The Book of REVELATION Chapter Two

Overview: Revelation Ch. 1-11- By "The Bible Project"     https://youtu.be/5nvVVcYD-0w

To the Church in Ephesus

1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lamp-stands. 2 “‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. 3 I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name's sake, and you have not grown weary. 4 But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lamp-stand from its place, unless you repent. 6 Yet this you have: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.’

To the Church in Smyrna

8 “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: ‘The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life.9 “‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. 11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death.’

To the Church in Pergamum

12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword. 13 “‘I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. 14 But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality. 15 So also you have some who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans. 16 Therefore repent. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth. 17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.’

To the Church in Thyatira

18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: ‘The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze.

19 “‘I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first. 20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols. 21 I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality. 22 Behold, I will throw her onto a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her I will throw into great tribulation, unless they repent of her works, 23 and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you according to your

works. 24 But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some call the deep things of Satan, to you I say, I do not lay on you any other burden. 25 Only hold fast what you have until I come. 26 The one who conquers and who keeps my works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations, 27 and he will rule them with a rod of iron, as when earthen pots are broken in pieces, even as I myself have received authority from my Father. 28 And I will give him the morning star. 29 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

 

The Book of REVELATION Chapter One

Overview: Revelation Ch. 1-11- “The Bible Project”

                                       Prologue

1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.

Greeting to the Seven Churches

4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia:

Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth.

To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood 6 and made us a kingdom,

priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. 7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.

8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Vision of the Son of Man

9 I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet 11 saying, “Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.”

12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lamp-stands, 13 and in the midst of the lamp-stands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest. 14 The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire, 15 his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters. 16 In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength.

17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last, 18 and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades. 19 Write therefore the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this. 20 As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp-stands, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lamp-stands are the seven churches.

Psalms 99 and 100

 

Psalm 99 song - Jason Silver - https://youtu.be/CpUYxmWKtFY

Psalm 99 - Exalt The Lord - New Song and Music Video by Maskil - https://youtu.be/URwoXC1e5yg

Psalm 99 song by Ian White -  https://youtu.be/-OLFbBRPcYI

He Sits Enthroned (Psalm 99) - Sons of Korah -https://youtu.be/WcqI2Layo1M

Psalm 99 - Winds of Glory | New Wine Music

The Lord Our God Is Holy

1 

The Lord reigns; let the peoples tremble!

    He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; 

let the earth quake!

2 

The Lord is great in Zion;

    he is exalted over all the peoples.

3 

Let them praise your great and awesome name!

    Holy is he!

4 

The King in his might loves justice.

    You have established equity;

you have executed justice

    and righteousness in Jacob.

5 

Exalt the Lord our God;

    worship at his footstool!

    Holy is he!

6 

Moses and Aaron were among his priests,

    Samuel also was among those 

who called upon his name.

    They called to the Lord, 

and he answered them.

7 

In the pillar of the cloud he spoke to them;

    they kept his testimonies

    and the statute that he gave them.

8 

O Lord our God, you answered them;

    you were a forgiving God to them,

    but an avenger of their wrongdoings.

9 

Exalt the Lord our God,

    and worship at his holy mountain;

    for the Lord our God is holy!

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Psalm 100 - Chris Tomlin-(Lyrics & Chords)  https://youtu.be/NaL_VeHil6U

Psalm 100 - Jason Silver - https://youtu.be/1mBn9SRC6Uc

Psalm 100 - Ian White  - https://youtu.be/KTbdm57_9_E

Psalm 100 (Enter In) feat Joshua Sherman, Charity Gayle, Steven Musso

A Psalm for giving thanks.

1 

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, 

all the earth!

2 

    Serve the Lord with gladness!

    Come into his presence with singing!

3 

Know that the Lord, he is God!

    It is he who made us, and we are his;

    we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

4 

Enter his gates with thanksgiving,

    and his courts with praise!

    Give thanks to him; 

bless his name!

5 

For the Lord is good;

    his steadfast love endures forever,

    and his faithfulness to all generations.

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PSALMS 97 and 98

 

Psalm 97 - Ian White

https://youtu.be/g6EcdDAB-Sk

The Lord Reigns

1 

The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice;

    let the many coastlands be glad!

2 

Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;

    righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

3 

Fire goes before him

    and burns up his adversaries all around.

4 

His lightnings light up the world;

    the earth sees and trembles.

5 

The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,

    before the Lord of all the earth.

6 

The heavens proclaim his righteousness,

    and all the peoples see his glory.

7 

All worshipers of images are put to shame,

    who make their boast in worthless idols;

    worship him, all you gods!

8 

Zion hears and is glad,

    and the daughters of Judah rejoice,

    because of your judgments, O Lord.

9 

For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth;

    you are exalted far above all gods.

10 

O you who love the Lord, hate evil!

    He preserves the lives of his saints;

    he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

11 

Light is sown for the righteous,

    and joy for the upright in heart.

12 

Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,

    and give thanks to his holy name!

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Psalm 98 (Sing Unto the Lord) Shane and Shane

Psalm 98 Song (NKJV) "Shout Joyfully to the LORD" (Esther Mui)  https://youtu.be/eYt0VI3iGNI

Psalm 98 Song- Jason Silver  https://youtu.be/KWbHp7Ytbbw

Psalm 98 song- Ian white  https://youtu.be/_MsmrI4WA1U

Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord

1 

Oh sing to the Lord a new song,

    for he has done marvellous things!

His right hand and his holy arm

    have worked salvation for him.

2 

The Lord has made known his salvation;

    he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.

3 

He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness

    to the house of Israel.

All the ends of the earth have seen

    the salvation of our God.

4 

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;

    break forth into joyous song and sing praises!

5 

Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,

    with the lyre and the sound of melody!

6 

With trumpets and the sound of the horn

    make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!

7 

Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;

    the world and those who dwell in it!

8 

Let the rivers clap their hands;

    let the hills sing for joy together

9 

before the Lord, for he comes

    to judge the earth.

He will judge the world with righteousness,

    and the peoples with equity.

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PSALMS 95 and 96

 

Psalm 95 Song- Jason Silver

https://youtu.be/gcVZ9PVgvho

Psalm 95 Song - Ian White

Let Us Sing Songs of Praise

1 

Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;

    let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!

2 

Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;

    let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

3 

For the Lord is a great God,

    and a great King above all gods.

4 

In his hand are the depths of the earth;

    the heights of the mountains are his also.

5 

The sea is his, for he made it,

    and his hands formed the dry land.

6 

Oh come, let us worship and bow down;

    let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!

7 

For he is our God,

    and we are the people of his pasture,

    and the sheep of his hand.

Today, if you hear his voice,

8 

    do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah,

    as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,

9 

when your fathers put me to the test

    and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.

10 

For forty years I loathed that generation

    and said, “They are a people who go astray in their heart,

    and they have not known my ways.”

11 

Therefore I swore in my wrath,

    “They shall not enter my rest.”

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Psalm 96 song - Jason Silver

Psalm 96 - Ian WHITE

https://youtu.be/ydrgpmNVTak 

Worship in the Splendor of Holiness

1 

Oh sing to the Lord a new song;

    sing to the Lord, all the earth!

2 

Sing to the Lord, bless his name;

    tell of his salvation from day to day.

3 

Declare his glory among the nations,

    his marvellous works among all the peoples!

4 

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;

    he is to be feared above all gods.

5 

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,

    but the Lord made the heavens.

6 

Splendour and majesty are before him;

    strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

7 

Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,

    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!

8 

Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;

    bring an offering, and come into his courts!

9 

Worship the Lord in the splendour of holiness;

    tremble before him, all the earth!

10 

Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!

    Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;

    he will judge the peoples with equity.”

11 

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;

    let the sea roar, and all that fills it;

12 

    let the field exult, and everything in it!

Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy

13 

    before the Lord, for he comes,

    for he comes to judge the earth.

He will judge the world in righteousness,

    and the peoples in his faithfulness.

The GOSPEL according to LUKE Chapter Twenty Four

 

Gospel of Luke Ch. 24 “The Bible Project“

                              The Resurrection

1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. 5 And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, 7 that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.” 8 And they remembered his words, 9 and returning from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. 10 Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles, 11 but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. 12 But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened.

On the Road to Emmaus

13 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their eyes were kept from recognising him. 17 And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. 18 Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” 19 And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20 and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. 21 But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. 22 Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning, 23 and when they did not find his body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. 24 Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.” 25 And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. 28 So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther, 29 but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with them. 30 When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. 31 And their eyes were opened, and they recognised him. And he vanished from their sight. 32 They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” 33 And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, 34 saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” 35 Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

36 As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” 37 But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit. 38 And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” 40 And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. 41 And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marvelling, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” 42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43 and he took it and ate before them. 44 Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, 47 and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”

The Ascension

50 And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. 51 While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. 52 And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and were continually in the temple blessing God.