THE PROMISES OF JESUS |
I. Promises to Him Who Keeps the
Commandments of the Lord
1. HE SHALL BE CALLED GREAT
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and
shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of
heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be
called great in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:19.
2. SHALL BE AS A WISE MAN
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I
will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and
beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a
rock. Matthew 7:24-25.
3. SHALL BE LOVED OF MY FATHER
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth
me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will
love him, and will manifest myself to him. John 14:21.
4. WE WILL MAKE OUR ABODE WITH HIM
If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love
him, and we will come unto hint, and make our abode with him. John
14:23.
5. HE SHALL ABIDE IN MY LOVE
If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I
have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. John
15:10.
6. SHALL BE MY FRIEND
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. John 15:14.
7. SHALL HAVE RIGHT TO THE TREE OF LIFE
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right
to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the
city. Rev. 22:14.
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II. Promises of Salvation to the Believer 1. HE THAT COMETH TO CHRIST SHALL NOT BE CAST OUT
He that believeth on me shall never thirst . all that the Father
giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no
wise cast out. John 6:35,37.
2. SHALL NOT PERISH
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal
life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life. John 3:15,16.
3. IS PASSED FROM DEATH TO LIFE
Verily, verily I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and
believeth on him that sent me, bath everlasting life, and shall not
come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. John
5:24.
4. SHALL BE RAISED UP AT LAST DAY
And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth
the Son, and believeth on him, may have ever-lasting life: and I
will raise him up at the last day. John 6:40.
5. HATH EVERLASTING LIFE
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me bath
everlasting life. John 6:47.
6. SHALL NEVER DIE
And whosoever Iveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest
thou this? John 11:26.
7. SHALL BE SAVED
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved:
but he that believeth not shall be damned. Mark 16:16.
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III. Promises to Him Who Follows Christ
1. HE SHALL HAVE THE LIGHT OF LIFE
I am the light of the world: he
that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the
light of life. John 8:12.
2. SHALL HAVE ETERNAL LIFE
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I
give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither
shall any man pluck them out of my hand. John 10:27,28.
3. SHALL FIND HIS LIFE
If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his
cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose
it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
Matthew 16:24,25.
4. SHALL HAVE TREASURE IN HEAVEN
If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the
poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow
me. Matthew 19:21.
5. SHALL HAVE AN 100-FOLD IN THIS TIME
Verily I say unto you, there is no man that bath left house, or
brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or
lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, But he shall receive an
hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and
mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the
world to come eternal life. Mark 10:29-30 (See V.28).
6. SHALL BE A FISHER OF MEN
Follow me, and I will make you fishers
of men. Matthew 4:19.
7. SHALL HAVE HONOR FROM THE FATHER
If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall
also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
John 12:26.
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IV. Promises of the Bread of Life
1. THE BREAD GIVETH LIFE TO THE WORLD
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from
heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the
bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life
unto the world. John 6:32-33.
2. HE THAT EATETH SHALL NEVER HUNGER
I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and
he that believeth on me shall never thirst. John 6:35.
3. SHALL NOT DIE
This is the bread which cometh down from heaven,
that a man may eat thereof, and not die. John 6:50.
4. SHALL LIVE FOREVER
I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of
this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give
is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. John 6:51.
5. SHALL HAVE ETERNAL LIFE
Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my
blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 6:54.
6. SHALL DWELL IN CHRIST
He that eateth my flesh, drinketh my blood,
dwelleth in me, and I in him. John 6:56.
7. SHALL LIVE BY CHRIST
As the living Father hath sent me, and I
live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
John 6:57.
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V. Promises of the Resurrection
1. THOSE OF THE RESURRECTION
OF JUST SHALL BE RECOMPENSED
But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame,
the blind: And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense
thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
Luke 14:13-14.
2. SHALL DIE NO MORE
But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and
the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in
marriage: Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the
angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the
resurrection. Luke 20:35-36.
3. SHALL LIVE UNTO GOD
Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he
calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the
God of Jacob. For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living:
for all live unto him. Luke 20:37-38.
4. SHALL BE QUICKENED BY THE SON
For as the Father raiseth up the
dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
John 5:21.
5. SHALL HAVE PART IN RESURRECTION OF LIFE
Marvel not at this: for
the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall
hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto
the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the
resurrection of damnation. John 5:28-29.
6. SHALL BE RAISED UP AT LAST DAY
And this is the Fathers' will which hath sent me, that of all which
he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again
at the last day. John 6:39.
No man can come to me, except the Father
which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last
day. John 6:44.
7. THOUGH DEAD, YET SHALL HE LIVE
I am the resurrection, and the
life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he
live. John 11:25.
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VI. Promises of the Holy Spirit
1. HOLY SPIRIT SHALL BE GIVEN TO THOSE THAT ASK
If ye then, being
evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more
shall your heavenly Father give the Spirit to them that ask him?
Luke 11:13.
2. SPIRIT SHALL BE A WELL OF WATER
SPRINGING UP WITHIN
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall
never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a
well of water springing up into everlasting life. John 4:14.
3. FROM BELIEVER SHALL FLOW
RIVERS OF LIVING WATER
If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that
believeth on me, as the scripture bath said, out of his belly shall
flow rivers of living water. John 7:37-38 (See V. 39).
4. FATHER WILL GIVE COMFORTER
TO ABIDE FOREVER
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter,
that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom
the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth
him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
John 14:16-17.
5. DISCIPLES INVITED TO RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
Receive ye the Holy
Ghost. John 20:22.
6. THE PROMISE OF THE FATHER TO BE SENT
And, behold, I send the
promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of
Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. Luke 24:49.
7. DISCIPLES TO BE BAPTIZED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
For John truly
baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost
not many days hence. Acts 1:5.
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VII. Promises of the Work of the
Holy Spirit 1. HOLY SPIRIT WILL REPROVE WORLD OF
SIN, RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUDGMENT
And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of
righteousness, and of judgment. John 16:8.
2. HOLY SPIRIT—SOURCE OF THE NEW BIRTH
The wind bloweth where it
listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell
whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born
of the Spirit. John 3:8.
3. SHALL QUICKEN THE BELIEVER
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the
words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
John 6:63.
4. SHALL TESTIFY OF CHRIST
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the
Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father,
he shall testify of me. John 15:26.
5. SHALL TEACH ALL THINGS
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will
send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things
to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. John 14:26.
6. SHALL GUIDE INTO ALL TRUTH
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you
into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he
shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to
come. John 16:13.
7. SHALL GIVE POWER TO WITNESS
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon
you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all
Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Acts 1:8.
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VIII. Promises of Christ's Presence 1. CHRIST TO BE WITH BELIEVER
UNTO END OF THE AGE
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:
and, lo, I am with you away even unto the end of the world. Matthew
28:20.
2. TO BE IN THE MIDST OF BELIEVERS
For where two or three are
gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Matthew 18:20.
3. SHALL COME TO COMFORT BELIEVER
I will not leave you comfortless:
I will come to you. John 14:18.
4. THE FATHER IS IN THE SON AND
THE SON IN THE BELIEVER
At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and
I in you. John 14:20.
5. THOUGH CHRIST GOETH AWAY, HE COMETH AGAIN
Ye have heard how I
said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me,
ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my
Father is greater than I. John 14:28.
6. THE SON TO MANIFEST HIMSELF TO BELIEVERS
He that hath my
commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that
loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will
manifest myself to him. John 14:21.
7. FATHER AND SON TO MAKE ABODE
WITH BELIEVERS
If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love
him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. John
14:23.
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IX. Promises of Answer to Prayer 1. HE THAT ASKETH RECEIVETH
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth;
and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Matthew 7:8.
2. HOW MUCH MORE SHALL THE FATHER GIVE GOOD GIFTS
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your
children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven
give good things to them that ask him? Matthew 7:11.
3. ALL THINGS YE ASK BELIEVING YE SHALL RECEIVE
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye
shall receive. Matthew 21:22.
4. IF TWO AGREE—IT SHALL BE DONE
Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth
as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for
them of my Father which is in heaven. Matthew 18:19.
5. PROMISE OF ANSWER TO IMPORTUNITY
I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is
his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him
as many as he needeth. Luke 11:8 (Parable of importunate friend,
Luke 11:5-10).
6. PROMISE TO THOSE WHO PRAY AND NOT FAINT
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto
him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge
them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he
find faith on the earth? Luke 18:7-8 (Parable of Unjust Judge, Luke
18:1-8).
7. ABIDE IN CHRIST AND IT SHALL BE DONE
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye
will, and it shall be done unto you. John 15:7.
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X. Promises to Those Who Ask in the
Name of Jesus 1. WHATSOEVER YE ASK IN MY NAME I WILL DO
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the
Father may be glorified in the Son. John 14:13.
2. ASK ANYTHING IN MY NAME
If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. John 14:14.
3. WHATSOEVER YE ASK FATHER IN MY NAME
That whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give
it you. John 15:16.
4. WHATSOEVER YE ASK FATHER IN MY NAME HE WILL GIVE
And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto
you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it
you. John 16:23.
5. ASK IN MY NAME THAT YOUR JOY BE FULL
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall
receive, that your joy may be full. John 16:24.
6. IN THAT DAY YE SHALL ASK IN MY NAME
At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I
will pray the Father for you: For the Father himself loveth you,
because ye have loved me, and have believed that I come out from
God. John 16:26-27.
7. THESE SIGNS SHALL FOLLOW IN MY NAME
And these signs shall follow them that believe; in my name shall
they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall
take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not
hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Mark 16:17-18.
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XI. Promises of the Infinite Possibilities
of Faith 1. ALL THINGS POSSIBLE TO BELIEVER
If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that
believeth. Mark 9:23.
2. NOTHING SHALL BE IMPOSSIBLE
Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, if ye have
faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain,
remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall
be impossible unto you. Matthew 17:20.
3. FAITH WILL PLUCK UP A TREE BY ROOT
If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this
sycamore tree, be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted
in the sea; and it should obey you. Luke 17:6.
4. HAVE FAITH IN GOD—WHOSOEVER SHALL HAVE WHATSOEVER HE SAITH
Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall
say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the
sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those
things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever
he saith. Mark 11:22-23.
5. BELIEVE YE RECEIVE AND YE SHALL HAVE
Therefore I say unto you,
what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive
them, and ye shall have them. Mark 11:24.
6. BELIEVE AND SEE THE GLORY OF GOD
Said I not unto thee, that, if
thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? John
11:40.
7. THESE WORKS AND GREATER WORKS SHALL YE DO
Verily, verily, I say
unto you, he that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do
also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my
Father. John 14:12.
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XII. Promises of Dominion Over Satan 1. CHRIST GIVES POWER OVER
ALL POWER OF THE ENEMY
I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I give unto
you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power
of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Luke
10:18-19.
2. WHAT YE BIND ON EARTH SHALL
BE BOUND IN HEAVEN
Verily I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be
bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be
loosed in heaven. Matthew 18:18.
3. YE SHALL CAST OUT DEVILS IN MY NAME
And these signs shall follow
them that believe; in my name shall they cast out devils; they shall
speak with new tongues. Mark 16:17.
4. CERTAIN DEMONS CAST OUT ONLY
BY PRAYER AND FASTING
Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. Matthew
17:21.
5. AT CALVARY THE PRINCE OF
THIS WORLD DEFEATED
Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this
world be cast out. John 12:31.
6. CHRIST GIVES US FREEDOM FROM ALL
POWER OF SATAN AND SIN
If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
John 8:36 (See John 8:34-44).
7. CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM SHOULD BE
FREE FROM SATAN'S BONDS
And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan
hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on
the sabbath day? Luke 13:16.
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XIII. Promises to Those Who Give 1. GIVE SECRETLY AND BE REWARDED OPENLY
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right
hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which
seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. Matthew 6:3-4.
2. GIVE AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN IN FULL MEASURE INTO YOUR BOSOM
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down,
and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your
bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be
measured to you again. Luke 6:38.
3. GIVE AND ALL THINGS CLEAN
But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all
things are clean unto you. Luke 11:41.
4. GIVE AND BE RECEIVED INTO EVERLASTING HABITATIONS
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of
unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into
everlasting habitations. Luke 16:9.
5. GIVE AND BE BLESSED
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Acts 20:35.
6. GIVE AND BE RECOMPENSED AT RESURRECTION OF THE JUST
But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame,
the blind: And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense
thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
Luke 14:13-14.
7. GIVE AND HAVE TREASURE IN HEAVEN
One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and
give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come,
take up the cross, and follow me. Mark 10:21.
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XIV. Promises to Those Persecuted for
Righteousness' Sake
1. GREAT IS YOUR REWARD IN HEAVEN
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall
revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil
against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad:
for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the
prophets which were before you. Matthew 5:10-12.
2. YE SHALL BE SAVED
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's
sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. Matthew 10;22.
3. NOT A HAIR OF YOUR HEAD SHALL PERISH
And ye shall be betrayed
both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some
of you shall they cause to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of
all men for my name's sake. But there shall not an hair of your head
perish. Luke 21:16-18.
4. WISDOM IN THE HOUR OF NEED PROMISED
But before all these, they
shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up
to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and
rulers for my name's sake. And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye
shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your
adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. Luke 21:12-15.
5. HE SHALL BE CONFESSED BEFORE FATHER IN HEAVEN
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess
also before my Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 10:32.
6. HE SHALL BE CONFESSED BEFORE ANGELS OF GOD
Also I say unto you,
Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also
confess before the angels of God. Luke 12:8.
7. BLESSED ARE YE WHEN MEN SHALL HATE YOU
Blessed are ye, when men
shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company,
and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son
of man's sake. Luke 6:22.
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XV. Promises of Blessing Upon the
Meek and the Pure 1. BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT
Blessed are the poor in spirit:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3. (See Luke 6:20).
2. BLESSED ARE THEY THAT MOURN
Blessed are they that mourn: for they
shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4 (See Luke 6:21).
3. BLESSED ARE THE MEEK
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Matthew 5:5.
4. BLESSED ARE THEY THAT HUNGER
AFTER RIGHTEOUSNESS
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for
they shall be filled. Matthew 5:6.
5. BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Matthew 5:7.
6. BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they
shall be called the children of God. Matthew 5:9.
7. BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART
Blessed are the pure in heart: for
they shall see God. Matthew 5:8.
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XVI. Promises of the Abundant Life
1. COMMUNION WITH CHRIST
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice,
and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and
he with me. Rev. 3:20.
2. LIFE AND LIFE MORE ABUNDANTLY
I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and
shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for
to steal, and to kill, and destroy: I am come that they might have
life, and that they might have it more abundantly. John 10:9-10.
3. KNOWLEDGE OF GOD'S WILL
If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether
it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. John 7:17.
4. REST FOR THE SOUL
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will
give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek
and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my
yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30.
5. CHRIST'S PEACE PROMISED
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: Not as the world
giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let
it be afraid. John 14:27.
6. THE JOY OF THE LORD
These things have I spoken unto you, that my
joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. John
15:11.
7. GATES OF HADES SHALL NOT PREVAIL
AGAINST THE BELIEVER
And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I
will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail
against it. Matthew 16:18.
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XVII. Promises to the Overcomer
1. OVERCOMER SHALL EAT OF THE TREE OF LIFE
He that bath an ear, let
him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that
overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the
midst of the paradise of God. Rev. 2:7.
2. SHALL NOT BE HURT OF THE SECOND DEATH
He that bath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
Rev. 2:11.
3. SHALL EAT OF THE HIDDEN MANNA
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden
manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name
written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. Rev.
2:17.
4. SHALL HAVE POWER OVER NATIONS
And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him
will I give power over the nations: and he shall rule them with a
rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to
shivers: even as I received of my Father. And I will give him the
morning star. Rev. 2:26-28.
5. SHALL BE CONFESSED BEFORE THE
FATHER AND THE ANGELS
He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and
I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will
confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. Rev. 3:5.
6. SHALL BECOME A PILLAR IN THE TEMPLE OF GOD
Him that overcometh
will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no
more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name
of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out
of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. Rev.
3:12.
7. SHALL SIT WITH CHRIST IN HIS THRONE
To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne,
even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his
throne. Rev. 3:21.
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XVIII. Promises of Divine Protection
of the Believer
1. IS KNOWN OF CHRIST
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and
am known of mine. John 10:14.
2. SHALL NEVER PERISH
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I
give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither
shall any man pluck them out of my hand. John 10:27-28.
3. NO MAN MAY PLUCK THEM FROM THE FATHER'S HAND
My father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is
able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. John 10:29.
4. SHALL BE RAISED UP AT LAST DAY
And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which
he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again
at the last day. John 6:39.
5. THOSE THE FATHER GAVE ARE KEPT
While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those
that thou gayest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the
son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled. John 17:12.
6. THE LORD'S PROVISION FOR THE ELECT
And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should
be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath
shortened the days. And, then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here
is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not: For false Christs
and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to
seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. Mark 13:20-22.
7. GUARDIAN ANGELS WATCH OVER THE LITTLE ONES
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say
unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of
my Father which is in heaven. Matthew 18:10.
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XIX. Promises of the Second Coming
of Christ 1. CHRIST SHALL COME IN THE CLOUDS
WITH GREAT POWER
And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power
and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then
look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
Luke 21:27-28.
2. SHALL COME AS LIGHTNING OUT OF THE EAST
For as the lightning
cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall
also the coming of the Son of man be. Matthew 24:27.
3. SHALL GATHER TOGETHER HIS ELECT
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then
shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son
of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and
they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one
end of heaven to the other. Matthew 24:30-31.
4. SHALL COME AGAIN TO RECEIVE HIS PEOPLE
And if I go and prepare a
place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that
where I am, there ye may be also. John 14:3.
5. BLESSING PROMISED TO WATCHFUL SERVANTS
Blessed are those
servants, whom the Lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I
say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down
to meat, and will come forth and serve them. And if he shall come in
the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so,
blessed are those servants. Luke 12:37-38.
6. WISE SERVANT TO BE MADE RULER OVER ALL
Who then is that faithful
and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household,
to give them their portion of meat in due season? Blessed is that
servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Of a
truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he
hath. Luke 12:42-44.
7. CHRIST SHALL SIT ON THE THRONE
OF HIS GLORY
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels
with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory. Matthew
25:31.
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XX. Promises of the Kingdom 1. DISCIPLES ARE GIVEN KNOWLEDGE OF
MYSTERIES OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of
heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him
shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath
not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. Matthew
13:11-12.
2. KEYS OF KINGDOM OF HEAVEN GIVEN
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and
whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and
whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Matthew 16:19.
3. WHEN SIGNS FULFILLED—KINGDOM COMES
So likewise ye, when ye see
these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh
at hand. Luke 21:31.
4. FATHER'S PLEASURE TO GIVE THE KINGDOM
Fear not, little flock; for
it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Luke
12:32.
5. THE BLESSED TO INHERIT KINGDOM OF FATHER
Then shall the King say
unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit
the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Matthew 25:34.
6. RIGHTEOUS TO SHINE FORTH IN KINGDOM
Then shall the righteous
shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears
to hear, let him hear. Matthew 13:43.
7. CHRIST WILL EAT AND DRINK WITH
DISCIPLES IN KINGDOM
But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the
vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's
kingdom. Matthew 26:29. (See Luke 22:16, 18, 30).
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XXI. Promises of Rewards I. REWARD TO BE GREAT
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing
again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children
of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Luke 6:35.
2. THE REAPER TO RECEIVE WAGES
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 4:36.
3. A PROPHET AND A RIGHTEOUS MAN'S REWARD GIVEN TO THOSE WHO RECEIVE
THEM
He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a
prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name
of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. Matthew
10:41.
4. REWARD GIVEN FOR ONE CUP OF COLD WATER
And whosoever shall give
to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in
the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise
lose his reward. Matthew 10:42.
5. ALL REWARDED ACCORDING TO THEIR WORKS
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his
angels; and then he shall reward every man ac-cording to his works.
Matthew 16:27.
6. FAITHFUL TO BE RULER OVER MANY THINGS
His lord said unto him,
Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful
over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter
thou into the joy of thy lord. Matthew 25:21 (Parable of talents,
Matthew 25:14-30).
7. THOSE FAITHFUL IN LITTLE SHALL BE GIVEN AUTHORITY OVER MUCH
And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast
been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
For I say unto you, That unto every one which bath shall be given;
and from him that hath not, even that he bath shall be taken away
from him. Luke 19:17, 26 (Parable of pounds, Luke 19:11-27).
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