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Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and the land

raised his right hand to heaven(A)

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The man clothed in linen, who was upstream, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven. And I heard him swear by the one who lives forever that it would be for a time, two times, and half a time[a] and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be accomplished.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 12.7 Heb a time, times, and a half

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

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

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He said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, for the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.”(A)

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He held a little scroll open in his hand. Setting his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land,

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

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

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18 and the Living One. I was dead, and see, I am alive forever and ever, and I have the keys of Death and of Hades.(A)

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15 “People,[a] why are you doing this? We are mortals just like you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.(A)

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  1. 14.15 Gk Men

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

O come, let us worship and bow down;
    let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!(C)

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And Ezra said,[a] “You are the Lord, you alone; you have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. To all of them you give life, and the host of heaven worships you.(A)

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  1. 9.6 Gk: Heb lacks And Ezra said

11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and consecrated it.(A)

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22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have sworn to God[a] Most High,[b] maker of heaven and earth,(A)

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  1. 14.22 Gk Syr: MT the Lord God
  2. 14.22 Heb El Elyon

Six Days of Creation and the Sabbath

When God began to create[a] the heavens and the earth,(A) the earth was complete chaos, and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God[b] swept over the face of the waters.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1.1 Or In the beginning God created
  2. 1.2 Or while the spirit of God or while a mighty wind

The Certainty of God’s Promise

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

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20 Ever since the creation of the world God’s eternal power and divine nature, invisible though they are, have been seen and understood through the things God has made. So they are without excuse,(A)

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23 For as I went through the city and looked carefully at the objects of your worship, I found among them an altar with the inscription, ‘To an unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.

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and say to them: Thus says the Lord God: On the day when I chose Israel, I swore to the offspring of the house of Jacob—making myself known to them in the land of Egypt—I swore to them, saying, “I am the Lord your God.”(A)

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Psalm 148

Praise for God’s Universal Glory

Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
    praise him in the heights!
Praise him, all his angels;
    praise him, all his host!(A)

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

Let them praise the name of the Lord,
    for he commanded and they were created.(C)
He established them forever and ever;
    he fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed.[a](D)

Praise the Lord from the earth,
    you sea monsters and all deeps,(E)

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  1. 148.6 Or he set a law that cannot pass away

Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God,(A)

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

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

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14 You shall divide it equally; I swore to give it to your ancestors, and this land shall fall to you as your inheritance.(A)

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therefore thus says the Lord God: I swear that the nations that are all around you shall themselves suffer insults.

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