The Holy War

For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

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. — read the full passage →

A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

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.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? — read the full passage →

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. — read the full passage →

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.

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.

And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

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

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

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.

Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Thou shalt not kill.

And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

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

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:

And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

For he said, Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.

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

Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.

It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

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. — read the full passage →

He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. — read the full passage →

Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. — read the full passage →

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, — read the full passage →

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. — read the full passage →

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.

And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, — read the full passage →

And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart faint as well as his heart.

These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, — read the full passage →

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

There was a certain man in Cesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, — read the full passage →

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

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

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the Lord is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.

Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. — read the full passage →

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. — read the full passage →

There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.

And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.

And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.

For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, — read the full passage →

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. — read the full passage →

And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, — read the full passage →

And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: — read the full passage →

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

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

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

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. — read the full passage →

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.