Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

Bible References

A certain

Matthew 25:14
“For it is just like a man going on a journey. He called his own slaves and turned over his possessions to them.
Mark 13:34
It is like a man on a journey, who left his house, gave authority to his slaves, gave each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to be alert.

A far

Luke 20:9
Then He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went away for a long time.
Luke 24:51
And while He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.
Matthew 21:38
“But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance!’
Mark 12:1
Then He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug out a pit for a winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away.
Mark 16:19
Then after speaking to them, the Lord Jesus was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
Acts 1:9
After He had said this, He was taken up as they were watching, and a cloud took Him out of their sight.

To

Matthew 28:18
Then Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
John 18:37
“You are a king then?” Pilate asked.

“You say that I’m a king,” Jesus replied. “I was born for this, and I have come into the world for this: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.”
1 Corinthians 15:25
For He must reign until He puts all His enemies under His feet.
Ephesians 1:20
He demonstrated this power in the Messiah by raising Him from the dead and seating Him at His right hand in the heavens
Philippians 2:9
For this reason God highly exalted Him
and gave Him the name
that is above every name,
1 Peter 3:22
Now that He has gone into heaven, He is at God’s right hand with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.

And

Acts 1:11
They said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up into heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come in the same way that you have seen Him going into heaven.”
Acts 17:31
because He has set a day when He is going to judge the world in righteousness by the Man He has appointed. He has provided proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
Hebrews 9:28
so also the Messiah, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for Him.
Revelation 1:7
Look! He is coming with the clouds,
and every eye will see Him,
including those who pierced Him.
And all the families of the earth
will mourn over Him.
This is certain. Amen.

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