Protecting The Church

I pray not that thou shouldest take them from the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil one.

And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and guard you from the evil one.

Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.

Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

He saith unto them, But who say ye that I am? — read the full passage →

After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that no wind should blow on the earth, or on the sea, or upon any tree. — read the full passage →

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: — read the full passage →

For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. — read the full passage →

After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and ofalltribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands;

and he made us to be a kingdom, to be priests unto his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

And it was said unto them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree, but only such men as have not the seal of God on their foreheads.

not by works done in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

Know therefore that they that are of faith, the same are sons of Abraham.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me; Thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of mine enemies, And thy right hand will save me.

Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.

These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly; — read the full passage →

if so be that it is a righteous thing with God to recompense affliction to them that afflict you, — read the full passage →

in whom ye were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ;

But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband — read the full passage →

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

I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright, the morning star.

Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: over these the second death hath no power; but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

And I say unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they that come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. — read the full passage →

but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

so then let us not sleep, as do the rest, but let us watch and be sober.

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →

And youdid he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins, — read the full passage →

God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

For Jehovah will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side-posts, Jehovah will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.

And I fell down before his feet to worship him. And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren that hold the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a great voice, If any man worshippeth the beast and his image, and receiveth a mark on his forehead, or upon his hand, — read the full passage →

After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, a voiceas of a trumpet speaking with me, one saying, Come up hither, and I will show thee the things which must come to pass hereafter. — read the full passage →

Because thou didst keep the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial, that hour which is to come upon the whole world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet

For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; — read the full passage →

Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; — read the full passage →

looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. — read the full passage →

I say then, Did God cast off his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. — read the full passage →

but after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; — read the full passage →

And on the sabbath day we went forth without the gate by a river side, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spake unto the women that were come together. — read the full passage →

And when the wine failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.

After these things I heard as it were a great voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah; Salvation, and glory, and power, belong to our God: — read the full passage →

And I heard a great voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, Go ye, and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God into the earth. — read the full passage →

And there was given them to each one a white robe; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little time, until their fellow-servants also and their brethren, who should be killed even as they were, should have fulfilled their course.

And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of them that had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: — read the full passage →

and madest them to be unto our God a kingdom and priests; and they reign upon the earth.

Straightway I was in the Spirit: and behold, there was a throne set in heaven, and one sitting upon the throne;

After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, a voiceas of a trumpet speaking with me, one saying, Come up hither, and I will show thee the things which must come to pass hereafter.

He that overcometh, I will give to him to sit down with me in my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his throne.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they received of us.

And now ye know that which restraineth, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season. — read the full passage →

who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

For God appointed us not unto wrath, but unto the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall in no wise escape.

For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. — read the full passage →

But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that aught be written unto you. — read the full passage →

But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that aught be written unto you. — read the full passage →

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven, with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first;

But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope. — read the full passage →

All my affairs shall Tychicus make known unto you, the beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow-servant in the Lord:

And you, being dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you, I say, did he make alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses; — read the full passage →

being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner stone; — read the full passage →

even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace have ye been saved),

And youdid he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins,

And as many as shall walk by this rule, peace be upon them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.

I must needs glory, though it is not expedient; but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. — read the full passage →

Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; then they that are Christ’s, at his coming. — read the full passage →

Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is from God; that we might know the things that were freely given to us of God. — read the full passage →

For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh: — read the full passage →

in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my gospel, by Jesus Christ.

Him did God exalt with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things soever he shall hear, these shall he speak: and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come.

He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

No man can come to me, except the Father that sent me draw him: and I will raise him up in the last day.

And this is the will of him that sent me, that of all that which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. — read the full passage →

And Jesus went up into the mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. — read the full passage →

Marvel not at this: for the hour cometh, in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice, — read the full passage →

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life. — read the full passage →

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up;

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. — read the full passage →

who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

But when ye see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand.

Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels:

But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory: — read the full passage →

But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory: — read the full passage →

even so ye also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is nigh, even at the doors.

Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh; — read the full passage →

And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that ye be not troubled: for these things must needs come to pass; but the end is not yet. — read the full passage →

Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? — read the full passage →