True cause for the apostles to rejoice - Luke 10:17-20 - N. T. -
The seventy-two came back rejoicing. 'Lord,' they said 'even the devils submit to us when we use your name.' Jesus said to them, 'I watched Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Yes, I have given you power to tread underfoot serpents and scorpions and the whole strength of the enemy; nothing shall ever hurt you. Yet do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you; rejoice rather that your names are written in heaven.'
Cf. - Luke 1:14+ -
Cf. - Acts 3:16-21 - N. T. - It is the name of Jesus which, through our faith in it, has brought back the strength of this man you see here and who is well known to you. It is faith in that name that has restored this man to health, as you can all see. Now I know, brothers, that neither you nor your leaders had any idea what you were doing; this was the way God carried out what he had foretold, when he said through all his prophets that Christ would suffer. Now you must repent and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, and so that the Lord may send the time of comfort. Then he will send the Christ he has predestined, that is, Jesus, whom heaven must keep till the universal restoration comes which God proclaimed, speaking through his holy prophets.
Cf. - Isaiah 14:12,15 - O. T. - How did you come to fall from heavens, Daystar, son of Dawn? How did you come to be thrown to the ground, you who enslaved the nations? What! Now you have fallen to Sheol to the very bottom of the abyss!
Cf. - John 12:31-32 - N. T. - 'Now sentence is being passed on this world; now the prince of this world is to be overthrown. And when I am lifted up from the earth, I shall draw all men to myself.'
Cf. - Matthew 8:28-33 - N. T. - When Jesus reached the country of the Gadarenes on the other side, two demoniacs came towards him out of the tombs-creatures so fierce that no one could pass that way. They stood there shouting, 'What do you want with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before the time? Now some distance away there were a large herd of pigs feeding, and the devils pleaded with Jesus, 'If you cast us out, send us to into the herd of pigs'. And Jesus said to them, 'Go then' and they came out and made for the pigs; and at that the whole herd charged down the cliff into the lake and perished in the water.
Cf. - Psalms 91:13 - O. T. - You will tread on lion and adder, trample on savage lions and dragons.
Cf. - Revelation 12:7-12 - N. T. - And now war broke out in heaven, when Michael with his angels attacked the dragon. The dragon fought back with his angels, but they were defeated and driven out of heaven. The great dragon, the primeval serpent, known as the devil or Satan, who had deceived all the world, was hurled down to the earth and his angels were hurled down with him. Then I heard a voice shout from heaven;
'Victory and power and empire for ever have been won by our God, and all authority for his Christ, now that the persecutor, who accused our brothers day and night before our God, has been brought down. They have triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the witness of their martyrdom, because even in the face of death they would not cling to life. Let the heavens rejoice and all who live there; but for you, earth and sea, trouble is coming-because the devil has gone down to you in a rage, knowing that his days are numbered.'
Cf. - Matthew 10:1; Mark 16:17-18 - N. T. - Jesus summoned his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits with power to cast them out and to cure all kinds of diseases and sickness.
Cf. - Revelation 20:11-15 - N. T. - Then I saw a great white throne and the One who was sitting on it. In his presence, earth and sky vanished, leaving no trace. I saw the dead, both great and small, standing in front of his throne, while the book of life was opened, and other books opened which were the record of what they had done in their lives, by which the dead were judged.
The sea gave up all the dead who were in it; Death and Hades were emptied of the dead that were in them; and everyone was judged according to the way in which he had lived. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the burning lake. This burning lake is the second death; and anybody whose name could not be found written in the book of life was thrown into the burning lake.
The Good News revealed to the simple. The Father and the Son - Luke 10:21-22 - N. T. -
It was then that, filled with joy by the Holy Spirit, Jesus said, 'I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.'
Cf. - Matthew 11:25-27; Luke 1:14+; 4:1+; 8:10 - N. T. -
Cf. - Revelation 19:12-13 - N. T. - His eyes were flames of fire, and his head was crowned with many coronets; the name written on him was known only to himself, his cloak was soaked in blood. He is known by the name, The Word of God.
The privilege of the disciples - Luke 10:23-34 - N. T. -
Then turning to his disciples Jesus spoke to them in private, 'Happy the eyes that see what you see, for I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see, and never saw it; to hear what you hear, and never heard it'.
Cf. - Matthew 13:16-17 - N. T. - But happy are your eyes because they see, your ears because they hear! I tell you solemnly, many prophets and holy men longed to see what you see, and never saw it; to hear what you hear, and never heard it.
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The great commandment
There was a lawyer who, to disconcert Jesus, stood up and said to him, 'Master,...
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Cf. - Acts 3:16-21 - N. T. - It is the name of Jesus which, through our faith in it, has brought back the strength of this man you see here and who is well known to you. It is faith in that name that has restored this man to health, as you can all see. Now I know, brothers, that neither you nor your leaders had any idea what you were doing; this was the way God carried out what he had foretold, when he said through all his prophets that Christ would suffer. Now you must repent and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, and so that the Lord may send the time of comfort. Then he will send the Christ he has predestined, that is, Jesus, whom heaven must keep till the universal restoration comes which God proclaimed, speaking through his holy prophets.
Cf. - Isaiah 14:12,15 - O. T. - How did you come to fall from heavens, Daystar, son of Dawn? How did you come to be thrown to the ground, you who enslaved the nations? What! Now you have fallen to Sheol to the very bottom of the abyss!
Cf. - John 12:31-32 - N. T. - 'Now sentence is being passed on this world; now the prince of this world is to be overthrown. And when I am lifted up from the earth, I shall draw all men to myself.'
Cf. - Matthew 8:28-33 - N. T. - When Jesus reached the country of the Gadarenes on the other side, two demoniacs came towards him out of the tombs-creatures so fierce that no one could pass that way. They stood there shouting, 'What do you want with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before the time? Now some distance away there were a large herd of pigs feeding, and the devils pleaded with Jesus, 'If you cast us out, send us to into the herd of pigs'. And Jesus said to them, 'Go then' and they came out and made for the pigs; and at that the whole herd charged down the cliff into the lake and perished in the water.
Cf. - Psalms 91:13 - O. T. - You will tread on lion and adder, trample on savage lions and dragons.
Cf. - Revelation 12:7-12 - N. T. - And now war broke out in heaven, when Michael with his angels attacked the dragon. The dragon fought back with his angels, but they were defeated and driven out of heaven. The great dragon, the primeval serpent, known as the devil or Satan, who had deceived all the world, was hurled down to the earth and his angels were hurled down with him. Then I heard a voice shout from heaven;
'Victory and power and empire for ever have been won by our God, and all authority for his Christ, now that the persecutor, who accused our brothers day and night before our God, has been brought down. They have triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the witness of their martyrdom, because even in the face of death they would not cling to life. Let the heavens rejoice and all who live there; but for you, earth and sea, trouble is coming-because the devil has gone down to you in a rage, knowing that his days are numbered.'
Cf. - Matthew 10:1; Mark 16:17-18 - N. T. - Jesus summoned his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits with power to cast them out and to cure all kinds of diseases and sickness.
Cf. - Revelation 20:11-15 - N. T. - Then I saw a great white throne and the One who was sitting on it. In his presence, earth and sky vanished, leaving no trace. I saw the dead, both great and small, standing in front of his throne, while the book of life was opened, and other books opened which were the record of what they had done in their lives, by which the dead were judged.
The sea gave up all the dead who were in it; Death and Hades were emptied of the dead that were in them; and everyone was judged according to the way in which he had lived. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the burning lake. This burning lake is the second death; and anybody whose name could not be found written in the book of life was thrown into the burning lake.
The Good News revealed to the simple. The Father and the Son - Luke 10:21-22 - N. T. -
It was then that, filled with joy by the Holy Spirit, Jesus said, 'I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.'
Cf. - Matthew 11:25-27; Luke 1:14+; 4:1+; 8:10 - N. T. -
Cf. - Revelation 19:12-13 - N. T. - His eyes were flames of fire, and his head was crowned with many coronets; the name written on him was known only to himself, his cloak was soaked in blood. He is known by the name, The Word of God.
The privilege of the disciples - Luke 10:23-34 - N. T. -
Then turning to his disciples Jesus spoke to them in private, 'Happy the eyes that see what you see, for I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see, and never saw it; to hear what you hear, and never heard it'.
Cf. - Matthew 13:16-17 - N. T. - But happy are your eyes because they see, your ears because they hear! I tell you solemnly, many prophets and holy men longed to see what you see, and never saw it; to hear what you hear, and never heard it.
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The great commandment
There was a lawyer who, to disconcert Jesus, stood up and said to him, 'Master,...
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Just as God originally inspired the Sacred Scripture/Holy Bible, He has used this means to preserve His Word for future generations. But behind the writing lay periods of time when these messages were circulated in spoken form. [Oral Tradition] The stories of the patriarchs were passed from generation to generation by word of mouth before they were written. [Written Tradition] The messages of the prophets were delivered orally before they were fixed in writing. Narratives of the life and ministry of Christ Jesus were repeated orally for two or three decades before they were given written form.
WELCOME TO SACRED SCRIPTURE / WORD OF GOD / HOLY BIBLE READER'S COMMUNITY. - Wishing you, 'Happy Reading', and may God, the Father, the Son of the living God, Jesus Christ, fills your heart, mind, thoughts, and grants you: The Holy Spirit, that is, Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding, Counsel, Piety, Fortitude, Fear of the Lord, and also His fruits of the Holy Spirit, that is, Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Trustfulness, Gentleness and Self-Control. Amen! God blessing be upon you!
Hence, these two books (The Gospel According To Apostle/Saint Luke & The Acts Of The Apostles) of the New Testament were closely associated, and being call 'a history of the rise of Christianity'. Therefore, I faithfully believe that it is utmost importance for us; all human beings to comprehend these two books, [ All the others Old Testament and New Testament books are equally importance, but as for now, we will start studying and read these two books first, that is, being call 'a history of the rise of Christianity', before continuing the other books.] to the best of our knowledge and enabling our spirit to acknowledges: "Who is God, and how, and in what ways, that is, God is with us." Amen!
It is to the Lord Jesus Christ that all the prophets bear this witness: that all who believe in Jesus will have their sins forgiven through his name. - Acts 10:43 -
