And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land (A)raised his right hand to heaven

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And I heard (A)the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; (B)he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and (C)swore by him who lives forever that it would be for a (D)time, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of (E)the power of (F)the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished.

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40 For (A)I lift up my hand to heaven
    and swear, As I live forever,

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The Seventh Bowl

17 The seventh angel poured out his bowl into (A)the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, (B)“It is done!”

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And he said with a loud voice, (A)“Fear God and (B)give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and (C)worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the (D)springs of water.”

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(A)He had a little scroll open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land,

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11 (A)“Worthy are you, our Lord and God,
    to receive glory and honor and power,
for (B)you created all things,
    and (C)by your will they existed and were created.”

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15 “Men, (A)why are you doing these things? We also are men, (B)of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that (C)you should turn from these (D)vain things to (E)a living God, (F)who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.

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And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, (A)who lives forever and ever,

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18 and the living one. (A)I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and (B)I have the keys of Death and Hades.

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For the Lord is (A)a great God,
    and a great King (B)above all gods.
In his hand are the depths of the earth;
    the heights of the mountains are his also.
The sea is his, for (C)he made it,
    and his hands formed (D)the dry land.

Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
    let us (E)kneel before the Lord, our (F)Maker!

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[a] (A)“You are the Lord, you alone. (B)You have made heaven, (C)the heaven of heavens, (D)with all their host, (E)the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; (F)and you preserve all of them; and the host of heaven worships you.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 9:6 Septuagint adds And Ezra said

11 For (A)in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

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22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, (A)“I have lifted my hand[a] to the Lord, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth,

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 14:22 Or I have taken a solemn oath

The Creation of the World

In the (A)beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was (B)without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

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The Certainty of God's Promise

13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, (A)he swore by himself,

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20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, (A)have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world,[a] in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 1:20 Or clearly perceived from the creation of the world

23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: (A)‘To the unknown god.’ (B)What therefore you worship (C)as unknown, this I proclaim to you.

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and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: (A)On the day when I chose Israel, (B)I swore[a] to the offspring of the house of Jacob, (C)making myself known to them in the land of Egypt; (D)I swore to them, saying, I am the Lord your God.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 20:5 Hebrew I lifted my hand; twice in this verse; also verses 6, 15, 23, 28, 42

Praise the Name of the Lord

148 (A)Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord (B)from the heavens;
    praise him (C)in the heights!
Praise him, all his angels;
    praise him, all his (D)hosts!

Praise him, sun and moon,
    praise him, all you shining stars!
Praise him, you (E)highest heavens,
    and you (F)waters above the heavens!

(G)Let them praise the name of the Lord!
    For (H)he commanded and they were created.
And he (I)established them forever and ever;
    he gave (J)a decree, and it shall not (K)pass away.[a]

Praise the Lord (L)from the earth,
    you (M)great sea creatures and all deeps,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 148:6 Or it shall not be transgressed

(A)Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose (B)hope is in the Lord his God,

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I will bring you into (A)the land that I (B)swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. I will give it to you for a possession. (C)I am the Lord.’”

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15 And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven 16 and said, (A)“By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,

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14 And you shall divide equally what (A)I swore (B)to give to your fathers. (C)This land shall fall to you as your inheritance.

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Therefore thus says the Lord God: (A)I swear that the nations that are all around you (B)shall themselves suffer reproach.

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