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perhaps the "beatific vision."

Revelation 21:23 (MSG)
The City doesn't need sun or moon for light. God's Glory is its light, the Lamb its lamp!

no sign of a temple......the temple stands alone God and the Lamb.

Revelation 21:22 (MSG)
The main street of the City was pure gold, translucent as glass. But there was no sign of a Temple, for the Lord God—the Sovereign-Strong—and the Lamb are the Temple. The City doesn't need sun or moon for light. God's Glory is its light, the Lamb its lamp! The nations will walk in its light and earth's kings bring in their splendor. Its gates will never be shut by day, and there won't be any night. They'll bring the glory and honor of the nations into the City. Nothing dirty or defiled will get into the City, and no one who defiles or deceives. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life will get in.

Revelation 16:8

Revelation 16:8 (MSG)
The fourth Angel poured his bowl on the sun: Fire blazed from the sun and scorched men and women. Burned and blistered, they cursed God's Name, the God behind these disasters. They refused to repent, refused to honor God.

Revelation 16:4

Revelation 16:4 (MSG)
The third Angel poured his bowl on rivers and springs: The waters turned to blood. I heard the Angel of Waters say, Righteous you are, and your judgments are righteous, The Is, The Was, The Holy. They poured out the blood of saints and prophets so you've given them blood to drink— they've gotten what they deserve! Just then I heard the Altar chime in, Yes, O God, the Sovereign-Strong! Your judgments are true and just!

Revelation 16:3

Revelation 16:3 (MSG)
The second Angel poured his bowl on the sea: The sea coagulated into blood, and everything in it died.

Revelation 16:2

Revelation 16:2 (MSG)
The first Angel stepped up and poured his bowl out on earth: Loathsome, stinking sores erupted on all who had taken the mark of the Beast and worshiped its image.

Revelation 9:16

Revelation 9:16 (MSG)
The number of the army of horsemen was twice ten thousand times ten thousand. I heard the count

Revelation 5:5

Revelation 5:5 (MSG)
One of the Elders said, "Don't weep. Look-the Lion from Tribe Judah, the Root of David's Tree, has conquered. He can open the scroll, can rip through the seven seals."

test for the genuine spirit of god

1 John 4:2 (MSG)
Here's how you test for the genuine Spirit of God. Everyone who confesses openly his faith in Jesus Christ—the Son of God, who came as an actual flesh-and-blood person—comes from God and belongs to God. And everyone who refuses to confess faith in Jesus has nothing in common with God. This is the spirit of antichrist that you heard was coming. Well, here it is, sooner than we thought!

"God is LIGHT, pure LIGHT "

1 John 1:5 (MSG)
This, in essence, is the message we heard from Christ and are passing on to you: God is light, pure light; there's not a trace of darkness in him.

1 John 1:1

1 John 1:1 (MSG)
From the very first day, we were there, taking it all in—we heard it with our own ears, saw it with our own eyes, verified it with our own hands. The Word of Life appeared right before our eyes; we saw it happen! And now we're telling you in most sober prose that what we witnessed was, incredibly, this: The infinite Life of God himself took shape before us.

be on guard

2 Peter 3:17 (MSG)
But you, friends, are well-warned. Be on guard lest you lose your footing and get swept off your feet by these lawless and loose-talking teachers. Grow in grace and understanding of our Master and Savior, Jesus Christ. Glory to the Master, now and forever! Yes!

"promised new heaven and the promised new earth"

2 Peter 3:13 (MSG)
but we'll hardly notice. We'll be looking the other way, ready for the promised new heavens and the promised new earth, all landscaped with righteousness.

end times......."first off...."

2 Peter 3:3 (MSG)
First off, you need to know that in the last days, mockers are going to have a heyday. Reducing everything to the level of their puny feelings, they'll mock, "So what's happened to the promise of his Coming? Our ancestors are dead and buried, and everything's going on just as it has from the first day of creation. Nothing's changed."

false, irreverent "teachers"

2 Peter 2:18 (MSG)
They are loudmouths, full of hot air, but still they're dangerous. Men and women who have recently escaped from a deviant life are most susceptible to their brand of seduction.

false, irreverent "teachers"

2 Peter 2:18 (MSG)
They are loudmouths, full of hot air, but still they're dangerous. Men and women who have recently escaped from a deviant life are most susceptible to their brand of seduction.

"......the one LIGHT in a dark time."

2 Peter 1:19 (MSG)
We couldn't be more sure of what we saw and heard—God's glory, God's voice. The prophetic Word was confirmed to us. You'll do well to keep focusing on it. It's the one light you have in a dark time as you wait for daybreak and the rising of the Morning Star in your hearts. The main thing to keep in mind here is that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of private opinion. And why? Because it's not something concocted in the human heart. Prophecy resulted when the Holy Spirit prompted men and women to speak God's Word.

"......the one LIGHT in a dark time."

2 Peter 1:19 (MSG)
We couldn't be more sure of what we saw and heard—God's glory, God's voice. The prophetic Word was confirmed to us. You'll do well to keep focusing on it. It's the one light you have in a dark time as you wait for daybreak and the rising of the Morning Star in your hearts. The main thing to keep in mind here is that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of private opinion. And why? Because it's not something concocted in the human heart. Prophecy resulted when the Holy Spirit prompted men and women to speak God's Word.

2 Peter 1:18

2 Peter 1:18 (MSG)
We were there on the holy mountain with him. We heard the voice out of heaven with our very own ears.

Peter happy to leave a legacy in "black and white."

2 Peter 1:15 (MSG)
And so I am especially eager that you have all this down in black and white so that after I die, you'll have it for ready reference.

2 Peter 1:14

2 Peter 1:14 (MSG)
I know that I'm to die soon; the Master has made that quite clear to me.

2 Peter 1:10

2 Peter 1:10 (MSG)
So, friends, confirm God's invitation to you, his choice of you. Don't put it off; do it now. Do this, and you'll have your life on a firm footing, the streets paved and the way wide open into the eternal kingdom of our Master and Savior, Jesus Christ.

don't lose a minute of building on what you have learned

2 Peter 1:5 (MSG)
So don't lose a minute in building on what you've been given, complementing your basic faith with good character, spiritual understanding, alert discipline, passionate patience, reverent wonder, warm friendliness, and generous love, each dimension fitting into and developing the others. With these qualities active and growing in your lives, no grass will grow under your feet, no day will pass without its reward as you mature in your experience of our Master Jesus. Without these qualities you can't see what's right before you, oblivious that your old sinful life has been wiped off the books.

spiritual refinement

1 Peter 4:13 (MSG)
Instead, be glad that you are in the very thick of what Christ experienced. This is a spiritual refining process, with glory just around the corner.

god is always working

1 Peter 4:12 (MSG)
Friends, when life gets really difficult, don't jump to the conclusion that God isn't on the job. Instead, be glad that you are in the very thick of what Christ experienced. This is a spiritual refining process, with glory just around the corner.