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There you shall recall your conduct and all the deeds by which
you defiled yourselves; and you shall loathe yourselves because of
all the evil things you did. [EZEK 20:43]
Because you have sullied yourself with lewdness when I would have purified you, and you refused to be purified of your uncleanness, therefore you shall not be purified until I wreak my fury on you.
I, the LORD, have spoken; it is coming, for I will bring it
about without fail. I will not have pity nor repent. By your
conduct and your deeds you shall be judged, says the Lord GOD.
[EZEK 24:13-14]
"Blessed are you, and praiseworthy, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and glorious forever is your name.
For you are just in all you have done; all your deeds are
faultless, all your ways right, and your judgments proper." [DAN
3:26-27]
Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord, praise and exalt him
above all forever. [DAN 3:57]
"Therefore, O king, take my advice; atone for your sins by good
deeds, and for your misdeeds by kindness to the poor; then your
prosperity will be long." [DAN 4:24]
Therefore, I, Nebuchadnezzar, now praise and exalt and glorify
the King of heaven, because all his works are right and his ways
just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble. [DAN 4:34]
Their deeds do not allow them to return to their God; For the
spirit of harlotry is in them, and they do not recognize the LORD.
[HOSEA 5:4]
All their wickedness is in Gilgal; yes, there they incurred my
hatred. Because of their wicked deeds I will drive them out of my
house. I will love them no longer; all their princes are rebels. Ephraim is stricken, their root is dried up; they shall bear no fruit. My God will disown them because they have not listened to him; they shall be wanderers among the nations.
[HOSEA 9:15-17]
The LORD has a grievance against Israel: he shall punish Jacob
for his conduct, for his deeds he shall repay him. [HOSEA 12:3]
You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.
Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house.
Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.
[MT 5:14-16]
"(But) take care not to perform righteous deeds in order
that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense
from your heavenly Father." [MT 6:1]
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?' Then I will declare to them solemnly, 'I never knew you. Depart from me, you evildoers.'"
[MT 7:21-23]
When John heard in prison of the works of the Messiah, he sent
his disciples to him with this question, "Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?"
[MT 11:2-3]
"The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they said,
'Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors
and sinners.' But wisdom is vindicated by her works." [MT
11:19]
Then he began to reproach the towns where most of his mighty deeds had been done, since they had not repented. "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Tyre and Sidon,
they would long ago have repented in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. And as for you, Capernaum:
'Will you be exalted to heaven? You will go down to the netherworld.' For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in
Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you." [MT
11:20-24]
[Jesus] came to his native place and taught the people in their
synagogue. They were astonished and said, "Where did this man
get such wisdom and mighty deeds?" [Taken from MT 13:54]
And [Jesus] did not work many mighty deeds there because of their
lack of faith. [Taken from MT 13:58]
All their works are performed to be seen. They widen their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. They love places of honor at banquets, seats of honor in synagogues, greetings in marketplaces, and the salutation 'Rabbi.'...
The greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
[MT 23:5-7,11-12]
"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations
will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.' Then the righteous
will answer him and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?
When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?'
And the king will say to them in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.' Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.' Then they will answer and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?' He will answer them, 'Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.' And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."
[MT 25:31-46]
When the sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue, and
many who heard him were astonished. They said, "Where did
this man get all this? What kind of wisdom has been given him?
What mighty deeds are wrought by his hands!" [MK 6:2]
Woe to you! You build the memorials of the prophets whom your ancestors killed.
Consequently, you bear witness and give consent to the deeds of your ancestors, for they killed them and you do the building.
[LK 11:47-48]
The Lord said to him in reply, "Hypocrites! Does not each one of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his ass from the manger and lead it out for watering? This daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for eighteen years now, ought she not to have been set free on the sabbath day from this bondage?" When he said this, all his adversaries were humiliated; and the whole crowd rejoiced at all the splendid deeds done by him.
[LK 13:15-17]
As he rode along, the people were spreading their cloaks on the road;
and now as he was approaching the slope of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of his disciples began to praise God aloud with joy for all the mighty deeds they had seen.
They proclaimed: "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord.
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest." [LK 19:36-38]
And this is the verdict, that the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come toward the light, so that his works might not be exposed. But whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.
[JN 3:19-21]
For the Father loves his Son and shows him everything that he
himself does, and he will show him greater works than these, so
that you may be amazed. [JN 5:20]
Do not be amazed at this, because the hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and will come out, those who have done good deeds to the resurrection of life, but those who have done wicked deeds to the resurrection of condemnation.
[JN 5:28-29]
But I have testimony greater than John's. The works that the
Father gave me to accomplish, these works that I perform testify
on my behalf that the Father has sent me. [JN 5:36]
So they said to him, "What can we do to accomplish the works of God?" Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent."
[JN 6:28-29]
The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I testify
to it that its works are evil. [JN 7:7]
They answered and said to him, "Our father is Abraham." Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works of Abraham. But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God; Abraham did not do this. You are doing the works of your father!" (So) they said to him, "We are not illegitimate. We have one Father, God." Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and am here; I did not come on my own, but he sent me. Why do you not understand what I am saying? Because you cannot bear to hear my word. You belong to your father the devil and you willingly carry out your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks in character, because he is a liar and the father of lies. But because I speak the truth, you do not believe me. Can any of you charge me with sin? If I am telling the truth, why do you not believe me? Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not listen, because you do not belong to God."
[JN 8:39-47]
As he passed by he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" Jesus answered, "Neither he nor his parents sinned; it is so that the works of God might be made visible through him. We have to do the works of the one who sent me while it is day. Night is coming when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
[JN 9:1-5]
So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, "How long are you going to keep us in suspense?
If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly." Jesus answered them, "I told you
and you do not believe. The works I do in my Father's name testify to me. But you do not believe, because you are not among my sheep. My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish. No one can take them out of my hand."
[JN 10:24-28]
"My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all,
and no one can take them out of the Father's hand. The Father and I are one." The Jews again picked up rocks to stone him. Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of these are you trying to stone me?"
[JN 10:29-32]
"If I do not perform my Father's works, do not believe me; but if I perform them, even if you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may realize (and understand) that the Father is in me and I am in the Father."
[JN 10:37-38]
Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on my own. The Father who dwells in me is doing his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else, believe because of the works themselves. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father. And whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it.
[JN 14:10-14]
Whoever hates me also hates my Father. If I had not done works among them that no one else ever did, they would not have sin; but as it is, they have seen and hated both me and my Father.
[JN 15:23-24]
You who are Israelites, hear these words. Jesus the Nazorean
was a man commended to you by God with mighty deeds, wonders, and
signs, which God worked through him in your midst, as you
yourselves know. This man, delivered up by the set plan and foreknowledge of God, you killed, using lawless men to crucify him. But God raised him up, releasing him from the throes of death, because it was impossible for him to be held by it. [ACTS
2:22-24]
Even Simon himself believed and, after being baptized, became
devoted to Philip; and when he saw the signs and mighty deeds that
were occurring, he was astounded. [ACTS 8:13]
So extraordinary were the mighty deeds God accomplished at the
hands of Paul that when face cloths or aprons that touched his skin were applied to the sick, their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them.
[ACTS 19:11-12]
On the contrary, first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem
and throughout the whole country of Judea, and then to the
Gentiles, I preached the need to repent and turn to God, and to do
works giving evidence of repentance. [ACTS 26:20]
By your stubbornness and impenitent heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself for the day of wrath and revelation of the just judgment of God, who
will repay everyone according to his works: eternal life to those who seek glory, honor, and immortality through perseverance in good works, but wrath and fury to those who selfishly disobey the truth and obey wickedness.
[ROM 2:5-8]
For it is not those who hear the law who are just in the sight of God; rather, those who observe the law will be justified. For when the Gentiles who do not have the law by nature observe the prescriptions of the law, they are a law for themselves even though they do not have the law. They show that the demands of the law are written in their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even defend them on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge people's hidden works through Christ Jesus.
[ROM 2:13-16]
What occasion is there then for boasting? It is ruled out. On what principle, that of works? No, rather on the principle of
faith. For we consider that a person is justified by faith apart from works of the law.
[ROM 3:27-28]
Indeed, if Abraham was justified on the basis of his works, he has reason to boast; but this was not so in the sight of God. For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as
righteousness." [ROM 4:2-3]
For if you live according to the flesh, you will die, but if by
the spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
[ROM 8:13]
What then shall we say? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have achieved it, that is, righteousness that comes from faith; but that Israel, who pursued the law of righteousness, did not attain to that law? Why not? Because they did it not by faith, but as if it could be done by works. They stumbled over the stone that causes
stumbling [Taken from ROM 9:30-32]
So also at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace.
But if by grace, it is no longer because of works; otherwise grace
would no longer be grace. [ROM 11:5-6]
And do this because you know the time; it is the hour now for you to awake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed; the night is advanced, the day is at hand. Let us then throw off the works of darkness (and) put on the armor of light; let us conduct ourselves properly as in the day, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in promiscuity and licentiousness, not in rivalry and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
[ROM 13:11-14]
To one is given through the Spirit the expression of wisdom; to another the expression of knowledge according to the same Spirit;
to another faith by the same Spirit; to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit;
to another mighty deeds; to another prophecy; to another discernment of spirits; to another varieties of tongues; to another interpretation of tongues.
But one and the same Spirit produces all of these, distributing them individually to each person as he wishes.
[1COR 12:8-11]
Some people God has designated in the church to be, first,
apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then, mighty deeds;
then, gifts of healing, assistance, administration, and varieties
of tongues. [1COR 12:28]
Therefore, we aspire to please him, whether we are at home or away. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive recompense, according to what he did in the body, whether good or evil. [2COR
5:9-10]
For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, who masquerade as apostles of Christ.
And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light. So it is not strange that his ministers also masquerade as ministers of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds. [2COR
11:13-15]
The signs of an apostle were performed among you with all
endurance, signs and wonders, and mighty deeds. [2COR 12:12]
We, who are Jews by nature and not sinners from among the Gentiles, (yet) who know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be
justified. [GAL 2:15-16]
O stupid Galatians! Who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? I want to learn only this from you: did you receive the Spirit from works of the law, or from faith in what you
heard? Are you so stupid? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now ending with the
flesh? Does, then, the one who supplies the Spirit to you and works mighty deeds among you do so from works of the law or from faith in what you heard? Thus Abraham "believed God, and it was credited to him as
righteousness." Realize then that it is those who have faith who are children of Abraham. Scripture, which saw in advance that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, foretold the good news to Abraham, saying, "Through you shall all the nations be blessed." Consequently, those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham who had faith. For all who depend on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed be everyone who does not persevere in doing all the things written in the book of the law." And that no one is justified before God by the law is clear, for "the one who is righteous by faith will live."
[GAL 3:1-3,5-11]
Now the works of the flesh are obvious: immorality, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, rivalry, jealousy, outbursts of fury, acts of selfishness, dissensions, factions, occasions of envy, drinking bouts, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
[GAL 5:19-21]
Make no mistake: God is not mocked, for a person will reap only what he sows,
because the one who sows for his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows for the spirit will reap eternal life from the spirit.
Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest, if we do not give up.
So then, while we have the opportunity, let us do good to all, but especially to those who belong to the family of the
faith. [GAL 6:7-10]
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from you; it is the gift of God; it is not from works, so no one may boast. For we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the good works that God has prepared in advance, that we should live in them.
[EPH 2:8-10]
Take no part in the fruitless works of darkness; rather expose
them, for it is shameful even to mention the things done by them in
secret for it is shameful even to mention the things done by them in
secret [Taken from EPH 5:11-12]
And you who once were alienated and hostile in mind because of evil deeds
he has now reconciled in his fleshly body through his death, to present you holy, without blemish, and irreproachable before him,
provided that you persevere in the faith, firmly grounded, stable, and not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, am a minister.
[COL 1:21-23]
Similarly, (too,) women should adorn themselves with proper conduct, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hairstyles and gold ornaments, or pearls, or expensive clothes, but rather, as befits women who profess reverence for God, with good deeds. [1TM
2:9-10]
Some people's sins are public, preceding them to judgment; but other people are followed by their sins. Similarly, good works are also public; and even those that are not cannot remain hidden.
[1TM 5:24-25]
Tell them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous,
ready to share, thus accumulating as treasure a good foundation for the future, so as to win the life that is true life.
[1TM 6:18-19]
He saved us and called us to a holy life, not according to our
works but according to his own design and the grace bestowed on us
in Christ Jesus before time began, but now made manifest through the appearance of our savior Christ Jesus, who destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, for which I was appointed preacher and apostle and teacher.
[2TM 1:9-11]
All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
[2TM 3:16-17]
Alexander the coppersmith did me a great deal of harm; the Lord
will repay him according to his deeds. [2TM 4:14]
That testimony is true. Therefore, admonish them sharply, so that they may be sound in the faith, instead of paying attention to Jewish myths and regulations of people who have repudiated the truth. To the clean all things are clean, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is clean; in fact, both their minds and their consciences are tainted. They claim to know God, but by their deeds they deny him. They are vile and disobedient and unqualified for any good deed. [TI
1:13-16]
Urge the younger men, similarly, to control themselves, showing yourself as a model of good deeds in every respect, with integrity in your teaching, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be criticized, so that the opponent will be put to shame without anything bad to say about us. [TI
2:6-8]
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, deluded, slaves to various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful ourselves and hating one
another. But when the kindness and generous love of God our savior appeared, not because of any righteous deeds we had done but because of his mercy,
he saved us through the bath of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he richly poured out on us through Jesus Christ our savior, so that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs in hope of eternal life. his saying is trustworthy. I want you to insist on these points, that those who have believed in God be careful to devote themselves to good works; these are excellent and beneficial to others.
[TI 3:3-8]
But let our people, too, learn to devote themselves to good
works to supply urgent needs, so that they may not be
unproductive. [TI 3:14]
For he has spoken somewhere about the seventh day in this
manner, "And God rested on the seventh day from all his
works"... And whoever enters into God's rest, rests from his
own works as God did from his. [HEB 4:4,10]
Therefore, let us leave behind the basic teaching about Christ
and advance to maturity, without laying the foundation all over
again: repentance from dead works and faith in God, instruction about baptisms
and laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment.
[HEB 6:1-2]
How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal
spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences
from dead works to worship the living God. [Taken from HEB 9:14]
We must consider how to rouse one another to love and good
works. [HEB 10:24]
Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves.
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a
man who looks at his own face in a mirror. He sees himself, then
goes off and promptly forgets what he looked like. But the one who
peers into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres, and is not a
hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, such a one shall be
blessed in what he does. If anyone thinks he is religious and does
not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, his religion is
vain. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the
Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction
and to keep oneself unstained by the world. [JMS 1:22-27]
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister has nothing to wear and has no food for the day, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well," but you do not give them the necessities of the body, what good is it? So also faith of itself, if it does not have works, is dead. Indeed someone might say, "You have faith and I have works." Demonstrate your faith to me without works, and I will demonstrate my faith to you from my works. You believe that God is one. You do well. Even the demons believe that and tremble. Do you want proof, you ignoramus, that faith without works is useless? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered his son Isaac upon the altar? You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by the works. Thus the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called "the friend of God." See how a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. And in the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out by a different route? For just as a body without a spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
[JMS 2:14-26]
Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show his works
by a good life in the humility that comes from wisdom. [JMS 3:13]
Now if you invoke as Father him who judges impartially
according to each one's works, conduct yourselves with reverence
during the time of your sojourning [Taken from 1PT 1:17]
Maintain good conduct among the Gentiles, so that if they speak
of you as evildoers, they may observe your good works and glorify
God on the day of visitation. [1PT 2:12]
Children, let no one deceive you. The person who acts in righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous. Whoever sins belongs to the devil, because the devil has sinned from the beginning. Indeed, the Son of God was revealed to destroy the works of the devil.
[1JN 3:7-8]
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him in your house or even greet him; for whoever greets him shares in his evil works.
[2JN 1:10-11]
Enoch, of the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied also about them when he said, "Behold, the Lord has come with his countless holy ones
to execute judgment on all and to convict everyone for all the godless deeds that they committed and for all the harsh words godless sinners have uttered against him." These people are complainers, disgruntled ones who live by their desires; their mouths utter bombast as they fawn over people to gain advantage.
[JUDE 1:14-16]
"I know your works, your labor, and your endurance, and that you cannot tolerate the wicked; you have tested those who call themselves apostles but are not, and discovered that they are
impostors. Moreover, you have endurance and have suffered for my name, and you have not grown weary. Yet I hold this against you: you have lost the love you had at first.
Realize how far you have fallen. Repent, and do the works you did
at first. Otherwise, I will come to you and remove your lampstand
from its place, unless you repent." [RV 2:2-5]
"I know your works, your love, faith, service, and endurance, and that your last works are greater than the first. Yet I hold this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, who teaches and misleads my servants to play the harlot and to eat food sacrificed to
idols. I have given her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her harlotry. So I will cast her on a sickbed and plunge those who commit adultery with her into intense suffering unless they repent of her works. I will also put her children to death. Thus shall all the churches come to know that I am the searcher of hearts and minds and that I will give each of you what your works deserve."
[RV 2:19-23]
"To the angel of the church in Sardis, write this: 'The one who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars says
this: "I know your works, that you have the reputation of
being alive, but you are dead. Be watchful and strengthen what is
left, which is going to die, for I have not found your works
complete in the sight of my God."'" [RV 3:1-2]
"'I know your works (behold, I have left an open door
before you, which no one can close). You have limited strength,
and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.'"
[RV 3:8]
"I know your works; I know that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth."
[RV 3:15-16]
The rest of the human race, who were not killed by these
plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, to give up
the worship of demons and idols made from gold, silver, bronze,
stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk. [RV 9:20]
Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet. There were loud voices
in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world now belongs to
our Lord and to his Anointed, and he will reign forever and
ever." The twenty-four elders who sat on their thrones before
God prostrated themselves and worshiped God and said: "We
give thanks to you, Lord God almighty, who are and who were. For
you have assumed your great power and have established your reign.
The nations raged, but your wrath has come, and the time for the
dead to be judged, and to recompense your servants, the prophets,
and the holy ones and those who fear your name, the small and the
great alike, and to destroy those who destroy the earth." [RV
11:15-18]
I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write this: Blessed are
the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes,"
said the Spirit, "let them find rest from their labors, for
their works accompany them." [RV 14:13]
Then I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire. On the sea of glass were standing those who had won the victory over the beast and its image and the number that signified its name. They were holding God's harps, and they sang the song of Moses,
the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: "Great and wonderful are your works, Lord God almighty.
Just and true are your ways, O king of the nations. Who will not fear you, Lord, or glorify your name?
For you alone are holy. All the nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed."
[RV 15:2-4]
The woman was wearing purple and scarlet and adorned with gold,
precious stones, and pearls. She held in her hand a gold cup that
was filled with the abominable and sordid deeds of her harlotry.
[RV 17:4]
Then I heard another voice from heaven say: "Depart from her, my people, so as not to take part in her sins and receive a share in her plagues,
for her sins are piled up to the sky, and God remembers her crimes.
Pay her back as she has paid others. Pay her back double for her deeds.
Into her cup pour double what she poured." [RV 18:4-6]
"Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory. For the wedding day of the Lamb
has come, his bride has made herself ready. She was allowed to wear a bright, clean linen garment."
(The linen represents the righteous deeds of the holy ones.) [RV
19:7-8]
I saw the dead, the great and the lowly, standing before the
throne, and scrolls were opened. Then another scroll was opened,
the book of life. The dead were judged according to their deeds,
by what was written in the scrolls. [RV 20:12]
The sea gave up its dead; then Death and Hades gave up their
dead. All the dead were judged according to their deeds. [RV
20:13]
"Behold, I am coming soon. I bring with me the recompense
I will give to each according to his deeds." [RV 22:12]
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