“Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the peoples of the world revere Him. For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm. The LORD foils the plans of the nations; He thwarts the purposes of the peoples. But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever; the purposes of His heart through all generations.” – Psalm 33:8-11
“Remember this and stand firm, recall it to mind, you transgressors, remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’ calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, and I will do it.” – Isaiah 46:10-12
“Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, ‘Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.'” – Revelation 19:6
I found this test (below) on a blog site on the internet, where it indicated that it had gotten the test from another place, and when I went there, it said the same exact thing. Where it originally came from, I dont know. It remains something of a mystery!
Before each question there is a verse of Scripture. If you look at each verse, the answers become very clear. Having said that, the ramifications concerning what the answers mean are quite profound.
God bless, – Pastor John
Read: Eph 1:11 – “him (God) who works all things according to the counsel of his will.”
1. If God works all things after the counsel of His will, how much does He work to the will of you, me, Satan, etc.?
A. None.
B. 20%
C. 50%
D. 85%
Read: Isaiah 14:24 The Lord of hosts has sworn: “As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand.”
2. How much of what He purposes to come to pass, doesn’t? Continue reading
One of the most clear Bible prophecies that has already been fulfilled concerns Isaiah’s portrayal of the Suffering servant, found in Isaiah 52:13 – Isaiah 53. Written around 700 years before the time of Messiah, it is a fascinating description of One whose mission it would be to bear the sins of God’s people, be cut off from the land of the living and rise again from death.
Did you know? Chapter and verse divisions were not part of the original Bible text but were added much later for reference sake. This is something of a mixed blessing. In one way, it is a very good thing because it enables people to find a specific text quickly (imagine a preacher today asking people to turn to a text in Isaiah or Jeremiah and the people having to read through each book until they came across the verse he was refering to). Yet in another way, it is not a good thing as it tends towards people reading only specific texts rather than seeing each verse in its original context. Nevertheless, the chapter divisions and verse numbers have become indispensable as technical references for Bible study.
VERSES: In 1551, Robert Estienne (a.k.a. Stephanus) added verse divisions to his fourth edition of the Greek New Testament, while en route between Paris and Lyons, France. Some scholars, critical of the way he divided verses, suggested he did so while on horseback.