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| Bible Verses |
Key Text
"And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch."
Mark 13:37
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Watch and Pray
"Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch
the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered
his house to be broken up." Matthew 24:42-43
"Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein
the Son of man cometh." Matthew 25:13
"Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed
is willing, but the flesh is weak." Matthew 26:41
"Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is." Mark
13:33
"For the Son of Man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his
house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work,
and commanded the porter to watch. Watch ye therefore: for ye know not
when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the
cockcrowing, or in the morning:... And what I say unto you I say unto
all, Watch." Mark 13:34-35,37
"And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third
watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants." Luke
12:38
"Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted
worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand
before the Son of man." Luke 21:36
"Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years
I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears." Acts
20:31
"Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong." 1Corinthians
16:13
"Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;" Colossians
4:2
"Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but
let us watch and be sober." 1Thessalonians 5:6
"But watch thou in all things, endure
afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make
full proof of thy ministry." 2Timothy
4:5
"Obey them that have
the rule over you, and submit yourselves:
for they watch for your souls, as
they that must give account, that
they may do it with joy, and not
with grief: for that is unprofitable
for you." Hebrews
13:17
"But the end of all
things is at hand: be ye therefore
sober, and watch unto prayer." 1Peter
4:7
"Remember therefore
how thou hast received and heard,
and hold fast, and repent. If therefore
thou shalt not watch, I will come
on thee as a thief, and thou shalt
not know what hour I will come upon
thee." Revelation
3:3
Key Text
"And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the
stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea
and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking
after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven
shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud
with power and great glory." Luke 21:25-27 |
Signs of the Times
"He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be
fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather
to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the
face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?" Matthew
16:2-3
"And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it
be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank,
they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the
day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and
destroyed them all." Luke 17:26-27
"And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that
every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. The
earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence...
And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had
corrupted his way upon the earth. And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh
is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold,
I will destroy them with the earth." Genesis 6:5,12-13
"Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they
bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went
out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed." Luke
17:28-30
"But before they lay down, the men of the city,
even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old
and young, all the people from every quarter: And they called
unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in
to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know
them. And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the
door after him, And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly." Genesis
19:4-7
"Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister
Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was
in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the
hand of the poor and needy. And they were haughty, and committed
abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw
good." Ezekiel 16:49-50
"But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal
the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and
fro, and knowledge shall be increased." Daniel
12:4
"And I beheld when he had opened the
sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the
sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became
as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even
as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken
of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when
it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved
out of their places." Revelation 6:12-14
Key Text
"Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this
prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time
is at hand." Revelation 1:3 |
Prophetic Understanding to Increase
"But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to
the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be
increased." Daniel 12:4
"Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall
he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the
milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon
precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line;
here a little, and there a little:" Isaiah
28:9-10
"Many shall be purified, and made white, and
tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked
shall understand; but the wise shall understand." Daniel
12:10
"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally,
and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." James 1:5
"We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye
take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn,
and the day star arise in your hearts:" 2 Peter 1:19
"For yourselves know perfectly that the day of
the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall
say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon
them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not
escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day
should overtake you as a thief." 1 Thesalonians
5:2-4
"Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear
the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are
written therein: for the time is at hand." Revelation
1:3
Key Text
"For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and
there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles:
these are the beginnings of sorrows." Mark 13:8 |
Disasters Increasing
"And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and
in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;
the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear,
and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:
for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see
the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory." Luke
21:25-27
"Ye shall hear of wars and rumors
of wars. . . . Nation shall rise against nation,
and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be
famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers
places." Matthew 24:6-7.
"Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction
from the Almighty shall it come. Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea,
joy and gladness from the house of our God? The seed is rotten under their clods,
the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have
no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate. O LORD, to thee will
I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame
hath burned all the trees of the field. The beasts of the field cry also unto
thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures
of the wilderness." Joel 1:15-20
Declining Morality
"But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man
be." Matthew 24:37
"And God saw that the wickedness of man was great
in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of
his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD
that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his
heart...And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come
before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them;
and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth." Genesis
6:5-6,13
"Knowing this first, that there shall come in
the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And
saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers
fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning
of the creation. For this they willingly are ignorant of, that
by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing
out of the water and in the water: Whereby the world that then
was, being overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens
and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in
store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition
of ungodly men." 1 Peter 3:3-7
"This know also, that in the last days perilous
times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves,
covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents,
unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers,
false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that
are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures
more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying
the power thereof: from such turn away." 2
Timothy 3:1-5
"For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections:
for even their women did change the natural use into that which
is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural
use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another;
men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving
in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge,
God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things
which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness,
fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full
of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters,
haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil
things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenantbreakers,
without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing
the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are
worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in
them that do them." Romans 1:26-32
Key Text
"For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go
forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the
battle of that great day of God Almighty." Revelation 16:14 |
Spiritualism Increasing
"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall
depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;" 1
Timothy 4:1
"And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed
into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his
ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness;
whose end shall be according to their works." 2
Corinthians 11:14-15
"And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with
the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs
and lying wonders," 2 Thesalonians 2:8-9
"And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven
on the earth in the sight of men, And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth
by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast;
saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the
beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live." Revelation
13:13-14
Key Text
"Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old
paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your
souls..." Jeremiah 6:16 |
Learn Lessons from the Past
"A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass
on, and are punished." Proverbs 27:12
"The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is
done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun." Ecclesiastes
1:9
"Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old
paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your
souls..." Jeremiah 6:16
"Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else;
I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and
from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall
stand, and I will do all my pleasure:" Isaiah 46:9-10
"And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought,
and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring
of water, whose waters fail not. And they that shall be of thee shall build the
old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and
thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell
in." Isaiah 58:11-12
God's Promises
"Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed
at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them." Jeremiah
10:2
"And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up
your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh." Luke 21:28
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore
will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried
into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though
the mountains shake with the swelling thereof....The heathen raged, the kingdoms
were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted...Come, behold the works of
the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth. He maketh wars to cease
unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder;
he burneth the chariot in the fire. Be still, and know that I am God: I will
be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth." Psalm
46:1-3,6,8-10
"I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My
help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy
foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth
Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy
shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon
by night. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth,
and even for evermore." Psalm 121
Key Text
"The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into
silence." Psalm 115:17 |
State of the Dead
"For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing,
neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also
their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they
any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun." Ecclesiastes
9:5-6
"As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the
grave shall come up no more. He shall return no more to his house,
neither shall his place know him any more." Job 7:9-10
"The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that
go down into silence." Psalm 115:17
"His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his
earth; in that very day his thoughts perish." Psalm
146:4
"For this we say unto you by
the word of the Lord, that we which are alive
and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall
not prevent them which are asleep. 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: Then we which are
alive and remain shall be caught up together
with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord
in the air: and so shall we ever be with
the Lord." 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17
Key Text
"And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the
ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of
life; and man became a living soul." Genesis
2:7 |
A Soul is:
"All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins,
besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six;" Genesis
46:26
"And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as
the blood of a dead man; and every living soul died in the sea." Revelation
16:3
"And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the
ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life;
and man became a living soul." Genesis
2:7
"The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The
son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall
the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness
of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the
wicked shall be upon him." Ezekiel 18:20
Key Text
"To them who by patient continuance in
well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality,
eternal life:" Romans 2:7 |
Immortal Soul
"That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing
of our Lord Jesus Christ: Which in his times he shall show, who is the blessed
and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; Who only hath immortality,
dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen,
nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen." 1 Timothy
6:14-16
"Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God,
be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen" 1 Timothy 1:17
"Shall mortal man be more just than
God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?" Job
4:17
Immortal life is a gift for the righteous - the wicked get
death.
"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." John
3:16
"The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the
iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son:
the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the
wicked shall be upon him." Ezekiel 18:20
The first sermon on the immortality of the soul:
"And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye
shall not surely die:" Genesis 3:4
Immortality is a gift to be recieved in the future:
"Behold, I show you a mystery;
We shall not all sleep, but we shall
all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling
of an eye, at the last trump: for the
trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall
be raised incorruptible, and we shall
be changed. For this corruptible must
put on incorruption, and this mortal
must put on immortality. So when this
corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal
shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass
the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?" 1
Corinthians 15:51-55
"To them who by patient
continuance in well doing seek for glory
and honour and immortality,
eternal life:" Romans 2:7
"But
is now made manifest
by the appearing
of our Saviour Jesus
Christ, who hath
abolished death,
and hath brought
life and immortality
to light through
the gospel:" 2
Timothy 1:10
Key Text
"So Saul died for his transgression which he
committed against the LORD, even against the word
of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking
counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire
of it;" 1 Chronicles 10:13 |
Talking to the Dead
"When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou
shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. There shall
not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through
the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter,
or a witch, Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard,
or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD:
and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before
thee. Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. For these nations, which thou
shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for
thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do." Deuteronomy
18:9-14
"A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard,
shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood
shall be upon them." Leviticus 20:27
"So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD,
even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking
counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire of it;" 1
Chronicles 10:13
"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the
latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving
heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared
with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain
from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving
of them which believe and know the truth." 1 Timothy
4:1-3
"For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go
forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them
to the battle of that great day of God Almighty." Revelation 16:14
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