No one comes to the Father except through me. 18 Even by saying these things, they scarcely persuaded the crowds not to offer sacrifice to them. He pronounced blessings on those whom the world would consider weak and unworthy and cursings on those who were strong (see Matthew 5:1-12; Luke 6:20-26). But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Robert L. (Bob)Deffinbaugh graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with his Th.M. That too is a work of our salvation. Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.. He was there as the agent of creation, but it is in verse 14 that I really want to plant my tent peg if I can for a minute because it says: "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.". Proud member When Moses appeared before Pharaoh and demanded that he let Gods people go, Pharaoh only made things more difficult for the Jews. Submit yourselves therefore to God. The Jews protested that Moses had only made matters worse. Hebrews 3:6. Exhort each other every day to lay hold on hope. Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus answered him, Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward., God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.. Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. Psalm 39:7. Verse 1 provides the timing of the vision and the revelation Daniel receivedthe third year of Cyrus. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. The hope we have for the Kingdom of Heaven is that it is a Kingdom for this world. And this is why Jesus taught us to pray, "Your Kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." Questions: We are not left to our own weak hands to hold on. Psalm 19:1-2 worship There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. The question raised relates to the length of time Gods people will suffer in the tribulation period. Such is the way He has worked and does work in us. 20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come. This verse describes the believers hope of heavenly rewards. Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you. What was the hope of the Old Testament saint? Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Luke 23:43 Today you will be with me in paradise. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. 32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? The prophet Daniel was indeed a godly man. Those without hope of eternal life try to avoid the reality of death. And I saw, coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs. For the saint, the doctrine of the resurrection is the basis for our hope. Romans 8:25. Explore these encouraging verses about the real hope that comes from God. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. The hope of the Old Testament saint required the resurrection of the dead. Do you believe this? (John 11:25-26). The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. He delivers us from sin, from suffering, and from death, but He did so by means of His own suffering and death. They needed to believe Gods promise of salvation which was revealed to them in the Old Testament Scriptures, just as every Old Testament saint was saved by faith (see Hebrews 11). They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. In my Father's house are many rooms. As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. 35 And some of those who have insight will fall, in order to refine, purge, and make them pure, until the end time; because it is still to come at the appointed time (Daniel 11:33-35). He further spoke of the way God allowed Satan to afflict him, so that he would be weakened and depend upon Gods strength rather than his own: 5 For even when we came into Macedonia our flesh had no rest, but we were afflicted on every side: conflicts without, fears within. 118 There are several specific, but different, time indicators in the Book of Daniel. Verse Concepts. What Do We Learn from Reading Jesus Genealogy? Bible Verses on Hope Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. Q In Daniels vision of chapter 7, the same four Gentile kingdoms seem to be in view as described in chapter 2. Israels deliverance does not come about because God will make them strong, but rather because God will use wicked men to shatter the power of His holy people. Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord. Knowledge has given us the atomic bomb and a vast arsenal of lethal weapons, but it has not given us world peace. 16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is a heavenly one. 28 At this point the revelation ended. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. The Bible answers this question very clearly: No. 115 For the Old Testament teaching on the time of the Great Tribulation, see Deuteronomy 4:30; Jeremiah 30:4-8; Daniel 9:27; 11:40-45; Zechariah 13:7-9. He sent Moses to deliver His people from their suffering. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." Psalm 10:17 LORD, you know the hopes of the helpless. Trust in it. So holding fast is not the cause of our being Christs house, but the proof of it. The rescue of verse 1 seems to be described largely in terms of the resurrection in verses 2 and 3. He raised both hands and swore by the eternal Father117 who lives forever that the end of these wonders would come after a time, times, and half a time. The day of his departure was near, yet he was encouraged to go his way; he was to keep on just as he had been. This is our anchor. Paul reminded his Corinthian readers that God saved the weak, not the strong, for His own glory (1 Corinthians 1:18-31). Hoping to drain the water by pushing upward on the tent with his umbrella, the director slipped. But Jesus entered into the holy of holies once for all with his own infinitely precious blood and his own indestructible life so that his atoning work for us is perfect and lasts forever. Consider for a moment the deliverance of Israel from Egyptian bondage. For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.. 25 Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me shall live even if he dies, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. Heavenly rewards are here, as elsewhere, linked to earthly faithfulness and service. Knowledge is that information available to all, which most often does not originate from Scripture or from the Spirit. We must hold fast. From the first time we are introduced to him as a young lad in chapter 1 to the time of his approaching death in chapter 12, Daniel was a man who was faithful to his God. Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation." 10 For Thou wilt not abandon my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt Thou allow Thy Holy One to see the pit (Psalm 16:9-10). And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. So we are prone to ask, Why does the writer encourage us to hold fast to our hope (verse 18)? Verse 11 reveals one more detail: the period between the time the regular sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation is set up will be 1,290 days. But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. . They sum up for Daniel the destiny of Israel as a nation, the saints, and the wicked. W Chapter 10 serves as the introduction; chapter 11 provides a number of the details of Gods prophetic program, and chapter 12 serves as the conclusion. And the dragon and his angels fought back. Because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Scripture Quotes on Heaven. Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. It is heaven and the blessing promised in verse 14 and the sum of all the good that God has sworn to be for us in Jesus. But we can hold fast only because we are held fast (see Philippians 3:12). 8 For though I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret itfor I see that letter caused you sorrow, though only for a while9 I now rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of repentance; for you were made sorrowful according to the will of God, in order that you might not suffer loss in anything through us. Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him For the help of His presence. At this time, the king of the North will encamp his troops between the seas and the beautiful Holy Mountain (11:45), and then Michael will arise. Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord. To an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you. They will go here and there seeking new knowledge (see Acts 17:16-21). For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. While this is possible, other biblical texts may inform us that it is only the believer, Jew or Gentile, who is a true Israelite (see Romans 4:16; Galatians 3:29). Then, the text in John 1. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdenednot that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. Better things belong to salvation, including the holding on. Revelation 21:4 God will wipe every tear from their eyes in heaven. The anchor of our souls is bound to us as well as to heaven. 16 I approached one of those who were standing by and began asking him the exact meaning of all this. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope [literally: omit a hope and refer sure and steadfast to the anchor] both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil, where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. N But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. Human beings don't go to heaven or hell at death. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. God does save men and women from suffering, but He also saves through suffering. The promises of God which are not fulfilled in this life are fulfilled in the next. The reason is given in the last half of verse 4: many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase.. What does it mean to be told that God has secured a future for us with promise and oath and that we are to lay hold of it? We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. The last words of this chapter, and of the entire book, speak of death and of the believers hope beyond the grave. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. Psalm 119:114 Word of God protection. No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. 7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. The resurrection of the dead was a logical necessity, in order for divine prophecy to be fulfilled. Isaiah 40:31 31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. I know many changes are needed in my life. Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. 11 And from the time that the regular sacrifice is abolished, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days. Psalm 108:5 worship. Those who are righteous will be purged and purified by their suffering, prepared for the coming of the King and His kingdom (compare 1 Peter 1:6-7). Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for He has prepared a city for them; 17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac; and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten son; 18 it was he to whom it was said, IN ISAAC YOUR SEED SHALL BE CALLED. 19 He considered that God is able to raise men even from the dead; from which he also received him back as a type. When you face the reality of death, my friend, will it be with hope or with fear? And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. Romans 15:13 KJV . And he called him and said to him, What is this that I hear about you? As the day of our death or the day of our Lords return draws near, is there anything we would wish to change? They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. Cite this page: Editor: Stephen Smith. 14 Since then the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil; and might deliver those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives (Hebrews 2:14-15). OpenBible.info Matthew 6:19-21 Scripture passage on rewards in heaven. Therefore it says, When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men. 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