Revelation 2:13

For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I’m known by my own;

“Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed, when he comes in his glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels.

He said to Korah and to all his company, “In the morning, Yahweh will show who are his, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to him. Even him whom he shall choose, he will cause to come near to him.

Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Only be careful, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children’s children—

Therefore the Lord Yahweh says, “Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.

Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.

He will say, ‘I tell you, I don’t know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity.’

For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.

to the assembly of God which is at Corinth—those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours:

holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.

In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn’t linger, and their destruction will not slumber.

For there are certain men who crept in secretly, even those who were long ago written about for this condemnation: ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into indecency, and denying our only Master, God, and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I am coming to you swiftly, and will move your lamp stand out of its place, unless you repent.

Don’t be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

But whoever denies me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in heaven.

What agreement does a temple of God have with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk in them. I will be their God and they will be my people.”

Let’s not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.

The dragon grew angry with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep God’s commandments and hold Jesus’ testimony.

They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

“Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

Know therefore that Yahweh your God himself is God, the faithful God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with them who love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations,

You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.

I confer on you a kingdom, even as my Father conferred on me,

This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage,

However God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”

But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them.

has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds.

By faith, even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised.

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

Nevertheless, hold that which you have firmly until I come.

But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name’s sake.

All who heard him were amazed, and said, “Isn’t this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!”

and if children, then heirs: heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you?

For there also must be factions among you, that those who are approved may be revealed among you.

for a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same things to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

Blessed is a person who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

I told him, “My lord, you know.” He said to me, “These are those who came out of the great suffering.They washed their robes, and made them white in the Lamb’s blood.

If anyone is to go into captivity, he will go into captivity. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, he must be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.

I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as didn’t worship the beast nor his image, and didn’t receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand. They lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

He who testifies these things says, “Yes, I come quickly.” Amen! Yes, come, Lord Jesus.

Many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray.

Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

But thanks be to God, that, whereas you were bondservants of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were delivered.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

The things which you learned, received, heard, and saw in me: do these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in God’s house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence firm to the end,

“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.

When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.’

If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he also will deny us.

But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

“I know your works (behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one can shut), that you have a little power, and kept my word, and didn’t deny my name.

A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name’s sake.

“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.

but Christ is faithful as a Son over his house. We are his house, if we hold fast our confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end.

let’s hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; for he who promised is faithful.

“I know your works, and your toil and perseverance, and that you can’t tolerate evil men, and have tested those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and found them false.

Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If therefore you won’t watch, I will come as a thief, and you won’t know what hour I will come upon you.

I am coming quickly! Hold firmly that which you have, so that no one takes your crown.

Here is the perseverance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”

I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered with great amazement.

Woe is me, that I live in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

Take firm hold of instruction. Don’t let her go. Keep her, for she is your life.

If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small.

But I know your sitting down, your going out, your coming in, and your raging against me.

“For I know their works and their thoughts. The time comes that I will gather all nations and languages, and they will come, and will see my glory.

“Those who are wise among the people will instruct many; yet they will fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder, many days.

But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most certainly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man has come.

Everyone therefore who confesses me before men, I will also confess him before my Father who is in heaven.

yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

But watch yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils. You will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.

“I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, the Son of Man will also confess before the angels of God;

You will be handed over even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will cause some of you to be put to death.

You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake.

Yet no one spoke openly of him for fear of the Jews.

I revealed your name to the people whom you have given me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me. They have kept your word.

Here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name.”

For with the heart, one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation.

Because of this I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every assembly.

But if anyone loves God, the same is known by him.

that no one would be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.

Hold the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

You have not yet resisted to blood, striving against sin.

Don’t they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?

We know that whoever is born of God doesn’t sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn’t touch him.

“And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: “He who has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars says these things: “I know your works, that you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.