17 Bible Verses about Preparation
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And, since I go and prepare a place for you, I shall return and take you to be with me, so that you may be where I am;
For we are God's handiwork, created, by our union with Christ Jesus, for the good actions in doing which God had pre-arranged that we should spend our lives.
And with the readiness to serve the Good News of Peace as shoes for your feet.
The evening had already fallen, when, as it was the Preparation Day--the day before the Sabbath--
If, then, a man has escaped from the pollution of such errors as I have mentioned, he will be like a thing kept for better use, set apart, serviceable to its owner, ready for any good purpose.
Therefore concentrate your minds, with the strictest self-control, and fix your hopes on the blessing that is coming for you at the Appearing of Jesus Christ.
It is what Scripture speaks of as-'What eye never saw, nor ear ever heard, what never entered the mind of man-even all that God has prepared for those who love him.'
Then he will say to those on his left 'Go from my presence, accursed, into the 'aeonian fire which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels.'
And I saw the Holy City, Jerusalem, descending new out of Heaven from God, like a bride adorned in readiness for her husband.
But God said to the man 'Fool! This very night your life is being demanded; and as for all you have prepared--who will have it?'
It was faith that enabled Noah, after he had received the divine warning about what could not then be foreseen, to build, in reverent obedience, an ark in which to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world, and became possessed of that righteousness which follows upon faith.
Proclaim the Message, be ready in season and out of season, convince, rebuke, encourage, never failing to instruct with forbearance.
That is why, when he was coming into the world, the Christ declared-- 'Sacrifice and offering thou dost not desire, but thou dost provide for me a body;
Faith enables us to perceive that the universe was created at the bidding of God--so that we know that what we see was not made out of visible things.
From Thematic Bible
Preparation » Day of
The next day--that is, the day following the Preparation-Day- -the Chief Priests and Pharisees came in a body to Pilate, and said:
The evening had already fallen, when, as it was the Preparation Day--the day before the Sabbath--
It was the Passover Preparation Day, and about noon. Then he said to the Jews: "Here is your King!"
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Treasures of goodness
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A heavenly home
In my Father's Home there are many dwellings. If it had not been so, I should have told you, for I am going to prepare a place for you.
But no, they were longing for a better, a heavenly, land! And therefore God was not ashamed to be called their God; indeed he had already prepared them a city.
It is what Scripture speaks of as-'What eye never saw, nor ear ever heard, what never entered the mind of man-even all that God has prepared for those who love him.'
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A glorious inheritance
Then the King will say to those on his right 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, enter upon possession of the Kingdom prepared for you ever since the beginning of the world.
And sent his servant, when it was time for the dinner, to say to those who had been invited 'Come, for everything is now ready.'
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Abandonment of idols
Preparation » Spiritual » Abandonment of idols
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No entrance into heaven without cleansing
Then one of the Councillors turned to me and said 'Who are these who are robed in white? and whence did they come?' 'My Lord,' I answered, 'it is you who know.' 'These,' he said, 'are they who come through the Great Persecution; they washed their robes white in the blood of the Lamb.
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Cleansing of God's temple
Preparation » Spiritual » Cleansing of God's temple
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No water for the army until ditches were dug
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Personal purification
If, then, a man has escaped from the pollution of such errors as I have mentioned, he will be like a thing kept for better use, set apart, serviceable to its owner, ready for any good purpose.
Preparation » Spiritual » Personal purification
If, then, a man has escaped from the pollution of such errors as I have mentioned, he will be like a thing kept for better use, set apart, serviceable to its owner, ready for any good purpose.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No oil until the vessels were gathered
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A spiritual feast
A second time he sent some servants, with orders to say to those who had been invited 'I have prepared my breakfast, my cattle and fat beasts are killed and everything is ready; come to the banquet.'
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No healing until the leper had dipped seven times
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No reconciliation without repentance
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No harvest until the ground had been broken up
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No messiah until the way had been prepared
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Overflowing blessings
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No resurrection until the stone is removed
"Move the stone away," said Jesus. "Master," said Martha, the sister of the dead man, "by this time the smell must be offensive, for this is the fourth day since his death."
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Returning unto the lord
He shall go before him in the spirit and with the power of Elijah, 'to reconcile fathers to their children' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."
Preparation » Spiritual » Returning unto the lord
He shall go before him in the spirit and with the power of Elijah, 'to reconcile fathers to their children' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No vision without obedience
"Go," he said, "and wash your eyes in the Bath of Siloam" (a word which means 'Messenger'). So the man went and washed his eyes, and returned able to see.
Salt » Illustrative » Preparation » The wicked » For destruction
Topics on Preparation
Death, Preparation For
Romans 14:8For, if we live, our life is for the Master, and, if we die, our death is for the Master. Whether, then, we live or die we belong to the Master.
Preparation For Burial
John 12:7"Let her alone," said Jesus, "that she may keep it till the day when my body is being prepared for burial.
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