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Revelation 7:9-10 (NKJV)
[9] After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands,
[10] and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
Mark 14:3-9 (NKJV)
[3] And being in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil of spikenard. Then she broke the flask and poured it on His head.
[4] But there were some who were indignant among themselves, and said, “Why was this fragrant oil wasted?
[5] For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.” And they criticized her sharply.
[6] But Jesus said, “Let her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for Me.
[7] For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have always.
[8] She has done what she could. She has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial.
[9] Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”
[7] Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.
[8] There were many lamps in the upper room where they were gathered together.
[9] And in a window sat a certain young man named, who was sinking into a deep sleep. He was overcome by sleep; and as Paul continued speaking, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead.
[10] But Paul went down, fell on him, and embracing him said, “Do not trouble yourselves, for his life is in him.”
[11] Now when he had come up, had broken bread and eaten, and talked a long while, even till daybreak, he departed.
[12] And they brought the young man in alive, and they were not a little comforted.
I Timothy 1:12-15 (NKJV)
[12] And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry,
[13] although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
[14] And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.
[15] This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
Luke 10:30-37 (NKJV)
[30] Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
[31] Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
[31] Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side.
[33] But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion.
[34] So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
[35] On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.’
[36] So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?”
[37] And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.”
Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
Revelation 13:15-18 (NKJV)
[15] He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
[16] He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads,
[17] and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
[18] Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.
For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6 (NKJV)
I Corinthians 15:52 (NKJV)
[51] Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed
[52] in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.