The righteous are guided and protected by the LORD, but the evil are on the way to their doom.

I will be glad and rejoice because of your constant love. You see my suffering; you know my trouble.

(These are the things the pagans are always concerned about.) Your Father in heaven knows that you need all these things.

But the solid foundation that God has laid cannot be shaken; and on it are written these words: "The Lord knows those who are his" and "Those who say that they belong to the Lord must turn away from wrongdoing."

But the Lord laughs at wicked people, because he knows they will soon be destroyed.

I am always in your care; save me from my enemies, from those who persecute me.

I am not afraid in times of danger when I am surrounded by enemies,

May his towns be protected with iron gates, And may he always live secure."

For the trouble at that time will be far more terrible than any there has ever been, from the beginning of the world to this very day. Nor will there ever be anything like it again.

"Then, if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Messiah!' or 'There he is!'---do not believe it.

Remember that there will be difficult times in the last days.

they will be unkind, merciless, slanderers, violent, and fierce; they will hate the good;

they will hold to the outward form of our religion, but reject its real power. Keep away from such people.

to preach the message, to insist upon proclaiming it (whether the time is right or not), to convince, reproach, and encourage, as you teach with all patience.

They will turn away from listening to the truth and give their attention to legends.

I will send my two witnesses dressed in sackcloth, and they will proclaim God's message during those 1, 260 days."

If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes out of their mouths and destroys their enemies; and in this way whoever tries to harm them will be killed.

You will show me the path that leads to life; your presence fills me with joy and brings me pleasure forever.

He asked for life, and you gave it, a long and lasting life.

You guide me with your instruction and at the end you will receive me with honor.

But for those who honor the LORD, his love lasts forever, and his goodness endures for all generations

Your people will all do what is right, And will possess the land forever. I planted them, I made them, To reveal my greatness to all.

So then, just as sin ruled by means of death, so also God's grace rules by means of righteousness, leading us to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

For sin pays its wage---death; but God's free gift is eternal life in union with Christ Jesus our Lord.

and so we look forward to possessing the rich blessings that God keeps for his people. He keeps them for you in heaven, where they cannot decay or spoil or fade away.

They are for you, who through faith are kept safe by God's power for the salvation which is ready to be revealed at the end of time.

And this is what Christ himself promised to give us---eternal life.