Thematic Bible: Of righteousness


Thematic Bible



So it is no great surprise if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, but their end will correspond with their deeds. Verse ConceptsServants Of The LorddisguisesServants Of PeoplePeople EndedRepaid For DeedsMinisterssurprises


I counsel you to buy from Me gold that has been heated red hot and refined by fire so that you may become truly rich; and white clothes [representing righteousness] to clothe yourself so that the shame of your nakedness will not be seen; and healing salve to put on your eyes so that you may see. Verse ConceptsCoveringadvisersAdvice, From GodBuying and sellingGoldHeaven, Inheritance OfMedicineMetalsMoney, Attitudes ToNakednessWise CouncelRefiningRiches, SpiritualHoly Spirit, Types OfSpiritual InvestmentClarityRich ApparelSpiritual TreasuresAlchemyWhite And Bright ClothesWhite ClothsAlternatives To MoneyBuying God's GiftGold TransferredThe Faculty Of Sight

She has been permitted to dress in fine linen, dazzling white and clean—for the fine linen signifies the righteous acts of the saints [the ethical conduct, personal integrity, moral courage, and godly character of believers]. Verse ConceptsBabylonCleanliness, Metaphorical UseClothing, Kinds OfClean, Spiritual UseLinenColors, WhiteCosmeticsClothed With RighteousnessThe Brides Wedding DressOne's DeedsGarmentsPrivileges of saintsgaysGay Marriage


I said to him, “My lord, you know [the answer].” And he said to me, “These are the people who come out of the great tribulation (persecution), and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb [because of His atoning sacrifice]. Verse ConceptsBlood, of Jesus ChristBlood, Miracles Connected WithAtonement, in NTHeaven,  Redeemed CommunityRest, EternalRitual WashingSin, God's Remedy ForWashingPromises To The AfflictedSevere AfflictionsAfflictions As Blessings In DisguiseClothed With Good ThingsClean ClothesNo TroubleEvangelism During The TribulationTribulation SaintsMartyrdomThe Blood Of Jesus

(“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is he who stays awake and who keeps his clothes [that is, stays spiritually ready for the Lord’s return], so that he will not be naked—spiritually unprepared—and men will not see his shame.”) Verse ConceptsLast ThingsReadinessShameSleep, SpiritualSleeplessnessWatchfulness, Of BelieversNakednessBeing UnclothedNaked In ShameBlessed In ServiceThe Lord As A ThiefEternal PerspectiveMaranathaSecond Comiing, Sudden And UnexpectedGarmentsThe Second ComingThe Rapturethievessurprises

so that by putting it on we will not be found naked. Verse ConceptsNakednessClothed With Good ThingsNaked In Shame


Open to me the [temple] gates of righteousness;
I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to the Lord.
Verse ConceptsThe Act Of OpeningOpening GatesWe Thank God


Sow with a view to righteousness [that righteousness, like seed, may germinate];
Reap in accordance with mercy and lovingkindness.
Break up your uncultivated ground,
For it is time to seek and search diligently for the Lord [and to long for His blessing]
Until He comes to rain righteousness and His gift of salvation on you.
Verse ConceptsBeing PreparedPresent, TheRighteousness, Of BelieversSeedSeeking GodHoly Spirit, Types OfFruits Of RighteousnessSowing GoodReapingFallow LandBreakupsReaping What You SowPlanting SeedsSeedsSowing Seedssowing




If the righteous will be rewarded on the earth [with godly blessings],
How much more [will] the wicked and the sinner [be repaid with punishment]!
Verse ConceptsSinnersUngodlinessThe Recompense Of The RighteousGod Will RequiteJudgment According To Works

May the Lord repay you for your kindness, and may your reward be full from the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.” Verse ConceptsGod, Feminine Descriptions OfActs of KindnessRefugeReward, DivineRiches, SpiritualTrust, Importance OfWingsThe Recompense Of The RighteousReward For WorksRewardsheltereffort


“Therefore the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
According to my cleanness in His sight.
Verse ConceptsReward, DivineThe Recompense Of The RighteousGod Has Requited

and you will be blessed because they cannot repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous (the just, the upright).” Verse ConceptsHospitality, Shown ToHospitalityThe Recompense Of The RighteousGod Will BlessGod Will RequiteOur ResurrectionThe ResurrectionGiving Without Expecting ReturnHelping Those In NeedGiving Back



After these things I looked, and this is what I saw: a vast multitude which no one could count, [gathered] from every nation and from all the tribes and peoples and languages [of the earth], standing before the throne and before the Lamb (Christ), dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands; Verse ConceptsMultitudesGentiles, In NtCrowdsAn Innumerable NumberBranches, Types OfAudiencesLanguagesNationalismRobesStandingWhiteGlorified SaintsMany In The ChurchWhite And Bright ClothesWhite ClothsAll LanguagesThe Gospel To The NationsEvangelism During The TribulationGreat White Throne JudgmentLanguageColorRaceculture

“Now then arise, O Lord God, [and come] to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength and power. Let Your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation and let Your godly ones rejoice in [Your] goodness. Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, FunctionJoy, And Human ExperienceSaintsSalvation, Illustrations OfGod Giving Rest

Then one of the elders responded, saying to me, “These who are dressed in the long white robes—who are they, and from where did they come?” Verse ConceptsPromises To The AfflictedWhite And Bright ClothesWhite ClothsWho Is This?Elders In HeavenWhere From?elders

Then they were each given a white robe; and they were told to rest and wait quietly for a little while longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers and sisters who were to be killed even as they had been, would be completed. Verse ConceptsPersecution, Nature OfRobesWaitingWhiteMartyrdom Of The SaintsNames And Titles For The ChristianFullness Of The KingdomWhite And Bright ClothesKilling DisciplesWhite ClothsFaithful In MuchMan's Work FinishedGreat White Throne JudgmentTribulation MartydomMartyrdomWaiting Till MarriageChristians Being Called Brothers

He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and He will purify the sons of Levi [the priests], and refine them like gold and silver, so that they may present to the Lord [grain] offerings in righteousness. Verse ConceptsGoldPurificationSilverTestingTrialsGoldsmithsFruits Of RighteousnessPurgingRefining Influences Of AfflictionThings Like SilverThings ImprovedRegulating SacrificesBurnout


Then will You delight in the sacrifices of righteousness,
In burnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then young bulls will be offered on Your altar.
Verse ConceptsBurnt offeringRight Sacrifices


“They will call the peoples to the mountain (Mount Carmel);
There they will offer sacrifices of righteousness;
For they will draw out the abundance of the seas,
And the hidden treasures of the sand.”
Verse ConceptsSea Dwellers