(~) Bible Readings for Sunday November 16
\Daniel 12:1-4a(5-13)
Hebrews 10 31-39
Mark 13:14-23
Old Testament Daniel 12:1-4a(5-13)
The Lord spoke to Daniel, saying, "At that time Michael, the great prince,
the protector of your people, shall arise. There shall be a time of
anguish, such as has never occurred since nations first came into
existence. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone who
is found written in the book. Many of those who sleep in the dust of the
earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and
everlasting contempt. Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness
of the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars
forever and ever. But you, Daniel, keep the words secret and the book
sealed until the time of the end."
[Then I, Daniel, looked, and two others appeared, one standing on this
bank of the stream and one on the other. One of them said to the man
clothed in linen, who was upstream, "How long shall it be until the end of
these wonders?" The man clothed in linen, who was upstream, raised his
right hand and his left hand toward heaven. And I heard him swear by the
one who lives forever that it would be for a time, two times, and half a
time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes
to an end, all these things would be accomplished. I heard but could not
understand; so I said, "My lord, what shall be the outcome of these
things?" He said, "Go your way, Daniel, for the words are to remain secret
and sealed until the time of the end. Many shall be purified, cleansed,
and refined, but the wicked shall continue to act wickedly. None of the
wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand. From the
time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination
that desolates is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred ninety
days. Happy are those who persevere and attain the thousand three hundred
thirty-five days. But you, go your way, and rest; you shall rise for your
reward at the end of the days."]
The Epistle Hebrews 10:31-39
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. But recall
those earlier days when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a
hard struggle with sufferings, sometimes being publicly exposed to abuse
and persecution, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. For
you had compassion for those who were in prison, and you cheerfully
accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you yourselves
possessed something better and more lasting. Do not, therefore, abandon
that confidence of yours; it brings a great reward. For you need
endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive
what was promised.
For yet "in a very little while,
the one who is coming will come and will not delay;
but my righteous one will live by faith.
My soul takes no pleasure in anyone who shrinks back."
But we are not among those who shrink back and so are lost, but among
those who have faith and so are saved.
The Gospel Mark 13:14-23
Jesus said, "But when you see the desolating sacrilege set up where it
ought not to be (let the reader understand), then those in Judea must flee
to the mountains; the one on the housetop must not go down or enter the
house to take anything away; the one in the field must not turn back to
get a coat. Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing
infants in those days! Pray that it may not be in winter. For in those
days there will be suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of
the creation that God created until now, no, and never will be. And if the
Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved; but for the sake
of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut short those days. And if anyone
says to you at that time, 'Look! Here is the Messiah!' or 'Look! There he
is!'--do not believe it. False messiahs and false prophets will appear and
produce signs and omens, to lead astray, if possible, the elect. But be
alert; I have already told you everything."
Ninure Saunders aka Rainbow Christian
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