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DECEMBER 12
13 Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. 8 Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of
Come, go down; the wicked;
For the winepress is full, Do not further his wicked scheme,
The vats overflow— Lest they be exalted. Selah
For their wickedness is great.”
9 “As for the head of those who
Multitudes, multitudes in the valley surround me,
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of decision! Let the evil of their lips cover them;
For the day of the LORD is near in the 10 Let burning coals fall upon them;
valley of decision. Let them be cast into the fire,
15 The sun and moon will grow dark, Into deep pits, that they rise not up
And the stars will diminish their again.
brightness. 11 Let not a slanderer be established in
The LORD also will roar from Zion,
16 the earth;
And utter His voice from Jerusalem; Let evil hunt the violent man to
The heavens and earth will shake; overthrow him.”
But the LORD will be a shelter for His 12 I know that the LORD will
people, maintain
And the strength of the children The cause of the afflicted,
of Israel. And justice for the poor.
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17 Surely the righteous shall give thanks
“So you shall know that I am the LORD
your God, to Your name;
Dwelling in Zion My holy mountain. The upright shall dwell in Your presence.
Then Jerusalem shall be holy, Proverbs 29:24
And no aliens shall ever pass through 24
her again.” Whoever is a partner with a thief hates
his own life;
18 And it will come to pass in that day He swears to tell the truth, but reveals
That the mountains shall drip nothing.
with new wine,
The hills shall flow with milk, Revelation 2:1–29
And all the brooks of Judah shall be “To the angel of the church of Ephesus
flooded with water; 2 write,
A fountain shall flow from the house of ‘These things says He who holds the seven
the LORD stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst
And water the Valley of Acacias. of the seven golden lampstands: “I know your
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19 “Egypt shall be a desolation, works, your labor, your patience, and that you
And Edom a desolate wilderness, cannot bear those who are evil. And you have
Because of violence against the people tested those who say they are apostles and are
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of Judah, not, and have found them liars; and you have
For they have shed innocent blood in persevered and have patience, and have labored
their land. for My name’s sake and have not become weary.
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20 But Judah shall abide forever, Nevertheless I have this against you, that you
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And Jerusalem from generation to have left your first love. Remember therefore
generation.
21 For I will acquit them of the guilt of
bloodshed, whom I had not
acquitted;
For the LORD dwells in Zion.” 2:4 left your first love. To be a Christian is to
love the Lord Jesus Christ (John 14:21,23;
Psalm 140:6–13 1 Cor. 16:22). But the Ephesians’ passion and
6 fervor for Christ had become cold, mechanical
I said to the LORD: “You are my God; orthodoxy. Their doctrinal and moral purity,
Hear the voice of my supplications, their undiminished zeal for the truth,and their
O LORD.
O GOD the Lord, the strength of my love for Christ they had forsaken.
7 disciplined service were no substitute for the
salvation,
You have covered my head in the day
of battle.

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