The dominion will be vast,
and its prosperity will never end.
He will reign on the throne of David
and over his kingdom,
to establish and sustain it
with justice and righteousness from now on and forever.
The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will accomplish this.

“In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, and this kingdom will not be left to another people. It will crush all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself endure forever.

He was given authority to rule,
and glory, and a kingdom;
so that those of every people,
nation, and language
should serve Him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion
that will not pass away,
and His kingdom is one
that will not be destroyed.

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.

He will reign over the house of Jacob forever,
and His kingdom will have no end.

Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God will come, He answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming with something observable;

and into an inheritance that is imperishable, uncorrupted, and unfading, kept in heaven for you.

and made us a kingdom, priests

to His God and Father—the glory and dominion are His forever and ever. Amen.

You made them a kingdom
and priests to our God,
and they will reign on the earth.

Have

But Christ was faithful as a Son over His household. And we are that household if we hold on to the courage and the confidence of our hope.

Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

We may

May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to You,
Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.

I will bring them to My holy mountain
and let them rejoice in My house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and sacrifices
will be acceptable on My altar,
for My house will be called a house of prayer
for all nations.”

Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship.

to the praise of His glorious grace that He favored us with in the Beloved.

discerning what is pleasing to the Lord.

But I have received everything in full, and I have an abundance. I am fully supplied, having received from Epaphroditus what you provided—a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.

you yourselves, as living stones, are being built into a spiritual house for a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

With reverence

Therefore let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us at the proper time.

During His earthly life, He offered prayers and appeals with loud cries and tears to the One who was able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.

Therefore, brothers, since we have boldness to enter the sanctuary through the blood of Jesus,

So Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord meant when He said:

I will show My holiness

to those who are near Me,
and I will reveal My glory

before all the people.”

But Aaron remained silent.

Serve the Lord with reverential awe
and rejoice with trembling.

God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones,
more awe-inspiring than all who surround Him.

The one who robs his father or mother
and says, “That’s no sin,”
is a companion to a man who destroys.

True enough; they were broken off by unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.

And if you address as Father the One who judges impartially based on each one’s work, you are to conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your temporary residence.

Lord, who will not fear
and glorify Your name?
Because You alone are holy,
for all the nations will come
and worship before You
because Your righteous acts
have been revealed.

General references

Then he said, “Let the Lord not be angry, and I will speak further. Suppose 30 are found there?”

He answered, “I will not do it if I find 30 there.”

God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones,
more awe-inspiring than all who surround Him.

Then great fear came on the whole church and on all who heard these things.