EphesiansEphesians

PhilippiansPhilippians

ColossiansColossians

““I urge you, then---I who am a prisoner because I I urge you, then---I who am a prisoner because I serve the Lord: live a life that measures up to the serve the Lord: live a life that measures up to the standard God set when he called you.” (Ephesians standard God set when he called you.” (Ephesians 4:1 – GN)4:1 – GN)

““For the sake of this gospel I am an ambassador, For the sake of this gospel I am an ambassador, though now I am in prison.” (Ephesians 6:20 – GN)though now I am in prison.” (Ephesians 6:20 – GN)

““As a result, the whole palace guard and all the As a result, the whole palace guard and all the others here know that I am in prison because I am others here know that I am in prison because I am a servant of Christ.” (Philippians 1:13 – GN)a servant of Christ.” (Philippians 1:13 – GN)

““At the same time pray also for us, so that God At the same time pray also for us, so that God will give us a good opportunity to preach his will give us a good opportunity to preach his message about the secret of Christ. For that is message about the secret of Christ. For that is why I am now in prison.” (Colossians 4:3 – GN)why I am now in prison.” (Colossians 4:3 – GN)

““There is much we have to say about this There is much we have to say about this matter, but it is hard to explain to you, matter, but it is hard to explain to you, because you are so slow to understand.” because you are so slow to understand.” (Hebrews 5:11 – GN)(Hebrews 5:11 – GN)

““As a matter of fact, my friends, I could As a matter of fact, my friends, I could not talk to you as I talk to people who not talk to you as I talk to people who have the Spirit; I had to talk to you as have the Spirit; I had to talk to you as though you belonged to this world, as though you belonged to this world, as children in the Christian faith. I had to feed children in the Christian faith. I had to feed you milk, not solid food, because you were you milk, not solid food, because you were not ready for it.” (1 Corinthians 3:1-3 – GN)not ready for it.” (1 Corinthians 3:1-3 – GN)

““And so we shall all come together to that oneness And so we shall all come together to that oneness in our faith and in our knowledge of the Son of God; in our faith and in our knowledge of the Son of God; we shall become mature people, reaching to the we shall become mature people, reaching to the very height of Christ's full stature. Then we shall no very height of Christ's full stature. Then we shall no longer be children, carried by the waves and blown longer be children, carried by the waves and blown about by every shifting wind of the teaching of about by every shifting wind of the teaching of deceitful people, who lead others into error by the deceitful people, who lead others into error by the tricks they invent. Instead, by speaking the truth in tricks they invent. Instead, by speaking the truth in a spirit of love, we must grow up in every way to a spirit of love, we must grow up in every way to Christ, who is the head. Under his control all the Christ, who is the head. Under his control all the different parts of the body fit together, and the different parts of the body fit together, and the whole body is held together by every joint with whole body is held together by every joint with which it is provided. So when each separate part which it is provided. So when each separate part works as it should, the whole body grows and builds works as it should, the whole body grows and builds itself up through love.” (Ephesians 4:13-16 – GN)itself up through love.” (Ephesians 4:13-16 – GN)

UnionUnion ““God did what he had purposed, and made known God did what he had purposed, and made known

to us the secret plan he had already decided to to us the secret plan he had already decided to complete by means of Christ. This plan, which God complete by means of Christ. This plan, which God will complete when the time is right, is to bring all will complete when the time is right, is to bring all creation together, everything in heaven and on creation together, everything in heaven and on earth, with Christ as head. All things are done earth, with Christ as head. All things are done according to God's plan and decision; and God according to God's plan and decision; and God chose us to be his own people in union with Christ chose us to be his own people in union with Christ because of his own purpose, based on what he had because of his own purpose, based on what he had decided from the very beginning.” (Ephesians 1:9-decided from the very beginning.” (Ephesians 1:9-11 – GN)11 – GN)

““Through the Son, then, God decided to bring the Through the Son, then, God decided to bring the whole universe back to himself. God made peace whole universe back to himself. God made peace through his Son’s blood on the cross and so through his Son’s blood on the cross and so brought back to himself all things, both on earth brought back to himself all things, both on earth and in heaven.” (Colossians 1:20 – GN)and in heaven.” (Colossians 1:20 – GN)

““In our union with Christ Jesus he In our union with Christ Jesus he raisedraised us us up with him to rule with him in the heavenly up with him to rule with him in the heavenly world. He did this to demonstrate for all world. He did this to demonstrate for all time to come the extraordinary greatness of time to come the extraordinary greatness of his grace in the love he showed us in Christ his grace in the love he showed us in Christ Jesus.” (Ephesians 2:6-7 – GN)Jesus.” (Ephesians 2:6-7 – GN)

““We, however, We, however, areare citizens of heaven, and citizens of heaven, and we eagerly wait for our Savior, the Lord we eagerly wait for our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, to come from heaven.” Jesus Christ, to come from heaven.” (Philippians 3:20 – GN)(Philippians 3:20 – GN)

““So then, you Gentiles are not foreigners or So then, you Gentiles are not foreigners or strangers any longer; you are strangers any longer; you are nownow citizens citizens together with God's people and members of together with God's people and members of the family of God. You, too, are built upon the the family of God. You, too, are built upon the foundation laid by the apostles and prophets, foundation laid by the apostles and prophets, the cornerstone being Christ Jesus himself. the cornerstone being Christ Jesus himself. He is the one who holds the whole building He is the one who holds the whole building together and makes it grow into a sacred together and makes it grow into a sacred temple dedicated to the Lord.” (Ephesians temple dedicated to the Lord.” (Ephesians 2:19-21)2:19-21)

““Come to Christ, who is the living Come to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of God’s temple. He was cornerstone of God’s temple. He was rejected by the people, but he is precious rejected by the people, but he is precious to God who chose him. And now to God who chose him. And now God is God is building you, as living stones, into his building you, as living stones, into his spiritual templespiritual temple. What's more, . What's more, you are you are God's holy priestsGod's holy priests, who offer the spiritual , who offer the spiritual sacrifices that please him because of Jesus sacrifices that please him because of Jesus Christ….” (1 Peter 2:4-6, NLT)Christ….” (1 Peter 2:4-6, NLT)

““I will make those who are victorious I will make those who are victorious pillarspillars in the temple of my God, and they in the temple of my God, and they will never leave it.” (Revelation 3:12 – GN)will never leave it.” (Revelation 3:12 – GN)

““You are also God's buildingYou are also God's building. Using the gift . Using the gift that God gave me, I did the work of an that God gave me, I did the work of an expert builder and laid the foundation, and expert builder and laid the foundation, and someone else is building on it. But each of someone else is building on it. But each of you must be careful how you build. For God you must be careful how you build. For God has already placed Jesus Christ as the one has already placed Jesus Christ as the one and only foundation, and no other and only foundation, and no other foundation can be laid. …Surely you know foundation can be laid. …Surely you know that that you are God's templeyou are God's temple and that God's and that God's Spirit lives in you! God will destroy anyone Spirit lives in you! God will destroy anyone who destroys God's temple. For God's who destroys God's temple. For God's temple is holy, and temple is holy, and you yourselves are his you yourselves are his templetemple.” (1 Corinthians 3:9-17 – GN) .” (1 Corinthians 3:9-17 – GN)

““Don't you know that your body is a Don't you know that your body is a temple that belongs to the Holy Spirit? temple that belongs to the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit, whom you received The Holy Spirit, whom you received from God, lives in you.” (1 Corinthians from God, lives in you.” (1 Corinthians 6:19 – GOD’S WORD)6:19 – GOD’S WORD)

““For For we are the temple of the living we are the temple of the living GodGod! As God himself has said, ‘! As God himself has said, ‘I will I will make my home with my people and live make my home with my people and live among themamong them; I will be their God, and ; I will be their God, and they shall be my people’” (2 Corinthians they shall be my people’” (2 Corinthians 6:16 – GN)6:16 – GN)

The little horn who “grew strong enough to The little horn who “grew strong enough to attack the army of heaven, the stars attack the army of heaven, the stars themselves, and it threw some of them to themselves, and it threw some of them to the ground and trampled on them. It even the ground and trampled on them. It even defied the Prince of the heavenly army, defied the Prince of the heavenly army, stopped the daily sacrifices offered to him, stopped the daily sacrifices offered to him, and ruined the Temple. People sinned there and ruined the Temple. People sinned there instead of offering the proper daily instead of offering the proper daily sacrifices, and true religion was thrown to sacrifices, and true religion was thrown to the ground. The horn was successful in the ground. The horn was successful in everything it did.” (Daniel 8:10-12 – GN) everything it did.” (Daniel 8:10-12 – GN)

““And he said to him and to me, For And he said to him and to me, For 2,300 evenings and mornings; then 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary shall be cleansed and the sanctuary shall be cleansed and restored.” (Daniel 8:14 - Amplified)restored.” (Daniel 8:14 - Amplified)

““On that day the ritual is to be performed On that day the ritual is to be performed to to purify thempurify them from all their sins, so that they will from all their sins, so that they will be ritually clean.” (Leviticus 16:30 – GN)be ritually clean.” (Leviticus 16:30 – GN)

““The High Priest, properly ordained and The High Priest, properly ordained and consecrated to succeed his father, is to perform consecrated to succeed his father, is to perform the ritual of purification. He shall put on the the ritual of purification. He shall put on the priestly garments and perform the ritual to purify priestly garments and perform the ritual to purify the Most Holy Place, the rest of the Tent of the the Most Holy Place, the rest of the Tent of the LORD's presence, the altar, the priests, LORD's presence, the altar, the priests, and all and all the people of the communitythe people of the community. These regulations . These regulations are to be observed for all time to come. This are to be observed for all time to come. This ritual must be performed once a year ritual must be performed once a year to purify to purify the peoplethe people of Israel from all their sins. So Moses of Israel from all their sins. So Moses did as the LORD had commanded.” (Leviticus did as the LORD had commanded.” (Leviticus 16:32-34 – GN)16:32-34 – GN)

““It is the duty of priests to teach the true It is the duty of priests to teach the true knowledge of Godknowledge of God. People should go to . People should go to them to learn my will, because they are them to learn my will, because they are the messengers of the LORD Almighty. But the messengers of the LORD Almighty. But now you priests have turned away from now you priests have turned away from the right path. Your teaching has led many the right path. Your teaching has led many to do wrong. You have broken the to do wrong. You have broken the covenant I made with you.” (Malachi 2:7-8 covenant I made with you.” (Malachi 2:7-8 – GN)– GN)

““The people of Judah have broken their The people of Judah have broken their promise to God and done a horrible thing promise to God and done a horrible thing in Jerusalem and all over the country. in Jerusalem and all over the country. They They have defiled the Templehave defiled the Temple which the LORD which the LORD loves.” (Malachi 2:11 – GN)loves.” (Malachi 2:11 – GN)

““No one will say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or, No one will say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’; because the Kingdom of God ‘There it is!’; because the Kingdom of God is within you.” (Luke 17:21 – GN)is within you.” (Luke 17:21 – GN)

““Jesus noticed how wise his answer was, Jesus noticed how wise his answer was, and so he told him, ‘You are not far from and so he told him, ‘You are not far from the Kingdom of God.’” (Mark 12:34 – GN) the Kingdom of God.’” (Mark 12:34 – GN)

““Do not let anyone deceive you in any Do not let anyone deceive you in any way. For the Day will not come until the way. For the Day will not come until the final Rebellion takes place and the Wicked final Rebellion takes place and the Wicked One appears, who is destined to hell. He One appears, who is destined to hell. He will oppose every so-called god or object will oppose every so-called god or object of worship and will put himself above them of worship and will put himself above them all. He will even go in and sit down in all. He will even go in and sit down in God’s Temple and claim to be God.” (2 God’s Temple and claim to be God.” (2 Thessalonians 2:3,4 – GN) Thessalonians 2:3,4 – GN)

“…“…Paul sent messengers to the city of Ephesus Paul sent messengers to the city of Ephesus and called the spiritual leaders of the church to and called the spiritual leaders of the church to meet with him in Miletus.” (Acts 20:17)meet with him in Miletus.” (Acts 20:17)

““But I don't place any value on my own life. I But I don't place any value on my own life. I want to finish the race I'm running. I want to carry want to finish the race I'm running. I want to carry out the mission I received from the Lord Jesus-the out the mission I received from the Lord Jesus-the mission of testifying to the Good News of God's mission of testifying to the Good News of God's kindness.” (Acts 20:24)kindness.” (Acts 20:24)

““I am now entrusting you to God and to his I am now entrusting you to God and to his message that tells how kind he is. That message message that tells how kind he is. That message can help you grow and can give you the can help you grow and can give you the inheritance that is shared by all of God's holy inheritance that is shared by all of God's holy people.” (Acts 20:32)people.” (Acts 20:32)

““I have not stopped giving thanks to I have not stopped giving thanks to God for you. I remember you in my God for you. I remember you in my prayers and ask the God of our Lord prayers and ask the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, to Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, to give you the Spirit, who will make give you the Spirit, who will make you wise and reveal God to you, so you wise and reveal God to you, so that you will know him.” (Ephesians that you will know him.” (Ephesians 1:16-17 – GN)1:16-17 – GN)

““Not only those things; I reckon everything Not only those things; I reckon everything as complete loss for the sake of what is so as complete loss for the sake of what is so much more valuable, the knowledge of much more valuable, the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have thrown everything away; I consider it all as thrown everything away; I consider it all as mere garbage, so that I may gain Christ mere garbage, so that I may gain Christ and be completely united with him…All I and be completely united with him…All I want is to know Christ and to experience want is to know Christ and to experience the power of his resurrection, to share in the power of his resurrection, to share in his sufferings and become like him in his his sufferings and become like him in his death, in the hope that I myself will be death, in the hope that I myself will be raised from death to life. I do not claim that raised from death to life. I do not claim that I have already succeeded or have already I have already succeeded or have already become perfect.” (Philippians 3:8-12 – GN)become perfect.” (Philippians 3:8-12 – GN)

““For this reason we have always prayed for For this reason we have always prayed for you, ever since we heard about you. We ask you, ever since we heard about you. We ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his God to fill you with the knowledge of his will, with all the wisdom and understanding will, with all the wisdom and understanding that his Spirit gives. Then you will be able to that his Spirit gives. Then you will be able to live as the Lord wants and will always do live as the Lord wants and will always do what pleases him. Your lives will produce all what pleases him. Your lives will produce all kinds of good deeds, and you will grow in kinds of good deeds, and you will grow in your knowledge of God.” (Colossians 1:9-10 your knowledge of God.” (Colossians 1:9-10 – GN)– GN)

““I ask God from the wealth of his glory to give I ask God from the wealth of his glory to give you power through his Spirit to be strong in your you power through his Spirit to be strong in your inner selves, and I pray that Christ will make his inner selves, and I pray that Christ will make his home in your hearts through faith. I pray that you home in your hearts through faith. I pray that you may have your roots and foundation in love, so may have your roots and foundation in love, so that you, together with all God's people, may that you, together with all God's people, may have the power to understand how broad and have the power to understand how broad and long, how high and deep, is Christ's love. Yes, long, how high and deep, is Christ's love. Yes, may you come to know his love---although it can may you come to know his love---although it can never be fully known---and so be completely filled never be fully known---and so be completely filled with the very nature of God. To him who by with the very nature of God. To him who by means of his power working in us is able to do so means of his power working in us is able to do so much more than we can ever ask for, or even much more than we can ever ask for, or even think of: to God be the glory in the church and in think of: to God be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus for all time, forever and ever! Amen.” Christ Jesus for all time, forever and ever! Amen.” (Ephesians 3:16-21 – GN) - (Ephesians 3:16-21 – GN) -

““I urge you, then---I who am a I urge you, then---I who am a prisoner because I serve the Lord: prisoner because I serve the Lord: live a life that measures up to the live a life that measures up to the standard God set when he called standard God set when he called you. Be always humble, gentle, and you. Be always humble, gentle, and patient. Show your love by being patient. Show your love by being tolerant with one another.” tolerant with one another.” (Ephesians 4:1-2 – GN)(Ephesians 4:1-2 – GN)

So get rid of your old self, which made So get rid of your old self, which made you live as you used to---the old self you live as you used to---the old self that was being destroyed by its that was being destroyed by its deceitful desires. Your hearts and deceitful desires. Your hearts and minds must be made completely new, minds must be made completely new, and you must put on the new self, and you must put on the new self, which is created in God's likeness and which is created in God's likeness and reveals itself in the true life that is reveals itself in the true life that is upright and holy.” (Ephesians 4:22-24 – upright and holy.” (Ephesians 4:22-24 – GN)GN)

““You are the people of God; he loved you and You are the people of God; he loved you and chose you for his own. So then, you must chose you for his own. So then, you must clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Be humility, gentleness, and patience. Be tolerant with one another and forgive one tolerant with one another and forgive one another whenever any of you has a complaint another whenever any of you has a complaint against someone else. You must forgive one against someone else. You must forgive one another just as the Lord has forgiven you. And another just as the Lord has forgiven you. And to all these qualities add love, which binds all to all these qualities add love, which binds all things together in perfect unity. The peace things together in perfect unity. The peace that Christ gives is to guide you in the that Christ gives is to guide you in the decisions you make; for it is to this peace that decisions you make; for it is to this peace that God has called you together in the one body.” God has called you together in the one body.” (Colossians 3:12-15 – GN)(Colossians 3:12-15 – GN)

““Your life in Christ makes you strong, and Your life in Christ makes you strong, and his love comforts you. You have fellowship his love comforts you. You have fellowship with the Spirit, and you have kindness and with the Spirit, and you have kindness and compassion for one another. I urge you, compassion for one another. I urge you, then, to make me completely happy by then, to make me completely happy by having the same thoughts, sharing the same having the same thoughts, sharing the same love, and being one in soul and mind. Don't love, and being one in soul and mind. Don't do anything from selfish ambition or from a do anything from selfish ambition or from a cheap desire to boast, but be humble toward cheap desire to boast, but be humble toward one another, always considering others one another, always considering others better than yourselves. And look out for one better than yourselves. And look out for one another's interests, not just for your own.” another's interests, not just for your own.” (Philippians 2:1-4 – GN)(Philippians 2:1-4 – GN)

““Get rid of all bitterness, passion, and Get rid of all bitterness, passion, and anger. No more shouting or insults, no anger. No more shouting or insults, no more hateful feelings of any sort. Instead, more hateful feelings of any sort. Instead, be kind and tender-hearted to one be kind and tender-hearted to one another, and forgive one another, as God another, and forgive one another, as God has forgiven you through Christ. Since you has forgiven you through Christ. Since you are God's dear children, you must try to be are God's dear children, you must try to be like him. Your life must be controlled by like him. Your life must be controlled by love, just as Christ loved us and gave his love, just as Christ loved us and gave his life for us as a sweet-smelling offering and life for us as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice that pleases God.” (Ephesians sacrifice that pleases God.” (Ephesians 4:31-5:2 – GN)4:31-5:2 – GN)

““God uses us to make the knowledge about God uses us to make the knowledge about Christ spread everywhere like a sweet Christ spread everywhere like a sweet fragrance. For we are like a sweet-smelling fragrance. For we are like a sweet-smelling incense offered by Christ to God, which incense offered by Christ to God, which spreads among those who are being saved spreads among those who are being saved and those who are being lost. For those who and those who are being lost. For those who are being lost, it is a deadly stench that are being lost, it is a deadly stench that kills; but for those who are being saved, it is kills; but for those who are being saved, it is a fragrance that brings life.” (2 Corinthians a fragrance that brings life.” (2 Corinthians 2:14-16 – GN)2:14-16 – GN)

““Get rid of all bitterness, passion, and Get rid of all bitterness, passion, and anger. No more shouting or insults, no anger. No more shouting or insults, no more hateful feelings of any sort. Instead, more hateful feelings of any sort. Instead, be kind and tender-hearted to one be kind and tender-hearted to one another, and forgive one another, as God another, and forgive one another, as God has forgiven you through Christ. Since you has forgiven you through Christ. Since you are God's dear children, you must try to be are God's dear children, you must try to be like him. Your life must be controlled by like him. Your life must be controlled by love, just as Christ loved us and gave his love, just as Christ loved us and gave his life for us as a sweet-smelling offering and life for us as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice that pleases God.” (Ephesians sacrifice that pleases God.” (Ephesians 4:31-5:2 – GN)4:31-5:2 – GN)

““You yourselves used to be in the You yourselves used to be in the darkness, but since you have become darkness, but since you have become the Lord's people, you are in the light. the Lord's people, you are in the light. So you must live like people who So you must live like people who belong to the light, for it is the light belong to the light, for it is the light that brings a rich harvest of every kind that brings a rich harvest of every kind of goodness, righteousness, and of goodness, righteousness, and truth.” (Ephesians 5:8-9 – GN)truth.” (Ephesians 5:8-9 – GN)

““As the scripture says, ‘For this As the scripture says, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father reason a man will leave his father and mother and unite with his wife, and mother and unite with his wife, and the two will become one.’ There and the two will become one.’ There is a deep secret truth revealed in this is a deep secret truth revealed in this scripture, which I understand as scripture, which I understand as applying to Christ and the church.” applying to Christ and the church.” (Ephesians 5:31-33 – GN)(Ephesians 5:31-33 – GN)

LoverLover The relationship you can have with me is no less The relationship you can have with me is no less

intense than that of a young couple in love (Song of intense than that of a young couple in love (Song of Songs)Songs)

Bridegroom on the wedding dayBridegroom on the wedding day ““I saw a new heaven and a new earth, because the I saw a new heaven and a new earth, because the

first heaven and earth had disappeared, and the sea first heaven and earth had disappeared, and the sea was gone. Then I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, was gone. Then I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, coming down from God out of heaven, dressed like dressed like a bride ready for her husbanda bride ready for her husband. I heard a loud voice . I heard a loud voice from the throne say, ‘God lives with humans! God from the throne say, ‘God lives with humans! God will make his home with them, and they will be his will make his home with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them and be their people. God himself will be with them and be their God.’” (Revelation 21:1-3 – GOD’S WORD)God.’” (Revelation 21:1-3 – GOD’S WORD)

Loving husbandLoving husband If you leave me to become a prostitute, I will seek If you leave me to become a prostitute, I will seek

you out to fully restore you as my wife (Hosea)you out to fully restore you as my wife (Hosea)

The good ShepherdThe good Shepherd I’m like a shepherd to you my sheep I’m like a shepherd to you my sheep

(Psalm 23)(Psalm 23) If you are the only one out of 100 that If you are the only one out of 100 that

leave, I will drop everything to find you leave, I will drop everything to find you (Jesus)(Jesus)

My sheep know my voice, and I know My sheep know my voice, and I know them (Jesus)them (Jesus)

I am willing to lay down my life for my I am willing to lay down my life for my sheep (Jesus)sheep (Jesus)

Caring vineyard ownerCaring vineyard owner ““I’ll sing a ballad to the one I love, a love ballad I’ll sing a ballad to the one I love, a love ballad

about his vineyard: The one I love had a vineyard, about his vineyard: The one I love had a vineyard, a fine, well-placed vineyard. He hoed the soil and a fine, well-placed vineyard. He hoed the soil and pulled the weeds, and planted the very best vines. pulled the weeds, and planted the very best vines. He built a lookout, built a winepress, a vineyard to He built a lookout, built a winepress, a vineyard to be proud of.” (Isaiah 5:1,2 – The Message)be proud of.” (Isaiah 5:1,2 – The Message)

FriendFriend ““I do not call you servants any longer, because I do not call you servants any longer, because

servants do not know what their master is doing. servants do not know what their master is doing. Instead, I call you friends.” (John 15:15 – GN) Instead, I call you friends.” (John 15:15 – GN)

Nursing motherNursing mother ““Could a mother forget a child who nurses at her breast? Could a mother forget a child who nurses at her breast?

Could she fail to love an infant who came from her own Could she fail to love an infant who came from her own body? Even if a mother could forget, I will never forget body? Even if a mother could forget, I will never forget you.” (Isaiah 49:15 – CEV)you.” (Isaiah 49:15 – CEV)

Mother henMother hen ““Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets and stone Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets and stone

the messengers God has sent you! How many times I the messengers God has sent you! How many times I wanted to put my arms around all your people, just as a wanted to put my arms around all your people, just as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would not let me!” (Matthew 23:37 – GN) not let me!” (Matthew 23:37 – GN)

Tender FatherTender Father ““He was still a long way from home when his father saw He was still a long way from home when his father saw

him; his heart was filled with pity, and he ran, threw his him; his heart was filled with pity, and he ran, threw his arms around his son, and kissed him.” (Luke 15:15 – GN) arms around his son, and kissed him.” (Luke 15:15 – GN)

““God's plan is to make known his secret to God's plan is to make known his secret to his people, this rich and glorious secret his people, this rich and glorious secret which he has for all peoples. And the secret which he has for all peoples. And the secret is that Christ is in you, which means that is that Christ is in you, which means that you will share in the glory of God. So we you will share in the glory of God. So we preach Christ to everyone. With all possible preach Christ to everyone. With all possible wisdom we warn and teach them in order to wisdom we warn and teach them in order to bring each one into God's presence as a bring each one into God's presence as a mature individual in union with Christ.” mature individual in union with Christ.” (Colossians 1:27-28)(Colossians 1:27-28)

““And I was told that the number of And I was told that the number of those who were marked with God’s those who were marked with God’s seal on their foreheads was seal on their foreheads was 144,000.” (Revelation 7:4 – GN)144,000.” (Revelation 7:4 – GN)