Revelation 3:5
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5 (A)The one who overcomes will be clothed the same way, in (B)white garments; and I will not (C)erase his name from the book of life, and (D)I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.
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Psalm 148:1-5
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The Whole Creation Invoked to Praise the Lord.
148 [a]Praise [b]the Lord!
Praise the Lord (A)from the heavens;
Praise Him (B)in the heights!
2 Praise Him, (C)all His angels;
Praise Him, (D)all His heavenly armies!
3 Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all stars of light!
4 Praise Him, [c](E)highest heavens,
And the (F)waters that are above the heavens!
5 They are to praise the name of the Lord,
For (G)He commanded and they were created.
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- Psalm 148:1 Or Hallelujah!
- Psalm 148:1 Heb Yah
- Psalm 148:4 Lit heavens of heavens
Colossians 1:9-17
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9 For this reason we also, (A)since the day we heard about it, (B)have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the [a](C)knowledge of His will in all spiritual (D)wisdom and understanding, 10 so that you will (E)walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, [b](F)to please Him in all respects, (G)bearing fruit in every good work and [c]increasing in the [d]knowledge of God; 11 (H)strengthened with all power, according to [e]His glorious might, [f]for the attaining of all perseverance and [g]patience; (I)joyously 12 giving thanks to (J)the Father, who has qualified us [h]to share in (K)the inheritance of the [i]saints in (L)light.
The Incomparable Christ
13 [j]For He rescued us from the [k](M)domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of [l](N)His beloved Son, 14 (O)in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
15 [m]He is the (P)image of the (Q)invisible God, the (R)firstborn of all creation: 16 for [n](S)by Him all things were created, (T)both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether (U)thrones, or dominions, or rulers, or authorities—(V)all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17 He [o](W)is before all things, and in Him all things [p]hold together.
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- Colossians 1:9 Or real knowledge
- Colossians 1:10 Lit unto all pleasing
- Colossians 1:10 Or growing by the knowledge
- Colossians 1:10 Or real knowledge
- Colossians 1:11 Lit the might of His glory
- Colossians 1:11 Lit unto all
- Colossians 1:11 Or patience with joy
- Colossians 1:12 Lit unto the portion of
- Colossians 1:12 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
- Colossians 1:13 Lit Who rescued
- Colossians 1:13 Lit authority
- Colossians 1:13 Lit the Son of His love
- Colossians 1:15 Lit Who is
- Colossians 1:16 Or in
- Colossians 1:17 Or has existed prior to
- Colossians 1:17 Or endure
Daniel 7:10
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10 A river of (A)fire was flowing
And coming out from before Him;
(B)Thousands upon thousands were serving Him,
And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him;
The (C)court [a]convened,
And (D)the books were opened.
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- Daniel 7:10 Lit took its place
Matthew 26:53
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53 Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve [a](A)legions of (B)angels?
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- Matthew 26:53 A legion equaled 6,000 troops
Luke 2:13
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13 And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly [a]army of angels praising God and saying,
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- Luke 2:13 Or host
Revelation 5:11
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Angels Exalt the Lamb
11 Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels (A)around the throne and the (B)living creatures and the (C)elders; and the number of them was [a](D)myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands,
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- Revelation 5:11 Gr for 10,000s of 10,000s
Hebrews 1:14
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14 Are they not all (A)ministering spirits, sent out to provide service for the sake of those who will (B)inherit (C)salvation?
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1 Corinthians 15:39-40
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39 All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of mankind, another flesh of animals, another flesh of birds, and another of fish. 40 There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one, and the glory of the earthly is another.
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Luke 24:37-39
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37 But they were startled and frightened, and thought that they were looking at (A)a spirit. 38 And He said to them, “Why are you frightened, and why are doubts arising in your [a]hearts? 39 (B)See My hands and My feet, that [b]it is I Myself; (C)touch Me and see, because a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you plainly see that I have.”
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- Luke 24:38 Lit heart
- Luke 24:39 Lit I Myself am
Colossians 2:18
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18 Take care that no one keeps [a](A)defrauding you of your prize by (B)delighting in humility and the worship of the angels, [b]taking his stand on visions he has seen, [c](C)inflated without cause by his (D)fleshly mind,
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- Colossians 2:18 Or deciding against you
- Colossians 2:18 Or going into detail about
- Colossians 2:18 Or conceited
Revelation 22:8-9
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8 (A)I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, (B)I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. 9 And (C)he *said to me, “[a]Do not do that; I am a (D)fellow servant of yours and of your brothers the prophets, and of those who [b]keep the words of (E)this book. Worship God!”
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- Revelation 22:9 Lit See that you do not
- Revelation 22:9 Or follows
2 Kings 19:35
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35 (A)Then it happened that night that the angel of the Lord went out and struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians; and when the rest got up early in the morning, behold, all of [a]the 185,000 were [b]dead.
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- 2 Kings 19:35 Lit them
- 2 Kings 19:35 Lit dead bodies
Matthew 28:2
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2 And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for (A)an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away (B)the stone, and sat upon it.
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Revelation 18:21
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21 Then [a]a (A)strong angel (B)picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon, (C)the great city, be thrown down with violence, and (D)will never be found again.
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- Revelation 18:21 Lit one
Revelation 5:2
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2 And I saw a (A)strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?”
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1 John 4:1-4
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Testing the Spirits
4 (A)Beloved, do not believe every (B)spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because (C)many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: (D)every spirit that (E)confesses that (F)Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; 3 and every spirit that (G)does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the (H)antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and (I)now it is already in the world. 4 You are from God, (J)little children, and (K)have overcome them; because (L)greater is He who is in you than (M)he who is in the world.
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Ephesians 6:10-12
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The Armor of God
10 Finally, (A)be strong in the Lord and in (B)the strength of His might. 11 (C)Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the (D)schemes of the devil. 12 For our (E)struggle is not against [a](F)flesh and blood, but (G)against the rulers, against the powers, against the (H)world forces of this (I)darkness, against the (J)spiritual forces of wickedness in (K)the heavenly places.
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- Ephesians 6:12 Lit blood and flesh
Luke 9:26
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26 (A)For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and the glory of the Father and the holy angels.
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2 Peter 2:4
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4 For (A)if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into [a]hell and (B)committed them to [b]pits of darkness, held for judgment;
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- 2 Peter 2:4 Gr Tartarus, a name used as a reference to the netherworld (hell)
- 2 Peter 2:4 One early ms chains of darkness
Jude 6
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6 And (A)angels who did not keep their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling place, these He has (B)kept in eternal restraints under darkness for the judgment of the great day,
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Psalm 8:3-5
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3 When I [a](A)consider (B)Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The (C)moon and the stars, which You have set in place;
4 (D)What is man that You think of him,
And a son of man that You are concerned about him?
5 Yet You have made him a (E)little lower than [b]God,
And (F)You crown him with (G)glory and majesty!
Hebrews 2:5-7
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Earth Subject to Man
5 For He did not subject to angels [a](A)the world to come, about which we are speaking. 6 But someone has testified (B)somewhere, saying,
“(C)What is man, that You think of him?
Or a son of man, that You are concerned about him?
7 (D)You have made him [b]for a little while lower than angels;
You have crowned him with glory and honor[c];
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- Hebrews 2:5 Lit the inhabited earth
- Hebrews 2:7 Or ...him a little lower than...
- Hebrews 2:7 One early ms continues, and have appointed him over the works of Your hands
Job 1:6-7
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