15 With gladness and rejoicing they shall be brought;
They shall enter the King’s palace.

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15 Led in with joy and gladness,(A)
    they enter the palace of the king.

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15 Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will (A)dwell among them. 16 (B)They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; (C)the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; 17 for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne (D)will shepherd them and lead them to [a]living fountains of waters. (E)And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

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  1. Revelation 7:17 NU, M fountains of the waters of life

15 Therefore,

“they are before the throne of God(A)
    and serve him(B) day and night in his temple;(C)
and he who sits on the throne(D)
    will shelter them with his presence.(E)
16 ‘Never again will they hunger;
    never again will they thirst.(F)
The sun will not beat down on them,’[a]
    nor any scorching heat.(G)
17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
    will be their shepherd;(H)
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’[b](I)
    ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’[c](J)

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  1. Revelation 7:16 Isaiah 49:10
  2. Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 49:10
  3. Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 25:8

Glory to God

24 (A)Now to Him who is able to keep [a]you from stumbling,
And (B)to present you faultless
Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,

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  1. Jude 1:24 M them

Doxology

24 To him who is able(A) to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence(B) without fault(C) and with great joy—

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21 To him who overcomes (A)I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

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21 To the one who is victorious,(A) I will give the right to sit with me on my throne,(B) just as I was victorious(C) and sat down with my Father on his throne.

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12 He who overcomes, I will make him (A)a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall (B)go out no more. (C)I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the (D)New Jerusalem, which (E)comes down out of heaven from My God. (F)And I will write on him My new name.

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12 The one who is victorious(A) I will make a pillar(B) in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God(C) and the name of the city of my God,(D) the new Jerusalem,(E) which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name.

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10 (A)I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
My soul shall be joyful in my God;
For (B)He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
(C)As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

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10 I delight greatly in the Lord;
    my soul rejoices(A) in my God.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation
    and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,(B)
as a bridegroom adorns his head(C) like a priest,
    and as a bride(D) adorns herself with her jewels.

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God the Glory of His People

19 “The (A)sun shall no longer be your light by day,
Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you;
But the Lord will be to you an everlasting light,
And (B)your God your glory.
20 (C)Your sun shall no longer go down,
Nor shall your moon withdraw itself;
For the Lord will be your everlasting light,
And the days of your mourning shall be ended.

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19 The sun will no more be your light by day,
    nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,(A)
    and your God will be your glory.(B)
20 Your sun(C) will never set again,
    and your moon will wane no more;
the Lord will be your everlasting light,
    and your days of sorrow(D) will end.

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Even to them I will give in (A)My house
And within My walls a place (B)and a name
Better than that of sons and daughters;
I will give [a]them an everlasting name
That shall not be cut off.

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  1. Isaiah 56:5 Lit. him

to them I will give within my temple and its walls(A)
    a memorial(B) and a name
    better than sons and daughters;
I will give them an everlasting name(C)
    that will endure forever.(D)

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12 “For(A) you shall go out with joy,
And be led out with peace;
The mountains and the hills
Shall (B)break forth into singing before you,
And (C)all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
13 (D)Instead of (E)the thorn shall come up the cypress tree,
And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree;
And it shall be to the Lord (F)for a name,
For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”

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12 You will go out in joy(A)
    and be led forth in peace;(B)
the mountains and hills
    will burst into song(C) before you,
and all the trees(D) of the field
    will clap their hands.(E)
13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper,
    and instead of briers(F) the myrtle(G) will grow.
This will be for the Lord’s renown,(H)
    for an everlasting sign,
    that will endure forever.”

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10 And the (A)ransomed of the Lord shall return,
And come to Zion with singing,
With everlasting joy on their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness,
And (B)sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

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10     and those the Lord has rescued(A) will return.
They will enter Zion with singing;(B)
    everlasting joy(C) will crown their heads.
Gladness(D) and joy will overtake them,
    and sorrow and sighing will flee away.(E)

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And if I go and prepare a place for you, (A)I will come again and receive you to Myself; that (B)where I am, there you may be also.

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And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back(A) and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.(B)

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11 So (A)the ransomed of the Lord shall return,
And come to Zion with singing,
With everlasting joy on their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness;
Sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

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11 Those the Lord has rescued(A) will return.
    They will enter Zion with singing;(B)
    everlasting joy will crown their heads.
Gladness and joy(C) will overtake them,
    and sorrow and sighing will flee away.(D)

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