GENESIS
28:10-17
PSALM
103:19-22
REVELATION
12:7-12
JOHN
1:47-51
GENESIS
28:10-17
Jacob
left Beersheba and went toward Haran. He came to a certain place
and stayed there for the night, because the sun had set. Taking
one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay
down in that place. And he dreamed that there was a ladder set
up on the earth, the top of it reaching to heaven; and the
angels of God were ascending and descending on it. And the Lord
stood beside him and said, "I am the Lord, the God of
Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you
lie I will give to you and to your offspring; and your offspring
shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad
to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south;
and all the families of the earth shall be blessed in you and in
your offspring. Know that I am with you and will keep you
wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I
will not leave you until I have done what I have promised
you." Then Jacob woke from his sleep and said, "Surely
the Lord is in this place and I did not know it!" And he
was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is
none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of
heaven."
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PSALM
103:19-22
REFRAIN
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
The
Lord has set his throne in heaven, and his kingship has dominion
over all.
Bless
the Lord, you angels of his, you mighty ones who do his bidding,
and hearken to the voice of his
word. R
Bless
the Lord, all you his hosts, you ministers of his who do his
will.
Bless
the Lord, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion;
bless the Lord, O my soul. R
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REVELATION
12:7-12
War
broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the
dragon. The dragon and his angels fought back, but they were
defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven.
The great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is
called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world - he
was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down
with him. Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, proclaiming,
"Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom
of our God and the authority of his Messiah, for the accuser of
our comrades has been thrown down, who accuses them day and
night before our God. But they have conquered him by the blood
of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they did not
cling to life even in the face of death. Rejoice then, you
heavens and those who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and
the sea, for the devil has come down to you with great wrath,
because he knows that his time is short!"
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JOHN
1:47-51
When
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him,
"Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no
deceit!" Nathanael asked him, "Where did you get to
know me?" Jesus answered, "I saw you under the fig
tree before Philip called you." Nathanael replied,
"Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of
Israel!" Jesus answered, "Do you believe because I
told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater
things than these." And he said to him, "Very truly, I
tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God
ascending and descending upon the Son of Man."
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