Zechariah 8:1-23; Revelation 16:1-21; Psalm 144:1-15; Proverbs 30:29-31
Blessed Be the LORD My Strength
Blessed be the LORD my strength, Which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: My goodness, and my fortress; My high tower, and my deliverer; My shield, and he in whom I trust; Who subdueth my people under me. – Psalm 144:1-2
Or the Son of Man, that Thou Makest Account of Him!
LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! – Psalm 144:3
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I heard a Great Voice Saying to the Seven Angels Pour Out the Vials of the Wrath of God
And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. – Revelation 16:1
The First Angel Poured Out His Vial – A Noisome and Grievous Sore on Them with the Mark of the Beast
And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image. – Revelation 16:2
The Second Angel Poured Out His Vial – The Sea Became as the Blood of a Dead Man
And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea. – Revelation 16:3
The Third Angel Poured Out His Vial – The Rivers and Fountains Became Blood
And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments. – Revelation 16:4-7
The Fourth Angel Poured Out His Vial – The Sun Scorched Men with Fire and Great Heat
And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory. – Revelation 16:8-9
The Fifth Angel Poured Out His Vial – The Kingdom of the Beast was Full of Darkness
And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, and blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds. – Revelation 16:10-11
The Sixth Angel Poured Out His Vial – The Water of the River Euphrates Dried Up
And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. – Revelation 16:12-16
The Seventh Angel Poured Out His Vial – A Great Voice Came Saying, It is Done
And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great. – Revelation 16:17-21
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Thus Saith the LORD – I was Jealous for Zion with Jealousy and Fury
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury. – Zechariah 8:2
Thus Saith the LORD – I am Returned Unto Zion
Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain. – Zechariah 8:3
Thus Saith the LORD – The Streets Shall be Full
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age. And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof. – Zechariah 8:4-5
Thus Saith the LORD – Should It Also Be Marvellous in Mine Eyes?
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts. – Zechariah 8:6
Thus Saith the LORD – Behold, I will Save My People
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country; and I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness. – Zechariah 8:7-8
Thus Saith the LORD – Let Your Hands be Strong
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built. – Zechariah 8:9
Thus Saith the LORD – These are the Things that Ye Shall Do
For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not: so again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not. These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: and let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD. – Zechariah 8:14-17
Thus Saith the Lord – The Fasts of the Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Tenth Month Shall be Cheerful Feasts
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace. – Zechariah 8:19
Thus Saith the LORD – Many People and Strong Nations Shall Come to Seek the LORD in Jerusalem Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities: and the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also. Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD. – Zechariah 8:20-22
Thus Saith the LORD – Ten Men Shall Take hold of the Skirt of Him that is a Jew
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you. – Zechariah 8:23
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Four Things Comely in Going
There be three things which go well, Yea, four are comely in going: A lion which is strongest among beasts, And turneth not away for any; An greyhound; an he goat also; And a king, against whom there is no rising up. – Proverbs 30:29-31
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