Thematic Bible: For the future


Thematic Bible



In those days Hezekiah was stricken with a terminal illness. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz visited him and told him, "This is what the Lord says, 'Give your household instructions, for you are about to die; you will not get well.'" Verse ConceptsdiseasesHousesProphecy, Fulfilment Of OtProphets, Role OfReadinessSuffering, Causes OfSuffering, Nature OfDeath, Preparation ForPutting In OrderNearness Of DeathSick IndividualsDeath Will Soon HappenNamed Prophets Of The LordDeathRecoveryIllnessFamily Death



But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then the door was shut. Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfDoorsBanquets, Events CelebratedExclusionShutting SecurelyShutting The KingdomAttitudes While Waiting For Second Coming

Stay alert, then, because you do not know when the owner of the house will return -- whether during evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn -- Verse ConceptsHourLast ThingsNightCrowsSleep, Warnings AgainstMidnightDaybreakIgnorance Of Christ’s ReturnAt DaybreakThe Time UnknownAttitudes While Waiting For Second Coming

"Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel. Because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, Israel! Verse ConceptsReadinessMeeting GodPreparation

"Get dressed for service and keep your lamps burning; be like people waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.

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