Thematic Bible: The Heathen
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the Heathen » Employed to chastise the church
"I'll scatter you among the nations and draw the sword after you so that your land becomes desolate and your towns become ruins.
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Therefore, your majesty, may my advice be acceptable to you: Stop your sinning, do what's right, and put a stop to your wickedness by showing kindness to the oppressed. Perhaps your tranquility will continue."
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I've heard a message from the LORD, and a messenger has been sent among the nations: "Gather together and come up against her, and rise up to fight.
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Judah has gone into exile to escape affliction and servitude. She that sat among the nations, has found no rest. All her pursuers overtook her amid narrow passes.
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Therefore, I'm bringing the worst of the nations, who will take possession of their houses. I'll cause the pride of the mighty to cease, and their sanctuaries will be profaned.
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therefore you'd better watch out! I'm raising a clenched fist in your direction! I'm about to feed you to the surrounding nations as war plunder. I'm going to eliminate you as a nation and kill off those of you who survive to live in other countries. I'm going to destroy you, and that's how you'll learn that I am the LORD.'"
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"Look out at the nations and pay attention! Be astounded! Be really astounded! Because something is happening in your lifetime that you won't believe, even if it were described down to the smallest detail. Watch out! For I am bringing in the Chaldeans, that cruel and impetuous people, who sweep across the earth dispossessing people from homes not their own. They are terrible and fearsome; their brand of justice and sense of honor derive only from themselves! read more.
Their horses are swifter than leopards, and more cunning than wolves that attack at night. Their horsemen are galloping as they approach from far away. They swoop in like ravenous vultures. "They all come to oppress hordes of them, their faces pressing onward they take prisoners as numerous as the desert sand!
Their horses are swifter than leopards, and more cunning than wolves that attack at night. Their horsemen are galloping as they approach from far away. They swoop in like ravenous vultures. "They all come to oppress hordes of them, their faces pressing onward they take prisoners as numerous as the desert sand!
the Heathen » Salvation of, foretold
I'll bless those who bless you, but I'll curse the one who curses you, and through you all the people of the earth will be blessed."
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Because the Scripture saw ahead of time that God would justify the gentiles by faith, it announced the gospel to Abraham beforehand when it said, "Through you all nations will be blessed."
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"It will come about in the last days that the mountain that is the LORD's Temple will be established as the highest of mountains, and will be raised above the hills; all the nations will stream to it. Many groups of people will come, commenting, "Come! Let's go up to the Temple of the God of Jacob, that they may teach us his ways. Then let's walk in his paths." "Instruction will proceed from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. He will judge between the nations, and will render verdicts for the benefit of many. "They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nations will not raise swords against nations, and they will not learn warfare anymore.
The LORD has bared his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
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"Arise, shine! For your light has come; the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. For look! Darkness will cover the earth and thick darkness is over the people, but the LORD will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings before your dawn. read more.
"Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather together, they come to you; your sons will come from far away, and your daughters will be carried on the hip." Then you will look and be radiant; your heart will swell with joy, because the abundance of the seas will be diverted to you, and the riches of the nations will come to you. Throngs of camels will blanket you: the young camels of Midian and Ephu; all those from Shebu will come. They'll carry gold and frankincense, and proclaim the praise of the LORD. All Kedar's flocks will be gathered to you, the rams of Nebaioth will serve you. and they'll come up with acceptance upon my altar, and I'll glorify my glorious house." "Who are these that fly like clouds, and like doves to their windows?
"Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather together, they come to you; your sons will come from far away, and your daughters will be carried on the hip." Then you will look and be radiant; your heart will swell with joy, because the abundance of the seas will be diverted to you, and the riches of the nations will come to you. Throngs of camels will blanket you: the young camels of Midian and Ephu; all those from Shebu will come. They'll carry gold and frankincense, and proclaim the praise of the LORD. All Kedar's flocks will be gathered to you, the rams of Nebaioth will serve you. and they'll come up with acceptance upon my altar, and I'll glorify my glorious house." "Who are these that fly like clouds, and like doves to their windows?
the Heathen » God » Punishes
I will execute vengeance, anger, and fury on the nations who do not obey."
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With your hand you expelled the nations and established our ancestors. You afflicted nations and cast them out.
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Hurry and come, all you gentiles! Gather yourselves together!'" "LORD, cause your mighty army to come down. "Let the nations be awakened and come to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; because I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. Put in the sickle, because the harvest is ripe. Come and go down, because the winepress is full. The wine vats are overflowing, because their evil is great!
You march through the land in righteous indignation; you tread down the nations in anger.
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If the people of Egypt do not come to Jerusalem to take part, they will have no annual Nile overflow. A plague will come from the LORD to strike the nations who do not come to observe the Festival of Tents.
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the Heathen » The gospel to be preached to
Therefore, as you go, disciple people in all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
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And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come."
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but now has been made known through the prophets to all the gentiles, in keeping with the decree of the eternal God to bring them to the obedience that springs from faith
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to reveal his Son to me so that I might proclaim him among the gentiles, I did not confer with another human being at any time,
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the Heathen » The gospel received by
When the gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord. Meanwhile, all who had been destined to eternal life believed,
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They wrote this letter for them to deliver: "From: The apostles and the elders, your brothers To: Their gentile brothers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia.
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Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the gentiles had also accepted the word of God.
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They were sent on their way by the church, and as they were going through Phoenicia and Samaria they told of the conversion of the gentiles and brought great joy to all the brothers.
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the Heathen » Described as » Filthy
So the Israelis who had returned from captivity ate the Passover with all who had consecrated themselves from the uncleanness of the nations of the land in order to seek the LORD God of Israel.
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Since they have lost all sense of shame, they have abandoned themselves to sensuality and practice every kind of sexual perversion without restraint.
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For it is shameful even to mention what is done by these disobedient people in secret.
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the Heathen » The church shall be avenged of
"Indeed, the Day of the Lord approaches all nations. As you have done it will be done to you your deeds will return to haunt you! so will all nations drink from the cup of my wrath perpetually.
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Pour out your anger on the nations that don't acknowledge you, and on the families that don't call on your name. For they have devoured Jacob; they have devoured and consumed him; they have devastated his habitation.
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as they bring retribution to nations and punishment to nations,
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the Heathen » Described as » Idolatrous
and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images that looked like mortal human beings, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.
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They exchanged God's truth for a lie and worshipped and served the creation rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
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The idols of the nations are silver and gold, worked by the hands of human beings.
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the Heathen » Described as » Ignorant
They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of their ignorance and hardness of heart.
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For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased to save those who believe through the nonsense of our preaching.
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the Heathen » Described as » Persecuting
I have traveled extensively and have been endangered from rivers, robbers, my own people, and gentiles. I've also been in danger in the city, in the open country, at sea, from false brothers,
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Why are the nations in an uproar, and their people involved in a vain plot? As the kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers conspire together against the LORD and his anointed one, they say,
the Heathen » Aid missions to
When I was with you and needed something, I did not bother any of you, because our brothers who came from Macedonia supplied everything I needed. I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.
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They have testified before the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God. After all, they went on their trip for the sake of the Name, accepting no support from gentiles.
the Heathen » The glory of God to be declared amongst
Declare his glory among the nations, and his miraculous deeds to all people,
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Declare his glory among the nations and his awesome deeds among all the nations!
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the Heathen » God » Rules over
and said:
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God is king over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne.
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the Heathen » Evil of imitating
Instead, he behaved like the kings of Israel did by making his son pass through fire, the very same abomination that the heathen practiced, whom the LORD evicted from the land right in front of the Israelis.
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Then you'll learn that I am the LORD, because you didn't live by my statues or obey my ordinances. Instead, you obeyed the ordinances of the nations around you."'"
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the Heathen » Cautions against imitating
"When you are praying, don't say meaningless things like the unbelievers do, because they think they will be heard by being so wordy.
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This is what the LORD says: "Don't learn the way of the nations, and don't be terrified by signs in the heavens, though the nations are terrified of them.
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the Heathen » Salvation provided for
You must understand that this message about God's salvation has been sent to the gentiles, and they will listen."
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so that the gentiles may glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, "That is why I will praise you among the gentiles; I will sing praises to your name." Again he says, "Rejoice, you gentiles, with his people!" And again, "Praise the Lord, all you gentiles! Let all the nations praise him." read more.
And again, Isaiah says, "There will be a Root from Jesse. He will rise up to rule the gentiles, and the gentiles will hope in him."
And again, Isaiah says, "There will be a Root from Jesse. He will rise up to rule the gentiles, and the gentiles will hope in him."
the Heathen » God » Will be exalted among
Be in awe and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted throughout the earth.
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Nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth, your splendor.
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the Heathen » Described as » Cruel
foolish, faithless, heartless, and ruthless.
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Pay attention to your covenant, for the dark regions of the earth are full of violence.
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the Heathen » Praise God for success of the gospel amongst
When they heard this, they calmed down, and praised God by saying, "So God has given repentance that leads to life even to gentiles."
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Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done awesome deeds! His right hand and powerful arm have brought him victory. The LORD has made his deliverance known; he has disclosed his justice before the nations. He has remembered his gracious love; his faithfulness toward the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth saw our God's deliverance.
the Heathen » Conversion of, acceptable to God
to be a minister of the Messiah Jesus to the gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering brought by gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
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Indeed, whoever fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him in any nation.
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the Heathen » Given to Christ
To him dominion was bestowed, along with glory and a kingdom, so that all nations, nations, and languages are to serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion it will never pass away and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed."
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Ask of me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your possession.
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the Heathen » The holy ghost poured out upon
While Peter was still making this statement, the Holy Spirit fell on all the people who were listening to his message.
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God, who knows everyone's heart, showed them he approved by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he did to us.
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the Heathen » Described as » Worshippers of the devil
Hardly! What they offer, they offer to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to become partners with demons.
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the Heathen » Degradation of
"As for your male and maid slaves who will be with you, you may buy male and female slaves from among the nations.
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the Heathen » Described as » Strangers to the covenant of promise
At that time you were without the Messiah, excluded from citizenship in Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise. You had no hope and were in the world without God.
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the Heathen » Described as » Having no hope
At that time you were without the Messiah, excluded from citizenship in Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise. You had no hope and were in the world without God.
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the Heathen » Have » Evidence of the power of God
For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God himself has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible attributes his eternal power and divine nature have been understood and observed by what he made, so that people are without excuse.
the Heathen » Have » The testimony of conscience
For whenever gentiles, who do not possess the Law, do instinctively what the Law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the Law. They show that what the Law requires is written in their hearts, a fact to which their own consciences testify, and their thoughts will either accuse or excuse them
the Heathen » God » Will finally judge
For all who have sinned apart from the Law will also perish apart from the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law. For it is not merely those who hear the Law who are righteous in God's sight. No, it is those who follow the Law, who will be justified. For whenever gentiles, who do not possess the Law, do instinctively what the Law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the Law. read more.
They show that what the Law requires is written in their hearts, a fact to which their own consciences testify, and their thoughts will either accuse or excuse them on that day when God, through Jesus the Messiah, will judge people's secrets according to my gospel.
They show that what the Law requires is written in their hearts, a fact to which their own consciences testify, and their thoughts will either accuse or excuse them on that day when God, through Jesus the Messiah, will judge people's secrets according to my gospel.
the Heathen » Are without God and Christ
At that time you were without the Messiah, excluded from citizenship in Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise. You had no hope and were in the world without God.
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the Heathen » Baptism to be administered to
Therefore, as you go, disciple people in all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
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the Heathen » Danger of intercourse with
Instead, they mingled among the nations and learned their ways.
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the Heathen » Necessity for preaching to
How, then, can people call on someone they have not believed? And how can they believe in someone they have not heard about? And how can they hear without someone preaching?
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the Heathen » Pray for
Let your ways be known by all the nations of the earth, along with your deliverance. Let the people thank you, God. Let all the people thank you. Let the nations rejoice and sing for joy, because you judge people with fairness and you govern the people of the earth. Interlude read more.
Let the people thank you, God; let all the people thank you.
Let the people thank you, God; let all the people thank you.
the Heathen » Described as » Scoffing at saints
Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Let vengeance for the blood of your servants be meted out before our eyes and among the nations.
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the Heathen » God » Brings to nought the counsels of
The LORD makes void the counsel of nations; he frustrates the plans of nations.
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the Heathen » Have » Evidence of the goodness of God
yet he has not abandoned his witness: he continues to do good, to give you rain from heaven, to give you fruitful seasons, and to fill you with food and your hearts with joy."
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Scoffing » Instances of » the Heathen
"This is what the Lord GOD says: "The enemy has been saying about you, "Good! The ancient heights are back in our possession!"'"' "Therefore this is what you are to prophesy: "Here's what the Lord GOD says, "You've been turned into a desolate wasteland and crushed by everyone who surrounds you for a very, very good reason. You've become the property of all the other nations and you've become the object of gossip and whispering campaigns of the nations."'"