Isaiah 24:12-16 & 23; 25:1 & 6-9 and Daniel 2:34-44 and John 4: 13-14

"The city is left in ruins, its gate is battered to pieces.
So it will be on the earth and among the nations, as when an olive tree is beaten, or as when gleenings [fruit and grain left over from harvest] are left after the grape harvest.
They [the believers left behind after God judges Judah] raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they acclaim the Lord's majesty.
Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord; exalt the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea.
From the ends of the earth we hear singing: 'Glory to the Righteous One.' But I [Isaiah] said, 'I waste away, I waste away! Woe to me! The treacherous betray! With treachery the treacherous betray!'" ...

"The moon will be abashed, the sun ashamed; for the Lord almighty will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before its elders, gloriously."

Isaiah 24:12-16 & 23

"O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago." ...

"On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine-- the best of meats and the finest of wines.
On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations; he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth. The Lord has spoken.
In that day they will say, 'Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.'"

Isaiah 25:1 & 6-9 c. 700BC



"While you [Nebuchadnezzar] were watching [in a dream], a rock was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and smashed them. Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were broken to pieces at the same time and became like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain and filled the whole earth.
"This was the dream, and now we will interpret it to the king. You, O king, are the king of kings. The God of heaven has given you dominion and power and might and glory; in your hands he has placed mankind and the beasts of the field and the birds of the air. Wherever they live, he has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.
"After you, another kingdom will rise, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule over the whole earth. Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron--for iron breaks and smashes everything--and as iron breaks things to pieces, so it will crush and break all the others. Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom; yet it will have some of the strength of iron in it, even as you saw iron mixed with clay. As the toes were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. And just as you saw the iron mixed with baked clay, so the people will be a mixture and will not remain united, any more than iron mixes with clay.
"In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever."

Daniel 2:34-44 c. 500BC


"Jesus answered, 'Everyone who drinks this water [of the earth] will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.'"

John 4:13-14 c. 30AD

Isaiah 16:5 [Luke 1:30-33]

"In love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it-- one from the house of David-- one who in judging seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness."

Isaiah 16:5


"... the angel said to her, 'Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus [Immanuel, which means God with us]. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.'"

Luke 1:30-33

Isaiah 14:27

"For the Lord Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?"

Isaiah 14:27

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Phil. 4:4-8

"Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord [is] at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things [are] noble, whatever things [are] just, whatever things [are] pure, whatever things [are] lovely, whatever things [are] of good report, if [there is] any virtue and if [there is] anything praiseworthy -- meditate on these things."

Philippians 4:4-8

(The Apostle Paul wrote this letter to the church in Philippi some time after visitting the city, where he was beaten and imprisoned for preaching the good news of Jesus Christ.)

Isaiah 6:1 & 7:13-14; Acts 1:7-11

"In the year of that King Uzziah died [approx. 700 B.C.], I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of His robe filled the temple." ...

"Then Isaiah said, 'Hear now you house of David! [Israel] Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God also? Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel [which means God with us].'..."

Isaiah 6:1 & 7:13-14


"He [Immanuel] said to them [approx. 31 A.D.]: 'It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father [Lord] has set by His own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.'
After He said this, He was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.
They were looking intently up into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 'Men of Galilee,' they said, 'why do you stand here looking in the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.'"

Acts 1:7-11

Isaiah 5:20-23

"Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks, who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice to the innocent."

Isaiah 5: 20-23

Isaiah 3:10-11

"Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.
Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done."
Isaiah 3:10-11

Song of Songs [Song of Solomon] 8:7

"Many waters cannot quench love;
rivers cannot wash it away.
If one were to give
all the wealth of his house for love,
it would be utterly scorned."

Song of Songs [Song of Solomon] 8:7

Isaiah 26:3

"You, LORD, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you." Isaiah 26:3

Ecclesiastes 8:11

"When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, the hearts of the people are filled with schemes to do wrong." Ecclesiastes 8:11

Ecclesiastes 7:10

"Do not say, 'Why were the old days better than these?' For it is not wise to ask such questions." Ecclesiastes 7:10

Ecclesiastes 5:1-2

"Guard your steps when you go
to the house of God. Go near to
listen rather then to offer sacrifices
of fools, who do not know that
they do wrong.

Do not be quick with your
mouth,
do not be hasty in your heart
to utter anything before
God.
God is in heaven
and you are on earth,
so let your words be few."

Ecclesiastes 5:1-2