It is Finished, It is Done
Start by Giving Honor to Brother Noles and Explain Why!
Prologue
We are Overcomes by His Name
21 And I saw aa new heaven and a new earth: for bthe first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and cthere was no more sea. 2 And I dJohn saw ethe holy city, fnew Jerusalem, fgcoming down from God out of heaven, prepared has a bride iadorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, jthe tabernacle of God is with men, and he will kdwell with them, and jthey shall be his people, and lGod himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4 And llGod shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and mthere shall be no more death, nneither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for bthe former things are passed away. 5 And ohe that sat upon the throne said, Behold, pI make all things new. And he said unto me, qWrite: for rthese words are true and faithful. 6 And he said unto me, sIt is done. tI am Alpha and Omega, tthe beginning and the end. uI will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life vfreely. 7 wHe that overcometh xshall inherit ||yall things; and zI will be his God, and he shall be amy son.
4 fHear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
5 And gthou shalt love the LORD thy God hwith all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy hmight. 6 And ithese words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7 And kthou shalt †teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 lAnd thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
What was given originally as a metaphor became for later Jews a literal injunction. The present passage, along with 11:13–21, Exodus 13:1–10, 11–16, was written on small scrolls, placed in small leather containers and bound on the forehead and the left arm when the Shema was recited.
The small passages of Scripture were ‘signs’ standing for the whole body of the law which was to be observed and taught. But where the practice descended into one of legalism, it destroyed the whole spirit of the ancient injunction. It was love toward God and the remembrance of all his past mercies that moved men to obedience. These were signs enough, apart from any physical reminders. The recollection of the saving acts of God and the declaration of his covenant demands would suffice to keep faith and allegiance alive.
He Will Heal Our Land
And I will restore to you the years that sthe locust hath eaten,
sThe cankerworm, and sthe caterpiller, and sthe palmerworm,
tMy great army which I sent among you.
He Will Heal Our Churches
1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For abrethren to dwell †together in unity!
It is like bthe precious ointment cupon the head,
That ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard:
That went down to the dskirts of his garments;
