“Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven.
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Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Matthew 4)
Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Matthew 4) Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loavesContinueContinue reading “Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Matthew 4)”
Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Matthew 3)
In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’” NowContinueContinue reading “Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Matthew 3)”
Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Isaiah 40)
Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. A voice cries out: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight inContinueContinue reading “Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Isaiah 40)”
Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Isaiah 37)
When King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. And he sent Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace, and Shebna the secretary, and the senior priests, covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. They said to him, “ThusContinueContinue reading “Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Isaiah 37)”
Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Genesis 1)
In the beginning when God created[a] the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God[b] swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; andContinueContinue reading “Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Genesis 1)”
Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: John 1)
The Word Became Flesh [aka God’s Thoughts for Humanity Manifested] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into beingContinueContinue reading “Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: John 1)”
Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Psalm 19)
God’s Glory in Creation and the Law To the leader. A Psalm of David. The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night declares knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words; their voice is not heard; yet theirContinueContinue reading “Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Psalm 19)”
ACAD: National Judgement, Isaiah 2
The Future House of God The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. In days to come the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be raised above the hills; all the nations shall stream to it. Many peoples shall come and say,ContinueContinue reading “ACAD: National Judgement, Isaiah 2”
ACAD: National Judgement, Isaiah 1
The vision concerning Judah (Judea) and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz Amos) saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. A Rebellious Nation Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth! For the Lord has spoken: “I reared children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows its master, the donkey its owner’s manger, but Israel does notContinueContinue reading “ACAD: National Judgement, Isaiah 1”
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