Kingdom of GOD - Kingdom of Heaven - Part 1

Matthew 3:1-2  

    In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was, "Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near."  (see all Matthew 3)

 

Matthew 4:12-17  

When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he left Judea and returned to Galilee. He first went to Nazareth, then left there and moved to Capernaum, beside the Sea of Galilee, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. This fulfilled what God said through the prophet Isaiah:

 

    "In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali,

        beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River,

        in Galilee where so many Gentiles live,

    the people who sat in darkness

        have seen a great light.

    And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow,

        a light has shined."  (Isaiah 9:1-2)

 

    From then on Jesus began to preach, "Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near."

 

Matthew 4:23  

Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease.  (see all Matthew 4)

 

Matthew 5:13  

"God blesses those who are poor and recognize their need for him,

     for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs."

 

Matthew 5:10  

"God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right,

    for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs."

 

Matthew 5:19-20  

"So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God's laws and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

    "But I warn you--unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven!"  (see all Matthew 5) 

 

Matthew 6:9-10  

"Pray like this:

 

    Our Father in heaven,

        may your name be kept holy.

    May your Kingdom come soon.

    May your will be done on earth

        as it is in heaven."  (see Matthew 6:5-15) 

 

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Psalm 150:1-6 Part 3 of 3

Praise the LORD!

 

Praise God in his sanctuary;

    praise him in his mighty heaven!

Praise him for his mighty works;

    praise his unequaled greatness!

Praise him with a blast of the ram's horn;

    praise him with lyre and harp!

Praise him with the tambourine and dancing;

    praise him with strings and flutes!

Praise him with a clash of cymbals;

    praise him with loud clanging cymbals. 

Let everything that breathes sing praises to the LORD!

 

Praise the LORD! 

 

Praise him with a clash of cymbals; praise him with loud clanging cymbals.

2 Samuel 6:5

David and all the people of Israel were celebrating before the LORD, singing songs and playing all kinds of musical instruments--lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals.  (see all 2 Samuel 6)

1 Chronicles 13:8  

David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, singing songs and playing all kinds of musical instruments--lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.  (see all 1 Chronicles 13)

1 Chronicles 15:16  

    David also ordered the Levite leaders to appoint a choir of Levites who were singers and musicians to sing joyful songs to the accompaniment of harps, lyres, and cymbals.  (see 1 Chronicles 15:11-28)

1 Chronicles 16:4-6  

    David appointed the following Levites to lead the people in worship before the Ark of the LORD--to invoke his blessings, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel. Asaph, the leader of this group, sounded the cymbals. Second to him was Zechariah, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They played the harps and lyres. The priests, Benaiah and Jahaziel, played the trumpets regularly before the Ark of God's Covenant.  (see all 1 Chronicles 16)

 

Let everything that breathes sing praises to the LORD! Praise the LORD!  

Psalm 103:22  

Praise the LORD, everything he has created,

    everything in all his kingdom.

 

Let all that I am praise the LORD.  (see all Psalm 103)

Psalm 145:21  

I will praise the LORD,

    and may everyone on earth bless his holy name

    forever and ever.  (see all Psalm 145)

 

(Thus ends the Psalms) 

 

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Psalm 150:1-6 Part 2 of 3

Praise the LORD!

 

Praise God in his sanctuary;

    praise him in his mighty heaven!

Praise him for his mighty works;

    praise his unequaled greatness!

Praise him with a blast of the ram's horn;

    praise him with lyre and harp!

Praise him with the tambourine and dancing;

    praise him with strings and flutes!

Praise him with a clash of cymbals;

    praise him with loud clanging cymbals. 

Let everything that breathes sing praises to the LORD!

 

Praise the LORD! 

 

Praise him with a blast of the ram's horn; praise him with lyre and harp!

Numbers 10:2

"Make two trumpets of hammered silver for calling the community to assemble and for signaling the breaking of camp."  (see Numbers 10:1-10)

Psalm 57:8-9  

My heart is confident in you, O God;

    my heart is confident.

    No wonder I can sing your praises!

Wake up, my heart!

    Wake up, O lyre and harp!

    I will wake the dawn with my song.  (see all Psalm 57)

Psalm 98:5-6  

Sing your praise to the LORD with the harp,

    with the harp and melodious song,

with trumpets and the sound of the ram's horn.

    Make a joyful symphony before the LORD the King!  (see all Psalm 98)

 

Praise him with the tambourine and dancing; praise him with strings and flutes!  

Genesis 4:21  

His (Jabal's) brother's name was Jubal, the first of all who play the harp and flute.  (see Genesis 4:17-24)

Exodus 15:20  

    Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine and led all the women as they played their tambourines and danced.  (see Exodus 15:19-21)

Psalm 45:8  

Myrrh, aloes, and cassia perfume your robes.

    In ivory palaces the music of strings entertains you.  (see all Psalm 45)

Isaiah 38:20  

Think of it--the LORD is ready to heal me! (Hezekiah)

    I will sing his praises with instruments

everyday of my life

    in the Temple of the LORD.  (see all Isaiah 38)

 

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Psalm 150:1-6 Part 1 of 3

Praise the LORD!

 

Praise God in his sanctuary;

    praise him in his mighty heaven!

Praise him for his mighty works;

    praise his unequaled greatness!

Praise him with a blast of the ram's horn;

    praise him with lyre and harp!

Praise him with the tambourine and dancing;

    praise him with strings and flutes!

Praise him with a clash of cymbals;

    praise him with loud clanging cymbals. 

Let everything that breathes sing praises to the LORD!

 

Praise the LORD! 

 

Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heaven!

Psalm 68:24-26  

Your procession has come into view, O God--

    the procession of my God and King as he goes into the sanctuary.

Singers are in front, musicians behind;

    between them are young women playing tambourines.

Praise God, all you people of Israel;

    praise the LORD, the source of Israel's life.  (see all Psalm 68)

Psalm 102:18-20  

Let this be recorded for future generations,

    so that a people not yet born will praise the LORD.

Tell them the LORD looked down

    from his heavenly sanctuary.

He looked down to earth from heaven

    to hear the groans of the prisoners,

    to release those condemned to die.  (see all Psalm 102)

Psalm 148:1  

Praise the LORD!

 

Praise the LORD from the heavens!

    Praise him from the skies!  (see all Psalm 148)

 

Praise him for his mighty works; praise his unequaled greatness!  

Deuteronomy 3:24  

" 'O Sovereign LORD, you have only begun to show your greatness and the strength of your hand to me, your servant. Is there any god in heaven or on earth who can perform such great and mighty deeds as you do?"  

(see Deuteronomy 3:21-29)

Exodus 15:7  

"In the greatness of your majesty,

    you overthrow those who rise against you.

You unleash your blazing fury;

    it consumes them like straw."  (see all Exodus 15) 

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Psalm 149:6-9 Part 3 of 3

Let the praises of God be in their mouths,

    and a sharp sword in their hands--

to execute vengeance on the nations

    and punishment on the peoples,

to bind their kings with shackles

    and their leaders with iron chains,

to execute the judgment written against them.

    This is the glorious privilege of his faithful ones.

 

Praise the LORD! 

 

... to execute the judgment written against them. This is the glorious privilege of his faithful ones. Praise the LORD!

1 Samuel 3:11-12

    Then the LORD said to Samuel, "I am about to do a shocking thing in Israel. I am going to carry out all my threats against Eli and his family, from beginning to end."  (see 1 Samuel 2:12 - 3:21)

Psalm 37:12-13  

The wicked plot against the godly;

    they snarl at them in defiance.

But the LORD laughs,

    for he sees their day of judgment coming.  (see all Psalm 37)

Daniel 9:11  

"All Israel has disobeyed your instruction and turned away, refusing to listen to your voice.

    "So now the solemn curses and judgments written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured down on us because of our sin."  

(see all Daniel 9)

Joel 3:12  

"Let the nations be called to arms.

    Let them march to the valley of Jehoshaphat.

There I, the LORD, will sit

    to pronounce judgment on them all."  (see Joel 3:9-21)

Hebrews 9:27-28  

    And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment, so also Christ was offered once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him.  

(see all Hebrews 9)

2 Peter 3:7  

And by the same word, the present heavens and earth have been stored up for fire. They are being kept for the day of judgment, when ungodly people will be destroyed.  (see all 2 Peter 3)

Jude 6  

And I remind you of the angels who did not stay within the limits of authority God gave them but left the place where they belonged. God has kept them securely chained in prisons of darkness, waiting for the great day of judgment.  (see all Jude)

Revelation 16:7  

And I heard a voice from the altar, saying,

 

    "Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty,

        your judgments are true and just."  (see all Revelation 16) 

 

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Psalm 149:6-9 Part 2 of 3

Let the praises of God be in their mouths,

    and a sharp sword in their hands--

to execute vengeance on the nations

    and punishment on the peoples,

to bind their kings with shackles

    and their leaders with iron chains,

to execute the judgment written against them.

    This is the glorious privilege of his faithful ones.

 

Praise the LORD! 

 

... and punishment of the peoples, to bind their kings with shackles and their leaders with iron chains, ...  

Jeremiah 4:17-18

"They surround Jerusalem like watchmen around a field,

    for my people have rebelled against me,"

    says the LORD.

"Your own actions have brought this upon you.

    This punishment is bitter, piercing you to the heart!"  (see all Jeremiah 4)

Matthew 25:45-46  

    "And he will answer, 'I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.' 

    And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life."  (see Matthew 25:31-46)

Luke 12:47-48  

    "And a servant who knows what the master wants, but isn't prepared and doesn't carry out those instructions, will be severely punished. But someone who does not know, and then does something wrong, will be punished only lightly. When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required."  (see all Luke 12)

Romans 13:4-5  

The authorities are God's servants, sent for your good. But if you are doing wrong, of course you should be afraid, for they have the power to punish you. They are God's servants, sent for the very purpose of punishing those who do what is wrong. So you must submit to them, not only to avoid punishment, but also to keep a clear conscience.  (see all Romans 13)

Hebrews 2:1-2  

    So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it. For the message God delivered through angels has always stood firm, and every violation of the law and every act of disobedience was punished.  (see all Hebrews 2)

2 Peter 2:9  

So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while keeping the wicked under punishment until the day of final judgment.  (see all 2 Peter 2)

 

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Psalm 149:6-9 Part 1 of 3

Let the praises of God be in their mouths,

    and a sharp sword in their hands--

to execute vengeance on the nations

    and punishment on the peoples,

to bind their kings with shackles

    and their leaders with iron chains,

to execute the judgment written against them.

    This is the glorious privilege of his faithful ones.

 

Praise the LORD! 

 

Let the praises of God be in their mouths, ...

Psalm 18:49

For this, O LORD, I will praise you among the nations;

    I will sing praises to your name.  (see all Psalm 18)

Psalm 34:1  

I will praise the LORD at all times.

    I will constantly speak his praises.  (see all Psalm 34)

Psalm 108:1  

My heart is confident in you, O God;

    no wonder I can sing your praises with all my heart!  (see all Psalm 108)

 

... and a sharp sword in their hands--...  

Psalm 45:3-4  

Put on your sword, O mighty warrior!

    You are so glorious, so majestic!

In your majesty, ride out to victory,

    defending truth, humility, and justice.

    Go forth to perform awe-inspiring deeds!  (see all Psalm 45)

Joel 3:9-10  

Say to the nations far and wide:

    "Get ready for war!

Call out your best warriors.

    Let all your fighting men advance for the attack.

Hammer your plowshares into swords

    and your pruning hooks into spears.

    Train your weaklings to be warriors."  (see all Joel 3)

Matthew 10:34  

    "Don't imagine that I come to bring peace to the earth! I come not not bring peace, but a sword."  (see Matthew 10:26-36)

 

... to execute vengeance on the nations ...  

Psalm 94:1  

O LORD, the God of vengeance,

    O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!  

    (see all Psalm 94)

Isaiah 66:6  

What is all the commotion in the city?

    What is that terrible noise from the Temple?

It is the voice of the LORD

    taking vengeance against his enemies.  (see all Isaiah 66)

Luke 21:22  

"For those will be days of God's vengeance, and the prophetic words of the Scriptures will be fulfilled."  (see Luke 21:5-36) 

 

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