Book of Common Prayer
Write To Philadelphia: You Have Kept My Word. I Am Giving You an Opened Door
7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia, write— These things says the Holy One, the True One, the One having the key[a] of David, the One opening and no one will shut, and shutting and no one opens. 8 I know your works[b]. Behold— I have given before you an opened door[c] (which, no one is able to shut it). Because[d] you have a little[e] power[f], and you kept My word, and you did not deny My name, 9 behold— I am giving some[g] from the synagogue of Satan, the ones saying that they are Jews (and they are not), but they are lying. Behold— I will make them so that they will come and worship[h] before your feet, and they may know that I loved you. 10 Because you kept the word of My[i] endurance, I also will keep[j] you from[k] the hour of testing, the hour going-to come upon the whole world to test the ones dwelling upon the earth[l]. 11 I am coming quickly. Be holding-on-to what you have in order that no one may take your crown. 12 The one overcoming— I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never go outside again. And I will write upon him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God— the new Jerusalem, the one coming down out of heaven from My God— and My new name. 13 Let the one having an ear hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.
When You See Daniel’s Abomination, Flee. For There Will Be a Great Affliction
15 “Therefore when you see[a] the abomination of desolation[b]— the thing having been spoken through Daniel the prophet— standing in the holy place[c] (let the one reading understand), 16 then let the ones in Judea be fleeing to the mountains. 17 Let the one upon the housetop not go down to take the things out of his house. 18 And let the one in the field not turn behind to take his cloak. 19 And woe to the ones having a child in the womb, and to the ones nursing in those days. 20 And be praying that your flight may not take place in winter, nor on a Sabbath. 21 For then[d] there will be a great affliction[e] such as has not taken place since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will take place. 22 And if those days had not been shortened[f], no[g] flesh would have been saved. But those days will be shortened for the sake of the chosen ones.
Do Not Be Deceived. My Coming Will Be As Visible To All As Lightning
23 Then[h] if someone says to you, ‘Behold— here is the Christ,’ or ‘Here’, do not believe it. 24 For false-christs and false-prophets will arise and give great signs and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, even the chosen ones. 25 Behold— I have told you beforehand. 26 Therefore, if they say to you, ‘Behold— He is in the wilderness’, do not go out; ‘Behold— He is in the inner-rooms’, do not believe it. 27 For just as the lightning comes out from the east and is visible[i] as far as the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. 28 Wherever the corpse[j] may be, there the vultures will be gathered.
After That Affliction, The Powers Will Be Shaken. I Will Come On The Clouds In Glory
29 “And immediately after the affliction of those days, the sun[k] will be darkened, and the moon will not give its glow, and the stars will fall from the heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 And then[l] the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the heaven. And at-that-time all the tribes of the earth will beat-their-breasts. And they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And He will send-out His angels with a loud trumpet. And they will gather together His chosen ones from the four winds, from the ends[m] of the heavens to their [other] ends.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing