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| V4 The desire for [[free bread]] especially through [[covetous practices]] at the expense of your neighbor is the root cause of corruption of man and often is made manifest through [[legal charity]] and men who [[exercise authority]].
| V4 The desire for [[free bread]] especially through [[covetous practices]] at the expense of your neighbor is the root cause of corruption of man and often is made manifest through [[legal charity]] and men who [[exercise authority]].
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|"The evil was not in the [[free bread|bread and circuses]], per se, but in the willingness of the people to sell their rights as free men for full bellies and the excitement of the games which would serve to distract them from the other human hungers which bread and circuses can never appease." Marcus Tullius [[Cicero]]<br>
|'''"The [[evil]] was not in the [[free bread|bread and circuses]], per se, but in the willingness of the people to sell their rights as free men for full bellies and the excitement of the games which would serve to distract them from the other human hungers which [[bread and circuses]] can never appease."''' Marcus Tullius [[Cicero]]<br>
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| Understanding  he metaphor of "[[stones]] be made [[daily bread|bread]]" is easier if we understand that the [[Altars]] of [[clay and stone]] was a form of [[social safety net]] dependent upon [[freewill offerings]] of the Old Testament and what the New testament calls [[charity]]. Those [[altars]] of [[Pure Religion]] promoted by [[Abraham]] and [[Moses]] were used by society according to the perfect law of liberty ''[[Romans 13|letting every soul remain subject to the higher liberty]]'' to avoid the [[covetous practices]], [[wages of unrighteousness]] which are the [[snare]] of [[legal charity]]. and the structure of government intended by God, the [[Son of God]], and [[Moses]], which was  a form of the ancient [[Libera res publica]].
| Understanding  the metaphor of "[[stones]] being made into [[daily bread|bread]]" is easier if we understand that the [[Altars]] of [[clay and stone]] were a form of the [[social safety net]] dependent upon [[freewill offerings]] of the Old Testament and what the New Testament calls [[charity]]. Those [[altars]] of [[Pure Religion]] promoted by [[Abraham]] and [[Moses]] were used by society according to the perfect law of liberty ''[[Romans 13|letting every soul remain subject to the higher liberty]]'' to avoid the [[covetous practices]], [[wages of unrighteousness]] which are the [[snare]] of [[legal charity]]. and the structure of government intended by God, the [[Son of God]], and [[Moses]], which was  a form of the ancient [[Libera res publica]].
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| [[Augustus Caesar]], who also was called the [[Son of God]], campaigned on the political platform of a "return to the [[republic]]" and "family values". Yet, he continued with the plunder of national neighbors and the funding of [[legal charity]] through their public [[temples]] until the '''[[masses]]''' developed an [[appetite]] for [[benefits]] becoming ''accustomed to living at the expense of others and depending for their livelihood on the property of others''. This of course as predicted by [[Polybius]] and other prophets began to [[degenerate]] the people.
| [[Augustus Caesar]], who also was called the [[Son of God]], campaigned on the political platform of a "return to the [[republic]]" and "family values". Yet, he continued with the plunder of national neighbors and the funding of [[legal charity]] through their public [[temples]] until the '''[[masses]]''' developed an [[appetite]] for [[benefits]] becoming ''accustomed to living at the expense of others and depending for their livelihood on the property of others''. This of course as predicted by [[Polybius]] and other prophets began to [[degenerate]] the people.
| Jesus will foretell the taking of the kingdom from the [[pharisees]] in Matthew 21<Ref>Matthew 21:43  Therefore say I unto you, The [[kingdom of God]] shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.</Ref>
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| Jesus will foretell the taking of the kingdom from the [[pharisees]] in [[Matthew 21]]<Ref>[[Matthew 21]]:43  Therefore say I unto you, The [[kingdom of God]] shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the [[fruit]]s thereof.</Ref>
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| Was the ministry of Jesus one of [[Pure Religion]]?
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| What is [[public religion]] overseen by [[Caesar]] who is also called the "[[Son of God]]" and the [[Father]] of [[Rome]] who was the [[Patronus]]?
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| [[Was Jesus rich]] like Paul says in 2 Corinthians 8?<Ref>[[2 Corinthians 8]]:9  For ye know the grace of our Lord [[Jesus]] [[Christ]], that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty<[[4432]]> might be rich.</Ref>
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| [[Religion]] was how you [[social safety net|provide for the needy of society]] through our duty to [[love]] our neighbor and [[Pure Religion]] was [[care|caring]] without the [[free bread]] offered through the [[temples]] of the "[[world]]" of [[Rome]]. Was [[public religion]] the [[covetous practices]] forbidden by [[Moses]]<Ref name="covetnot">{{covetnot}}</Ref> and [[Christ]]<Ref name="jesuscovet">{{jesuscovet}}</Ref>.
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| Were the systems of [[Corban]] of [[Herod]], the [[Pharisees]], and the [[free bread]] of [[Caesar]] were like the system of [[FDR]] and [[LBJ]]?
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| Was [[Nazareth]] a place or a [[polis]] of the [[Essenes]]?
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== The Temptation of Jesus ==
== The Temptation of Jesus ==


[1] Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
[1] Then was Jesus led<Ref name="anago">{{321}}</Ref> up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
 
[2] And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
[2] And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
=== Stones to bread ===
[3] And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the [[Son of God]], command that these stones be made bread.
[3] And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the [[Son of God]], command that these stones be made bread.


[[Matthew 4]]:4 But he answered and said, <span style="color:#FF0000">'''It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.'''</span> 5  Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6  And saith unto him, If thou be the [[Son of God]], cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7 Jesus said unto him, <span style="color:#FF0000">'''It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.''' </span> 8  Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the [[world]], and the glory of them;  9  And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and [[worship]] me. 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Get thee hence, [[Satan]]: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.''' </span>
[[Matthew 4]]:4 But he answered and said, <span style="color:#FF0000">'''It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.'''</span>  
 
=== Do not tempt God ===
 
[5]  Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6  And saith unto him, If thou be the [[Son of God]], cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7 Jesus said unto him, <span style="color:#FF0000">'''It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.''' </span>  
 
=== Worship God ===
 
[8]  Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the [[world]], and the glory of them;   
 
[9]  And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and [[worship]] me. 
 
[10] Then saith Jesus unto him, <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Get thee hence, [[Satan]]: for it is written, Thou shalt [[worship]] the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.''' </span>
 
[11] Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
[11] Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.


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[12] Now when Jesus had heard that [[John the Baptist|John]] was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
[12] Now when Jesus had heard that [[John the Baptist|John]] was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
[13] And leaving [[Nazareth]], he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
[13] And leaving [[Nazareth]], he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
[14] That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
[14] That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
[15] The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
[15] The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
[16] The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
 
[17] From that time [[Jesus]] began to preach, and to say, <span style="color:#FF0000">'''[[Repent]]: for the [[kingdom of heaven]] is at hand.'''</span>
[16] The people which sat in darkness<Ref name="darkened">{{darkened}}</Ref> saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
 
[17] From that time [[Jesus]] began to preach, and to say, <span style="color:#FF0000">'''[[Repent]]<Ref name="repentn">{{repentn}}</Ref>: for the [[kingdom of heaven]] is at hand.'''</span><Ref name="kingdomnow">{{kingdomnow}}</Ref>


== Jesus Calls the First Disciples ==
== Jesus Calls the First Disciples ==


[18] And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
[18] And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
[19] And he saith unto them, <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.'''</span>
[19] And he saith unto them, <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.'''</span>
[20] And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
[20] And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
[21] And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
[21] And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
[22] And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
[22] And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.


== Jesus Ministers to Great Crowds ==
== Jesus Ministers to Great Crowds ==


[23] And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their [[synagogue]]s, and preaching the [[gospel of the kingdom]], and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
[23] And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their [[synagogue]]s, and preaching the [[gospel of the kingdom]]<Ref name="gospking">{{gospking}}</Ref>, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
 
[24] And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
[24] And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
[25] And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.<br>
[25] And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.<br>
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Matthew's writings of the Gospel of the kingdom were inspired. But what do they really tell us in the context of the times and the precepts of the kingdom of God?
Comments
Led by the Spirit to be tempted.
V3 stones turned into bread for whom? Were these stones living stones?
V4 The desire for free bread especially through covetous practices at the expense of your neighbor is the root cause of corruption of man and often is made manifest through legal charity and men who exercise authority.
"The evil was not in the bread and circuses, per se, but in the willingness of the people to sell their rights as free men for full bellies and the excitement of the games which would serve to distract them from the other human hungers which bread and circuses can never appease." Marcus Tullius Cicero
Understanding the metaphor of "stones being made into bread" is easier if we understand that the Altars of clay and stone were a form of the social safety net dependent upon freewill offerings of the Old Testament and what the New Testament calls charity. Those altars of Pure Religion promoted by Abraham and Moses were used by society according to the perfect law of liberty letting every soul remain subject to the higher liberty to avoid the covetous practices, wages of unrighteousness which are the snare of legal charity. and the structure of government intended by God, the Son of God, and Moses, which was a form of the ancient Libera res publica.
Augustus Caesar, who also was called the Son of God, campaigned on the political platform of a "return to the republic" and "family values". Yet, he continued with the plunder of national neighbors and the funding of legal charity through their public temples until the masses developed an appetite for benefits becoming accustomed to living at the expense of others and depending for their livelihood on the property of others. This of course as predicted by Polybius and other prophets began to degenerate the people.
Jesus will foretell the taking of the kingdom from the pharisees in Matthew 21[1]
Questions
What does it mean to worship?
How did the Rabbinical Baptism of the ancients, the baptism of Herod differ from the baptism of John and Jesus at Pentecost?
Was the ministry of Jesus one of Pure Religion?
What is public religion overseen by Caesar who is also called the "Son of God" and the Father of Rome who was the Patronus?
Was Jesus rich like Paul says in 2 Corinthians 8?[2]
Religion was how you provide for the needy of society through our duty to love our neighbor and Pure Religion was caring without the free bread offered through the temples of the "world" of Rome. Was public religion the covetous practices forbidden by Moses[3] and Christ[4].
Were the systems of Corban of Herod, the Pharisees, and the free bread of Caesar were like the system of FDR and LBJ?
Was Nazareth a place or a polis of the Essenes?

The Temptation of Jesus

[1] Then was Jesus led[5] up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

[2] And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

Stones to bread

[3] And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Do not tempt God

[5]  Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6  And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Worship God

[8]  Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 

[9]  And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 

[10] Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

[11] Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

Jesus Begins His Ministry

[12] Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;

[13] And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:

[14] That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

[15] The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;

[16] The people which sat in darkness[6] saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

[17] From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent[7]: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.[8]

Jesus Calls the First Disciples

[18] And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

[19] And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

[20] And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

[21] And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

[22] And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

Jesus Ministers to Great Crowds

[23] And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom[9], and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

[24] And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

[25] And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.

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  1. ↑ Matthew 21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
  2. ↑ 2 Corinthians 8:9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty<4432> might be rich.
  3. ↑ Covet not
    Exodus 20:17 "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour’s."
    Deuteronomy 5:21 "Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour’s wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour’s house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any [thing] that [is] thy neighbour’s."
    Micah 2:2 "And they covet fields, and take [them] by violence; and houses, and take [them] away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage." Property and inheritance tax.
    Habakkuk 2:9 "Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil! 10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul."
    Mark 7:20 "And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man."
    Romans 7:7 "What shall we say then? [Is] the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet."
    Romans 13:9 "For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
    1 Corinthians 5:10 "Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. 11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat."
    1 Corinthians 6:10 "Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God." See Not inherit the kingdom
    Ephesians 5:5 "For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God." See Not inherit the kingdom
    2 Timothy 3:2 "For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, 7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
    2 Peter 2:3 "And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not."
    2 Peter 2:14 "Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:"
    Colossians 3:5 "Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:"
  4. ↑ Jesus against covetousness
    Mark 7:9 "And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition." See Corban.
    Mark 7:20 "And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man."
    Luke 12:15 "And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth."
    Luke 16:14 "And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. 15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God."
    Luke 21:34 "And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and [so] that day come upon you unawares. 35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth."
    Matthew 19:17 "And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? [there is] none good but one, [that is], God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments."
    John 14:15 "If ye love me, keep my commandments."
    John 14:21 "He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him."
    John 15:10 "If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love."
  5. ↑ 321 ἀνάγω anago [an-ag’-o] from 303 ana, prep. and 71 ago, to lead; v; AV-bring 3, loose 3, sail 3, launch 3, depart 3, misc 9; 24
    1) to lead up, to lead or bring into a higher place
    2) of navigators: launch out, set sail, put to sea
  6. ↑ Eyes darkened
    Psalms 69:22 "Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. 23 Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake."
    Psalms 107:10 "Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, [being] bound in affliction and iron;"
    Isaiah 9:2 "The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined."
    Isaiah 42:7 "To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, [and] them that sit in darkness out of the prison house."
    Isaiah 42:16 "And I will bring the blind by a way [that] they knew not; I will lead them in paths [that] they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them."
    Isaiah 49:6 "And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth."
    Ecclesiastes 2:14 "The wise man’s eyes [are] in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all."
    Micah 7:8 "Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD [shall be] a light unto me."
    Matthew 4:16 “‭The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.”
    Luke 1:79 "To give light to them that sit in darkness and [in] the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."
    John 1:9 [That] was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
    Romans 11:10 "Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway"
    2 Corinthians 6:14 "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?”
    Job 34:22 "There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves."
    Matthew 6:23 “‭But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!”
    1 John 2:10 "He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. 11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes."
    John 3:19 "And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God." See Born again.
  7. ↑ Repent
    Matthew 3:2 "And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
    Matthew 4:17 "From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
    Mark 1:15 "And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel."
    Mark 6:12 "And they went out, and preached that men should repent."
    Luke 5:32 "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
    Luke 13:3 "I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."
    Luke 13:5 "I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."
  8. ↑ Kingdom at hand
    Luke 21:31 “‭So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.”
    Matthew 3:2 “‭And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
    Matthew 4:17 “‭From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
    Matthew 10:7 “‭And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
    Mark 1:15 “‭And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.”
    Luke 22:16 “‭16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” and then he ate
    Luke 24:41-43 “‭36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you... ‭41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? 42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. ‭43 And he took it, and did eat before them.”
  9. ↑ Gospel of the Kingdom
    Matthew 4:23 "And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people."
    Matthew 9:35 "And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people."
    Matthew 24:14 "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come."
    Mark 1:14 "Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel."
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