Jesus is The LORD (ESV Version)

This article is a copy of Yeshua is God. The other article uses the ISR 2009 and is directed toward Messianic audiences. This article quotes exclusively from the ESV and is geared towards mainstream Christian audiences.

Jesus in Place of the LORD in Prophetic Quotes

One way to see Jesus and the LORD is to find the places where a prophecy finds fulfillment in the NT and notice when Jesus is used in place of the LORD.

Make Straight the Paths for Whom?

o Isaiah 40:3 – A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

o John 1:23 – He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”

Who is the Stone of Stumbling?

o Isaiah 8:13-14- 13 But the LORD of hosts, him you shall honor as holy. Let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. 14 And he will become a sanctuary and a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

o 1 Peter 2:5-10 – 5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it stands in Scripture: “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.” 7 So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” 8 and “A stone of stumbling,and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Who is snatching stumbling blocks?

o Zephanaiah 1:3 – “I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea,and the rubble (מכשׁלה Makshelah – overthrown mass, stumbling-block) with the wicked. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD.

o Matthew 13:41- 41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin (σκάνδαλον Skandalon – trap, snare, or thing that causes a person to stumble) and all law-breakers,

Whose Glory will be revealed?

o Isaiah 40:5 – 5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”

o Matthew 24:30 – 30 Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Who Rewards According to Works?

o Psalm 62:12 – 12 and that to you, O Lord, belongs steadfast love.For you will render to a man according to his work.

o Matthew 16:27 – 27 For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done.

Who Judges Between Sheep and Goats?

O Ezekiel 34:17 – 17 “As for you, my flock, thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and male goats.

o Matthew 25:31-33 – 31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.

Who Searches for Lost Sheep?

o Ezekiel 34:11-12 – 11 “For thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. 12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness.

o Matthew 15:24 – 24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

For Whose Sake?

o Psalm 44:22-23 – 22 Yet for your sake we are killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered. 23 Awake! Why are you sleeping, O Lord? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever!

o Romans 8:35-36 – 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”

Call on Whose Name?

o Joel 2:32 – 32 And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the LORD has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the LORD calls.

o Romans 10:9-13 – 9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. 11 For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. 13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

The Veil is Removed when One Turns to Whom?

o Exodus 34:34 – 34 Whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he would remove the veil, until he came out. And when he came out and told the people of Israel what he was commanded,

o 2 Corinthians 3:14-16 – 14 But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away. 15 Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts. 16 But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.

Every Knee Shall Bow and Tongue Confess Whom?

o Isaiah 45:22-23 – 22 “Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. 23 By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: ‘To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.’

o Philippians 2:10-11 – 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Whose Throne is Forever?

o Psalm 45:6-7- 6 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness; 7 you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions;

o Hebrews 1:8-9 – 8 But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”

Whose Voice is Like Many Waters

o Ezekiel 43:2 – 2 And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. And the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory.

o Revelation 1:15 – 15 his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his (Jesus) voice was like the roar of many waters.

Who Opens the Eyes of the Blind, Causes the Lame to Walk…

Isaiah 35:4-6 – 4 Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance,with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.” 5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; 6 then shall the lame man leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute sing for joy. For waters break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert;
Matthew 11:4-5 – 4 And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: 5 the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

Jesus Called and Treated as God

Another significant piece of evidence is to recognize all of the times that Jesus is called God in the NT.

Zecharaiah 12:10 – 10 “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.
Matthew 28:8-9 – 8 So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him.
John 10:30 – 30 I and the Father are one.”
John 14:9-10 – 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works.
John 20:27-29 – 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” 28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
Acts 7:59 – 59 And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
Colossians 2:9 – 9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,
Titus 2:13 – 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
Hebrews 1:3 – 3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
Hebrews 1:8-9 – 8 But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”
2 Peter 1:1 – 1 Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

Jesus Doing the Things that God Does

The BEST way to see Jesus as the LORD is to recognize all of the times that Jesus is described as filling a role that the LORD is said to do in the Old Testament.

SOURCE OF LIVING WATER

· Isaiah 12 – 1 You1 will say in that day: “I will give thanks to you, O LORD, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me. 2 “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song,and he has become my salvation.” 3 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. 4 And you will say in that day: “Give thanks to the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted. 5 “Sing praises to the LORD, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth. 6 Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”

· Isaiah 49:10 – 10 they shall not hunger or thirst, neither scorching wind nor sun shall strike them, for he who has pity on them will lead them, and by springs of water will guide them.

· Jeremiah 2:13 – 13 for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water.

· Jeremiah 17:13 – 13 O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you shall be put to shame; those who turn away from you shall be written in the earth, for they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living water.

· John 4:10-14 – 10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” 11 The woman said to him, “Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? 12 Are you greater than our father Jacob? He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock.” 13 Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

· John 7:37-38 – 37 On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”

BREAD OF LIFE

· Deuteronomy 8:3 – 3 And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

· John 6:27 – 27 Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.”

· John 6:35 – 35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.

· John 6:51 – 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”

I AM

· Exodus 3:14 – 14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

· John 8:58 – 58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”

· Revelation 1:8 – 8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

THE FIRST AND THE LAST

· Isaiah 41:4 – 4 Who has performed and done this, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD, the first,and with the last; I am he.

· Isaiah 44:6 – 6 Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: “I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god.

· Isaiah 48:12 – 12 “Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called! I am he; I am the first, and I am the last.

· Revelation 1:17 – 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last,

· Revelation – 2:8 – 8 “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: ‘The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life.

· Revelation 22:13 – 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”

LORD OF SABBATH

· Genesis 2:3 – 3 So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.

· Matthew 12:8 – 8 For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”

CREATOR

· Genesis 1:1 – 1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

· Isaiah 44:24 – 24 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens,who spread out the earth by myself,

· Isaiah 45:12 – 12 I made the earth and created man on it; it was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host.

· John 1:3 – 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.

· John 1:10 – 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.

· 1 Corinthians 8:6 –6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.

· Colossians 1:16 – 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.

· Hebrews 1:2 – 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.

ONLY SAVIOR

· Isaiah 43:11– 11 I, I am the LORD,and besides me there is no savior.

· Isaiah 45:21– 21 Declare and present your case; let them take counsel together! Who told this long ago? Who declared it of old? Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no other god besides me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides me.

· Isaiah 49:26 – 26 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, and they shall be drunk with their own blood as with wine. Then all flesh shall know that I am the LORD your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”

· Isaiah 60:16 – 16 You shall suck the milk of nations; you shall nurse at the breast of kings; and you shall know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

· Hosea 13:4 – 4 But I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; you know no God but me, and besides me there is no savior.

· Acts 4:12 –(About Jesus from v10) 12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

· 2 Timothy 1:10 –10 and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

· 2 Peter 2:20 – 20 For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.

· 2 Peter 3:18 – 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

JUDGE OF MANKIND

· Psalm 7:8 – 8 The LORD judges the peoples; judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and according to the integrity that is in me.

· Psalm 9:8 – 8 and he judges the world with righteousness; he judges the peoples with uprightness.

· Psalm 67:4 – 4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.— Selah

· Psalm 96:10 – 10 Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns! Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.”

· Psalm 96:13 – 13 before the LORD, for he comes,for he comes to judge the earth.He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.

· Psalm 98:9 – 9 before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.

· Isaiah 2:4 – 4 He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide disputes for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation,neither shall they learn war anymore.

· Isaiah 3:13-14 – 13 The LORD has taken his place to contend; he stands to judge peoples. 14 The LORD will enter into judgment with the elders and princes of his people: “It is you who have devoured the vineyard, the spoil of the poor is in your houses.

· Isaiah 51:5 – 5 My righteousness draws near, my salvation has gone out, and my arms will judge the peoples; the coastlands hope for me, and for my arm they wait.

· Matthew 16:27 – 27 For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done.

· John 9:39 – 39 Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.”

· Acts 10:42 – 42 And he (Jesus) commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.

· 2 Corinthians 5:10 – 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.

RESURRECTS THE DEAD

· Acts 26:8- 8 Why is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead?

· John 6:40 – 40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”

· John 11:25 – 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,

ALL AUTHORITY AND POWER

· 1 Chronicles 29:11 – 11 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are exalted as head above all.

· Isaiah 40:26 – 26 Lift up your eyes on high and see:who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name, by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power not one is missing.

· Matthew 28:18 – 8 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

· John 17:1-2 – 1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, 2 since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him.

· 1 Corinthians 15:23-25 – 23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

· Ephesians 1:21 – 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

· Colossians 2:10 – 10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority.

GIVES STRENGTH AND POWER

· 1 Chronicles 29:12 – 12 Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all.

· Psalm 68:35 – 35 Awesome is God from his sanctuary; the God of Israel—he is the one who gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God!

· Isaiah 40:29 – 29 He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.

· Daniel 2:37 – 37 You, O king, the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the might, and the glory,

· Luke 9:1 – 1 And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,

· Luke 10:19 – 19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.

FORGIVE SINS

· Exodus 34:6-7 – 6 The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, 7 keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and the fourth generation.”

· Psalm 103:2-3– 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, 3 who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,

· Jeremiah 31:34 – 34 And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”

· 2 Chronicles 7:14 -14 if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

· Matthew 9:6 – 6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he then said to the paralytic—“Rise, pick up your bed and go home.”

· Luke 7:47-48 – 47 Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.” 48 And he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

· Acts 5:31 – 31 God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

· Acts 10:43 – 43 To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”

· Acts 13:37-39 – 37 but he whom God raised up did not see corruption. 38 Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, 39 and by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.

· Colossians 1:14 -14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

SENT THE HOLY SPIRIT

· Psalm 104:30 – 30 When you send forth your Spirit, they are created,and you renew the face of the ground.

· John 14:16-17 – 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.

· John 16:7 – 7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

THE GREATEST NAME

· Psalm 138:2 – 2 I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted (“Your Name” Present in Hebrew, Missing in Translation) above all things.

· Psalm 148:13 – 13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven.

· Nehemiah 9:5– 5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting. Blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

· Ephesians 1:20-21 – 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

· Philipians 2:9-11 -9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

LORD OF LORDS

· Deuteronomy 10:17 – 17 For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe.

· Psalm 136:1-3 – 1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever;

· 1 Timothy 6:14-15 – 14 to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which he will display at the proper time—he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

· Revelation 17:14 – 14 They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.”

· Revelation 19:16 – 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.

FOREVER THE SAME

· Psalm 90:2 – 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

· Psalm 102:24-27 – 24 “O my God,” I say, “take me not away in the midst of my days— you whose years endure throughout all generations!” 25 Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. 26 They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away, 27 but you are the same, and your years have no end.

· Hebrews 1:8-12 – 8 But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.” 10 And, “You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands; 11 they will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment, 12 like a robe you will roll them up, like a garment they will be changed. But you are the same, and your years will have no end.”

· Hebrews 13:8 – 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

IS LIGHT

· Psalm 27:1 – 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

· Habbakuk 3:4 – 4 His brightness was like the light; rays flashed from his hand; and there he veiled his power.

· 1 John 1:5 – 5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

· John 1:9 – 9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

· John 3:18-19 – 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. 19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.

· John 8:12 – 12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

· John 12:36 – 36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.”

GIVES REST

· Exodus 33:14 – 14 And he said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

· Deuteronomy 12:9 -9 for you have not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance that the LORD your God is giving you.

· Joshua 1:13 – 13 “Remember the word that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, ‘The LORD your God is providing you a place of rest and will give you this land.’

· Isaiah 14:3 – 3 When the LORD has given you rest from your pain and turmoil and the hard service with which you were made to serve,

· Isaiah 63:14– 14 Like livestock that go down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. So you led your people, to make for yourself a glorious name.

· Matthew 11:28-29 – 28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

· Hebrews 4:1-11 – 1 Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. 2 For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened. 3 For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, “As I swore in my wrath, ‘They shall not enter my rest,’” although his works were finished from the foundation of the world. 4 For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.” 5 And again in this passage he said, “They shall not enter my rest.” 6 Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience, 7 again he appoints a certain day, “Today,” saying through David so long afterward, in the words already quoted, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.” 8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken of another day later on. 9 So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, 10 for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his. 11 Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience.

GIVES ETERNAL LIFE

· Psalm 21:4 – 4 He asked life of you; you gave it to him, length of days forever and ever.

· Psalm 133:3 – 3 It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the LORD has commanded the blessing life forevermore.

· Proverbs 19:23- 23 The fear of the LORD leads to life, and whoever has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm.

· John 3:14-16 – 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

· John 3:36 – 36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.

· John 6:51 – 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”

TESTS HEARTS AND MINDS

· Psalm 7:9 – 9 Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end, and may you establish the righteous—you who test the minds and hearts, O righteous God!

· Psalm 26:2 – 2 Prove me, O LORD, and try me; test my heart and my mind.

· Jeremiah 11:20 – 20 But, O LORD of hosts, who judges righteously, who tests the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you have I committed my cause.

· Jeremiah 17:10 – 10 “I the LORD search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.”

· Jeremiah 20:12 – 12 O LORD of hosts, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you have I committed my cause.

· Revelation 2:23– 23 and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you according to your works.

HEALS

· Exodus 15:26 – 26 saying, “If you will diligently listen to the voice of the LORD your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, your healer.”

· Deuteronomy 32:39- 39 “‘See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god beside me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand.

· Psalm 103:2-3– 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, 3 who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,

· Jeremiah 30:17 – 17 For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the LORD, because they have called you an outcast: ‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’

· Jeremiah 33:6 – 6 Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security.

· Hosea 6:1 – 1 “Come, let us return to the LORD; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.

· Malachi 4:1-2 – 1 1 “For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. 2 But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.

· Matthew 4:23 – 23 And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.

· Matthew 8:7 – 7 And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.”

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CALMS THE STORM

· Psalm 107:28-29 – 28 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. 29 He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.

· Psalm 65:7 – 7 who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of the peoples,

· Psalm 89:9 – 9 You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them.

· Matthew 8:23-27- 23 And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. 25 And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” 26 And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. 27 And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”

BOAST IN…

· Psalm 34:2 – 2 My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad.

· Psalm 44:8 – 8 In God we have boasted continually, and we will give thanks to your name forever. — Selah

· Romans 15:17 – 17 In Christ Jesus, then, I have reason to be proud (καύχησις, Kauchesis- “the act of glorying, boasting”) of my work for God.

· Galatians 6:14 – 14 But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

HEALS THE BLIND

Psalm 146:8 – 8 the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous.
Isaiah 42:6-7 – 6 “I am the LORD; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations, 7 to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.
Matthew 9:27-30 – 27 And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, Son of David.” 28 When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” 29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.” 30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, “See that no one knows about it.”
Matthew 12:22 – 22 Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw.
Matthew 21:14 – 14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
Mark 8:22-25 – 22 And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking.” 25 Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.

FEEDS THE MULTITUDES BREAD

2 Kings 4:42-44 – 42 A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And Elisha said, “Give to the men, that they may eat.” 43 But his servant said, “How can I set this before a hundred men?” So he repeated, “Give them to the men, that they may eat, for thus says the LORD, ‘They shall eat and have some left.’” 44 So he set it before them. And they ate and had some left, according to the word of the LORD.
John 6:8-12– 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, 9 “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?” 10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. 11 Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted. 12 And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.”
Luke 9:13-17 – 13 But he said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we are to go and buy food for all these people.” 14 For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” 15 And they did so, and had them all sit down. 16 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. 17 And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
Mark 6:36-43 36 Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” 37 But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii6 worth of bread and give it to them to eat?” 38 And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.” 39 Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties. 41 And taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven and said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all. 42 And they all ate and were satisfied. 43 And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish.
Matthew 14:16-20 – 16 But Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” 17 They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.” 18 And he said, “Bring them here to me.” 19 Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 20 And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over.