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"But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions." - Obadiah 1:17
EXPLORATION
Deliverance has been pronounced, ordained and assured by the Lord God. The battle of life has been fought and won by the Lord and victory has been given to as many that received HIM, JESUS CHRIST our Lord.
"And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand; There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?" - Genesis 25:22-23
"Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 2:4-5 (KJV)
"In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit." - Ephesians 2:22 (KJV)
"Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations." - Deuteronomy 7:9
I can sing (Psalm 89:1) …with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generation, every day of my life, because I have seen his faithfulness in my little life.
"And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved." - Mark 13:13 (KJV)
"For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved." - John 3:20 (KJV)
EXPLORATION
Persecution is the subjection of a person or group of persons to persistent ill-treatment, sometimes, open killing only because of their faith in Christ and righteous living.
“Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.” - John 4:35-36 (KJV)