Hello, John and Doves,
What will you do all day when you get to heaven?
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It is written,
A Prayer for the Ephesians
14For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
20Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Ephesians 3:14-21 NIV
Again, it is written,
To the Church in Ephesus
1“To
the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds
the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden
lampstands.
2“‘I
know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you
cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call
themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false.3I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name’s sake, and you have not grown weary.4But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.5Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.6Yet this you have: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.’
Revelation 2:1-7 ESV
Yet again, it is written,
More Than Conquerors
31What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32He
who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he
not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34Who
then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than
that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also
interceding for us. 35Who
shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or
persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36As it is written:
“For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39neither
height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to
separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:39 NIV
Finally, it is written,
To the Church in Philadelphia
7“And
to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the
holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one
will shut, who shuts and no one opens.
8“‘I
know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no
one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you
have kept my word and have not denied my name.9Behold,
I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews
and are not, but lie—behold, I will make them come and bow down before
your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you.10Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.11I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.12The
one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God.
Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God,
and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down
from my God out of heaven, and my own new name.13He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
Revelation 3:7-13 ESV
And that same “hour of trial” [verse 10] is what is spoken of by the Apostle when he writes,
"The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a
kingdom, but who for one hour will receive authority as kings along with the beast.
Revelation 17:12 NIV
http://biblehub.com/greek/strongs_5610.htm
5610. hóra ► |
Strong's Concordance hóra: a time or period, an hour Original Word: ὥρα, ας, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: hóra
Phonetic Spelling: (ho'-rah)
Short Definition: an hour, season
Definition: (a) a definite space of time, a season, (b) an hour, (c) the particular time for anything. HELPS Word-studies 5610 hṓra – properly, an hour; (figuratively) a finite "season"; limited time or opportunity to reach a goal (fulfill a purpose); a divinely pre-set
time-period; a limited period to accomplish the Lord's specific
purpose, i.e. "the hour" in which specific characteristics prevail
exactly like that for a limited time. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
a time or period, an hour
NASB Translation
hour (84), hours (3), late* (2), moment (3), once* (3), short* (1), time (6), while (4). Revelation 3:10 N-GFS
GRK: ἐκ τῆς ὥρας τοῦ πειρασμοῦ
NAS: will keep you from the hour of testing,
KJV: from the hour of temptation,
INT: out of the hour of the of trial Revelation 17:12 N-AFS
GRK: βασιλεῖς μίαν ὥραν λαμβάνουσιν μετὰ
NAS: with the beast for one hour.
KJV: kings one hour with the beast.
INT: kings one hour receive with |
Now we know that the time approaches quickly for our transformation. For such a time as this, the Word says,
Jesus Is Coming
7“Look, I am coming soon! Blessed are those who obey the words of prophecy written in this book.”
8I,
John, am the one who heard and saw all these things. And when I heard
and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed
them to me. 9But
he said, “No, don’t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you
and your brothers the prophets, as well as all who obey what is written
in this book. Worship only God!”
10Then he instructed me, “Do not seal up the prophetic words in this book, for the time is near. 11Let the one who is doing harm continue to do harm; let the one who is vile continue to be vile; let the one who is righteous continue to live righteously; let the one who is holy continue to be holy.”
12“Look, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds.13I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”
14Blessed
are those who wash their robes. They will be permitted to enter through
the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life. 15Outside
the city are the dogs—the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the
murderers, the idol worshipers, and all who love to live a lie.
16“I,
Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this message for the churches. I
am both the source of David and the heir to his throne. I am the bright morning star.”
17The
Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” Let anyone who hears this say,
“Come.” Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who desires drink
freely from the water of life. 18And
I solemnly declare to everyone who hears the words of prophecy written
in this book: If anyone adds anything to what is written here, God will
add to that person the plagues described in this book. 19And
if anyone removes any of the words from this book of prophecy, God will
remove that person’s share in the tree of life and in the holy city
that are described in this book.
20He who is the faithful witness to all these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!”
Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!
21May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s holy people.
Revelation 22:7-21 NLT
~Blessings,
Mike