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For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans 10:13
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans 10:13
Daily Meditation
17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.
Today’s Reading
The Gospel according
to
St. Luke
Chapter 21
Of A Truth I Say
Unto You
1 And he looked up,
and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. 2 And he saw also a
certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. 3 And he said, Of a truth I
say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: 4 for all these
have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her
penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
5 And as some spake
of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, 6 As
for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall
not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 7 And they
asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will
there be when these things shall come to pass? 8 And he said, Take heed that ye
be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the
time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. 9 But when ye shall hear of
wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to
pass; but the end is not by and by.
10 Then said he unto
them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: 11 and
great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and
fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. 12 But before all
these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up
to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for
my name’s sake. 13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony. 14 Settle it
therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: 15 for I
will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able
to gainsay nor resist. 16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren,
and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to
death. 17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake. 18 But there
shall not an hair of your head perish. 19 In your patience possess ye your
souls.
20 And when ye shall
see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is
nigh. 21 Then let them which are in Judæa flee to the mountains; and let them
which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the
countries enter thereinto. 22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all
things which are written may be fulfilled. 23 But woe unto them that are with
child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great
distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. 24 And they shall fall by the
edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and
Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the
Gentiles be fulfilled. 25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon,
and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the
sea and the waves roaring; 26 men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for
looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of
heaven shall be shaken. 27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a
cloud with power and great glory. 28 And when these things begin to come to
pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
29 And he spake to
them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; 30 when they now shoot
forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. 31
So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom
of God is nigh at hand. 32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not
pass away, till all be fulfilled. 33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my
words shall not pass away.
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. 36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy
to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son
of man.
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