news; it is, in fact, God’s power for salvation to everyone having faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek;"

Romans 2:14, 15
"For whenever people of the nations that do not have law do by nature the things of the law, these people, although not having law, are a law to themselves. They are the very ones who demonstrate the matter of the law to be written in their hearts, while their conscience is bearing witness with them and, between their own thoughts, they are being accused or even excused."

Romans 9:6
"For not all who [spring] from Israel are really “Israel."


Romans 10:4
"For Christ is the end of the Law, so that everyone exercising faith may have righteousness."

Romans 10:13
"For “everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved.”

Revelation 7:9
"After these things I saw, and, look! a great crowd, which no man was able to number, out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes; and there were palm branches in their hands."

Revelation 7:13, 14
"And in response one of the elders said to me: “These who are dressed in the white robes, who are they and where did they come from?” So right away I said to him: “My lord, you are the one that knows.” And he said to me: “These are the ones that come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." 

Topic

Book of life

Scriptures

In the bible

Philippians 4:3
"as well as the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life." 

Topic

Covenanted with Abraham

Scriptures

In the bible

Acts 3:25
"YOU are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God covenanted with YOUR forefathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed all the families of the earth will be blessed."

Romans 4:3
“Abraham exercised faith in Jehovah, and it was counted to him as righteousness.”

Galatians 3:18, 19
"For if the inheritance is due to law, it is no longer due to promise; whereas God has kindly given it to Abraham through a promise.
Why, then, the Law? It was added to make transgressions manifest, until the seed should arrive to whom the promise had been made; and it was transmitted through angels by the hand of a mediator." 

Topic

Earthly authorities

Scriptures

In the bible

Romans 13:1
"the existing authorities stand placed in their relative positions by God." 

Topic

God's love

Scriptures

In the bible

John 3:16
“For God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, in order that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life."

Romans 8:38, 39
"For I am convinced that neither death nor life nor angels nor governments nor things now here nor things to come nor powers nor height nor depth nor any other creation will be able to separate us from God’s love that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

1 John 4:8
"He that does not love has not come to know God, because God is love." 

Topic

Jesus' bride, wife

Scriptures

In the bible

John 3:29
"He that has the bride is the bridegroom."

2 Corinthians 11:2
"For I am jealous over YOU with a godly jealousy, for I personally promised YOU in marriage to one husband that I might present YOU as a chaste virgin to the Christ."

2 John 1:1
"The older man to the chosen lady and to her children,"

Revelation 19:7
"Let us rejoice and be overjoyed, and let us give him the glory, because the marriage of the Lamb has arrived and his wife has prepared herself."

Revelation 21:9, 10
“Come here, I will show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife.” So he carried me away in [the power of the] spirit to a great and lofty mountain, and he showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God"

Revelation 22:16, 17
"I, Jesus, sent my angel to bear witness to YOU people of these things for the congregations. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright morning star.
And the spirit and the bride keep on saying: “Come!” And let anyone hearing say: “Come!” And let anyone thirsting come; let anyone that wishes take life’s water free." 

Topic

Jesus preached to Demons

Scriptures

In the bible

1 Peter 3:19
"In this [state] also he went his way and preached to the spirits in prison," 

Topic

Jesus' ransom

Scriptures

In the bible

John 17:3
"This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ."

Romans 3:23, 24
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and it is as a free gift that they are being declared righteous by his undeserved kindness through the release by the ransom [paid] by Christ Jesus."

1 Corinthians 1:18
"For the speech about the torture stake is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is God’s power."

1 Corinthians 15:3, 4
"Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; and that he was buried, yes, that he has been raised up the third day according to the Scriptures;"

1 Corinthians 15:14
"But if Christ has not been raised up, our preaching is certainly in vain, and our faith is in vain."

1 Corinthians 15:20-22
"However, now Christ has been raised up from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep [in death]. For since death is through a man, resurrection of the dead is also through a man. For just as in Adam all are dying, so also in the Christ all will be made alive."

1 Corinthians 15:45-47
“The first man Adam became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. Nevertheless, the first is, not that which is spiritual, but that which is physical, afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is out of the earth and made of dust; the second man is out of heaven."

1 Corinthians 15:54-57
“Death is swallowed up forever. “Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your sting?” The sting producing death is sin, but the power for sin is the Law. But thanks to God, for he gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!"

2 Corinthians 8:9
"For YOU know the undeserved kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich he became poor for YOUR sakes, that YOU might become rich through his poverty."

1 Timothy 2:5, 6
"For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, a man, Christ Jesus, who gave himself a corresponding ransom for all—[this is] what is to be witnessed to at its own particular times."

1 John 2:2
"And he is a propitiatory sacrifice for our sins, yet not for ours only but also for the whole world’s."

Revelation 5:5
"Look! The Lion that is of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered so as to open the scroll and its seven seals.” 

Topic

Jesus says

Scriptures

In the bible

John 10:34
“YOU are gods”

John 15:16
"in order that no matter what YOU ask the Father in my name he might give it to YOU."

John 15:22
"If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin."

John 16:21, 22
"A woman, when she is giving birth, has grief, because her hour has arrived; but when she has brought forth the young child, she remembers the tribulation no more because of the joy that a man has been born into the world. YOU also, therefore, are now, indeed, having grief; but I shall see YOU again and YOUR hearts will rejoice, and YOUR joy no one will take from YOU." 

Topic

Jesus, said about him

Scriptures

In the bible

John 7:12
“He is a good man.” Others would say: “He is not, but he misleads the crowd.”

John 7:20
"The crowd answered: “You have a demon."

John 10:20
“He has a demon and is mad." 

Topic

Jesus says about himself

Scriptures

In the bible

John 8:58
"Before Abraham came into existence, I have been.” 

Topic

Law of Moses

Scriptures

In the bible

Galatians 3:24
"Consequently the Law has become our tutor leading to Christ, that we might be declared righteous due to faith."

Galatians 4:21-31
"Tell me, YOU who want to be under law, Do YOU not hear the Law? For example, it is written that Abraham acquired two sons, one by the servant girl and one by the free woman; but the one by the servant girl was actually born in the manner of flesh, the other by the free woman through a promise. These things stand as a symbolic drama; for these [women] mean two covenants, the one from Mount Si′nai, which brings forth children for slavery, and which is Ha′gar. Now this Ha′gar means Si′nai, a mountain in Arabia, and she corresponds with the Jerusalem today, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
"For it is written: “Be glad, you barren woman who does not give birth; break out and cry aloud, you woman who does not have childbirth pains; for the children of the desolate woman are more numerous than [those] of her who has the husband.” Now we, brothers, are children belonging to the promise the same as Isaac was. But just as then the one born in the manner of flesh began persecuting the one born in the manner of spirit, so also now. Nevertheless, what does the Scripture say? “Drive out the servant girl and her son, for by no means shall the son of the servant girl be an heir with the son of the free woman.” Wherefore, brothers, we are children, not of a servant girl, but of the free woman." 

Topic

Lessons Winds and tricks from people

Scriptures

In the bible

Ephesians 4:14, 15
"in order that we should no longer be babes, tossed about as by waves and carried hither and thither by every wind of teaching by means of the trickery of men, by means of cunning in contriving error. But speaking the truth, let us by love grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ." 

Topic

Love

Scriptures

In the bible

1 John 4:18
"There is no fear in love, but perfect love throws fear outside,"  

Topic

Mediumship

Scriptures

In the bible

John 4:18
"For you have had five husbands, and the [man] you now have is not your husband. This you have said truthfully."

John 4:29
“Come here, see a man that told me all the things I did."  

Topic

Reference to the scriptures

Scriptures

In the bible

John 17:17
"Sanctify them by means of the truth; your word is truth."

Acts 26:22
"but saying nothing except things the Prophets as well as Moses stated were going to take place,"

Acts 28:23
"And he explained the matter to them by bearing thorough witness concerning the kingdom of God and by using persuasion with them concerning Jesus from both the law of Moses and the Prophets,"

Acts 18:28
"while he demonstrated by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ."

Acts 17:2
"he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,"

Acts 17:11
"Now the latter were more noble-minded than those in Thessaloni′ca, for they received the word with the greatest eagerness of mind, carefully examining the Scriptures daily as to whether these things were so."

Acts 8:30, 31
"Philip ran alongside and heard him reading aloud Isaiah the prophet, and he said: “Do you actually know what you are reading?” He said: “Really, how could I ever do so, unless someone guided me?”

Acts 9:22
"he proved logically that this is the Christ." 

Topic

Sense-rate service / interpretation of scripture

Scriptures

In the bible

Romans 12:1
"a sacred service with YOUR power of reason."

2 Corinthians 10:4, 5
"For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but powerful by God for overturning strongly entrenched things. For we are overturning reasonings and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God; and we are bringing every thought into captivity to make it obedient to the Christ;"

1 Thessalonians 2:4
"but, just as we have been proved by God as fit to be entrusted with the good news, so we speak, as pleasing, not men, but God, who makes proof of our hearts."

2 Timothy 3:16
"All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness,"

Hebrews 4:12
"For the word of God is alive and exerts power and is sharper than any two- edged sword and pierces even to the dividing of soul and spirit, and of joints and [their] marrow, and [is] able to discern thoughts and intentions of [the] heart." 

2 Peter 1:21
"For prophecy was at no time brought by man’s will, but men spoke from God as they were borne along by holy spirit." 

Topic

The kingdom of God, the 144,000

Scriptures

In the bible

1 Corinthians 6:3
"Do YOU not know that we shall judge angels?"

2 Timothy 2:12
"if we go on enduring, we shall also rule together as kings;"

Hebrews 12:22-24
"But YOU have approached a Mount Zion and a city of [the] living God, heavenly Jerusalem, and myriads of angels, in general assembly, and the congregation of the firstborn who have been enrolled in the heavens, and God the Judge of all, and the spiritual lives of righteous ones who have been made perfect, and Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and the blood of sprinkling, which speaks in a better way than Abel’s [blood]."

2 Peter 3:13
"But there are new heavens and a new earth that we are awaiting according to his promise, and in these righteousness is to dwell."

Revelation 5:9, 10
"And they sing a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and open its seals, because you were slaughtered and with your blood you bought persons for God out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and you made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God, and they are to rule as kings over the earth.”

Revelation 7:4
"And I heard the number of those who were sealed, a hundred and forty-four thousand,"

Revelation 14:1
"And I saw, and, look! the Lamb standing upon the Mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand having his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads."

Revelation 20:4-10
"And I saw thrones, and there were those who sat down on them, and power of judging was given them. Yes, I saw the souls of those executed with the ax for the witness they bore to Jesus and for speaking about God, and those who had worshiped neither the wild beast nor its image and who had not received the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand. And they came to life and ruled as kings with the Christ for a thousand years. (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. Happy and holy is anyone having part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no authority, but they will be priests of God and of the Christ, and will rule as kings with him for the thousand years.
Now as soon as the thousand years have been ended, Satan will be let loose out of his prison, and he will go out to mislead those nations in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Ma′gog, to gather them together for the war. The number of these is as the sand of the sea. And they advanced over the breadth of the earth and encircled the camp of the holy ones and the beloved city. But fire came down out of heaven and devoured them. And the Devil who was misleading them was hurled into the lake of fire and sulphur, where both the wild beast and the false prophet [already were]; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever."

Revelation 21:1-4
"And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the sea is no more. I saw also the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God and prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: “Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his peoples. And God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.” 

Topic

The war in heaven

Scriptures

In the bible

Revelation 12:7-9
"And war broke out in heaven: Mi′chael and his angels battled with the dragon, and the dragon and its angels battled but it did not prevail, neither was a place found for them any longer in heaven. So down the great dragon was hurled, the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth; he was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him."

Revelation 12:11
"And they conquered him because of the blood of the Lamb" 

Topic

Woman of God

Scriptures

In the bible

Revelation 12:1-5
"And a great sign was seen in heaven, a woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon was beneath her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars, and she was pregnant. And she cries out in her pains and in her agony to give birth.
And another sign was seen in heaven, and, look! a great fiery-colored dragon, with seven heads and ten horns and upon its heads seven diadems; and its tail drags a third of the stars of heaven, and it hurled them down to the earth. And the dragon kept standing before the woman who was about to give birth, that, when she did give birth, it might devour her child.
And she gave birth to a son, a male, who is to shepherd all the nations with an iron rod. And her child was caught away to God and to his throne." 

Topic

Addition or takes anything away from the words of the scroll of this prophecy

Scriptures

In the bible

Revelation 22:18, 19
“I am bearing witness to everyone that hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone makes an addition to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this scroll; and if anyone takes anything away from the words of the scroll of this prophecy, God will take his portion away from the trees of life and out of the holy city, things which are written about in this scroll." 

Topic

Angels are myriads

Scriptures

In the bible

Revelation 5:11, 12
"And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders, and the number of them was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice: “The Lamb that was slaughtered is worthy to receive the power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.” 

Topic

Be yourself

Scriptures

In the bible

1 Corinthians 7:23
"stop becoming slaves of men."

1 Corinthians 10:29
"For why should it be that my freedom is judged by another person’s conscience?"

1 Corinthians 15:33
"Bad associations spoil useful habits." 

Topic

Common greeting to the assemblies of St. Paul

Scriptures

In the bible

Galatians 1:1-5
"Paul, an apostle, neither from men nor through a man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him up from the dead, and all the brothers with me, to the congregations of Gala′tia:
May YOU have undeserved kindness and peace from God our Father and [the] Lord Jesus Christ. He gave himself for our sins that he might deliver us from the present wicked system of things according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen." 

Topic

Faith

Scriptures

In the bible

Hebrews 11:1
"Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities though not beheld." 

Topic

Gather all things together again, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth

Scriptures

In the bible

Ephesians 1:10
"gather all things together again in the Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth."

Ephesians 3:14-19
"On account of this I bend my knees to the Father, to whom every family in heaven and on earth owes its name, to the end that he may grant YOU according to the riches of his glory to be made mighty in the man YOU are inside with power through his spirit, to have the Christ dwell through [YOUR] faith in YOUR hearts with love; that YOU may be rooted and established on the foundation, in order that YOU may be thoroughly able to grasp mentally with all the holy ones what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of the Christ which surpasses knowledge, that YOU may be filled with all the fullness that God gives."

Philippians 2:10
"so that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend of those in heaven and those on earth and those under the ground,"

Hebrews 12:26
"At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, saying: “Yet once more I will set in commotion not only the earth but also the heaven.” 

Topic

Millennium

Scriptures

In the bible

Revelation 22:1, 2
"And he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, flowing out from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of its broad way. And on this side of the river and on that side [there were] trees of life producing twelve crops of fruit, yielding their fruits each month. And the leaves of the trees [were] for the curing of the nations." 

Topic

Selfishness

Scriptures

In the bible

2 Corinthians 10:18
"For not the one who recommends himself is approved, but the man whom Jehovah recommends." 

Topic

Sin through one man, Adam

Scriptures

In the bible

Romans 5:12
"That is why, just as through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because they had all sinned."

Romans 5:21
"That, just as sin ruled as king with death, likewise also undeserved kindness might rule as king through righteousness with everlasting life in view through Jesus Christ our Lord."

Romans 6:23
"For the wages sin pays is death, but the gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord." 

Topic

Superfine apostles

Scriptures

In the bible

2 Corinthians 11:5
"For I consider that I have not in a single thing proved inferior to YOUR superfine apostles."

2 Corinthians 11:13-15
"For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself keeps transforming himself into an angel of light. It is therefore nothing great if his ministers also keep transforming themselves into ministers of righteousness. But their end shall be according to their works."

2 Corinthians 12:11
"For I did not prove to be inferior to [YOUR] superfine apostles in a single thing, even if I am nothing."

Colossians 2:18
"Let no man deprive YOU of the prize who takes delight in a [mock] humility and a form of worship of the angels, “taking his stand on” the things he has seen, puffed up without proper cause by his fleshly frame of mind."

Colossians 2:23
"Those very things are, indeed, possessed of an appearance of wisdom in a self-imposed form of worship and [mock] humility, a severe treatment of the body; but they are of no value in combating the satisfying of the flesh."

Titus 1:11
"It is necessary to shut the mouths of these, as these very men keep on subverting entire households by teaching things they ought not for the sake of dishonest gain."

2 Peter 2:1
"However, there also came to be false prophets among the people, as there will also be false teachers among YOU."

2 Peter 2:19
"While they are promising them freedom, they themselves are existing as slaves of corruption. For whoever is overcome by another is enslaved by this one." 

Topic

The end of this system of things

Scriptures

In the bible

1 Thessalonians 5:3
"Whenever it is that they are saying: “Peace and security!” then sudden destruction is to be instantly upon them"

2 Timothy 3:1-5
"But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, self-assuming, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong, puffed up [with pride], lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having a form of godly devotion but proving false to its power; and from these turn away."

2 Peter 2:4
"Certainly if God did not hold back from punishing the angels that sinned, but, by throwing them into Tar′tarus, delivered them to pits of dense darkness to be reserved for judgment;"

2 Peter 3:3-7
"For YOU know this first, that in the last days there will come ridiculers with their ridicule, proceeding according to their own desires4and saying: “Where is this promised presence of his? Why, from the day our forefathers fell asleep [in death], all things are continuing exactly as from creation’s beginning.”
For, according to their wish, this fact escapes their notice, that there were heavens from of old and an earth standing compactly out of water and in the midst of water by the word of God; and by those [means] the world of that time suffered destruction when it was deluged with water. But by the same word the heavens and the earth that are now are stored up for fire and are being reserved to the day of judgment and of destruction of the ungodly men."

2 Peter 3:9
"Jehovah is not slow respecting his promise, as some people consider slowness, but he is patient with YOU because he does not desire any to be destroyed but desires all to attain to repentance."

Revelation 16:13, 14
"And I saw three unclean inspired expressions [that looked] like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the wild beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet. They are, in fact, expressions inspired by demons and perform signs, and they go forth to the kings of the entire inhabited earth, to gather them together to the war of the great day of God the Almighty." 

Topic

The Resurrection

Scriptures

In the bible

John 11:24
"Martha said to him: “I know he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.” 

Topic

When that which is complete arrives, that which is partial will be done away

Scriptures

In the bible

1 Corinthians 13:8-10, 13
"Love never fails. But whether there are [gifts of] prophesying, they will be done away with; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will be done away with. For we have partial knowledge and we prophesy partially; but when that which is complete arrives, that which is partial will be done away with."
"Now, however, there remain faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." 

Topic

Other

Scriptures

In the bible

Acts 2:21
"And everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved.”

Acts 4:9-11
“Rulers of the people and older men, if we are this day being examined, on the basis of a good deed to an ailing man, as to by whom this man has been made well, let it be known to all of YOU and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene′, whom YOU impaled but whom God raised up from the dead, by this one does this man stand here sound in front of YOU. This is ‘the stone that was treated by YOU builders as of no account that has become the head of the corner."

Acts 5:29
“We must obey God as ruler rather than men."

Acts 11:26
"and it was first in Antioch that the disciples were by divine providence called Christians."

Acts 12:15, 16
"They began to say: “It is his angel.” But Peter remained there knocking."

1 Corinthians 1:27
"but God chose the foolish things of the world, that he might put the wise men to shame; and God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put the strong things to shame;"

1 Corinthians 7:31
"for the scene of this world is changing."

1 Corinthians 8:1
"Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up."

2 Corinthians 13:8
"For we can do nothing against the truth, but only for the truth."


1 Timothy 4:8
"For bodily training is beneficial for a little; but godly devotion is beneficial for all things, as it holds promise of the life now and that which is to come."

1 John 1:8
"If we make the statement: “We have no sin,” we are misleading ourselves and the truth is not in us." 

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