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Orthodox readings for 3 December 2019

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2 Thessalonians, Chapter 1,  verses 10-12

1 St. Paul certifieth them of the good opinion which he had of their faith, love, and patience, 11 and therewithal useth diverse reasons for the comforting of them in persecution, whereof the chiefest is taken from the righteous judgment of God
10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
11 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
12 That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians, Chapter 2,  verses 1-2

1 He willeth them to continue steadfast in the truth received
1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
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1:10 To be glorified in his saints - For the wonderful glory of Christ shall shine in them.


1:11 All the good pleasure of his goodness - Which is no less than perfect holiness.


1:12 That the name - The love and power of our Lord may be glorified - Gloriously displayed in you.


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2:1 Our gathering together to him - In the clouds.


2:2 Be not shaken in mind - In judgment. Or terrified - As those easily are who are immoderately fond of knowing future things. Neither by any pretended revelation from the Spirit, nor by pretence of any word spoken by me.


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Luke, Chapter 17,  verses 26-37

22 Of the kingdom of God, and the coming of the Son of man
26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
31 In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
32 Remember Lot's wife.
33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.
Read more:Luke, Chapter 18
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17:26 The days of the Son of man - Those which immediately follow that which is eminently styled his day. Mat 24:37.


17:31 In that day - (Which will be the grand type of the last day) when ye shall see Jerusalem encompassed with armies.


17:32 Remember Lot's wife - And escape with all speed, without ever looking behind you. Luk 9:24; Joh 12:25.


17:33 The sense of this and the following verses is, Yet as great as the danger will be, do not seek to save your life by violating your conscience: if you do, you will surely lose it: whereas if you should lose it for my sake, you shall be paid with life everlasting. But the most probable way of preserving it now, is to be always ready to give it up: a peculiar Providence shall then watch over you, and put a difference between you and other men.


17:37  Mat 24:28.


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