17 Bible Verses about Preparation
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And if I go and make it ready for you, I will come back and take you to be face to face with me, so that you may always be right where I am.
For He has made us what we are, because He has created us through our union with Christ Jesus for doing good deeds which He beforehand planned for us to do.
Although it was now evening, yet since it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
So if a man will cleanse himself from these things, he will be an instrument for honorable uses, consecrated, useful for the Master, and ready for any good service.
Therefore, as a means of spiritual preparation, tighten up the belt about your minds, keep perfectly calm, keep your hope on the spiritual blessing to be conferred upon you at the unveiling of Jesus Christ.
But, as the Scripture says, they are: "Things which eye has never seen and ear has never heard, and never have occurred to human hearts, which God prepared for those who love Him."
"Then He will say to those at His left, 'Be gone from me, you who are now cursed, to the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
And I saw the new Jerusalem, the holy city, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride to join her husband.
But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul is to be demanded of you. Then who will have all that you have prepared?'
By faith Noah, on being divinely warned about things not seen as yet, in reverence prepared an ark for saving his family, and by his faith condemned the world and became possessor of the uprightness that results from faith.
preach the message, stay at it in season and out of season; convince, reprove, exhort people with perfect patience as a teacher.
Again, indeed, if the bugle does not sound a call distinct and clear, who will prepare for battle?
So, when Christ was coming into the world, He said:
By faith we understand that the worlds were created, beautifully coordinated, and now exist, at God's command; so the things that we see did not develop out of mere matter.
From Thematic Bible
Preparation » Day of
On the next day, which is the day after the Preparation Day, the high priests and Pharisees met and went in a body to Pilate,
Although it was now evening, yet since it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, and it was about noon. Then Pilate said to the Jews, "There 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 house there are many dwelling places; if there were not, I would have told you, for I am going away to make ready a place for you.
But in reality they were aspiring for a better country, I mean, a heavenly one. This is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
But, as the Scripture says, they are: "Things which eye has never seen and ear has never heard, and never have occurred to human hearts, which God prepared for those who love Him."
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A glorious inheritance
Then the King will say to those at His right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, take possession of the kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.
And at the dinner hour he sent his slave to say to the invited guests, 'Come, for it 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 elders addressed me and said, "Who are these people clothed in white robes, and where did they come from?" I answered him, "You know, my lord." He said to me: "These are the people who are coming through the great persecution, who have washed their robes and made them 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
So if a man will cleanse himself from these things, he will be an instrument for honorable uses, consecrated, useful for the Master, and ready for any good service.
Preparation » Spiritual » Personal purification
So if a man will cleanse himself from these things, he will be an instrument for honorable uses, consecrated, useful for the Master, and ready for any good service.
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 other slaves, and said to them, 'Tell the invited guests that I have my reception all ready, my bullocks and fatlings are butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding reception!'
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
Jesus said, "Slip the stone aside." The dead man's sister, Martha, said to Him, "Lord, by this time he is offensive, for he has been dead four days."
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Returning unto the lord
He will go before Him in the spirit and the power of Elijah to turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the upright, to make ready for the Lord a people perfectly prepared."
Preparation » Spiritual » Returning unto the lord
He will go before Him in the spirit and the power of Elijah to turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the upright, to make ready for the Lord a people perfectly prepared."
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No vision without obedience
and said, "Go and wash them in the pool of Siloam" (which means One who has been sent). So he went and washed them and went home seeing.
Salt » Illustrative » Preparation » The wicked » For destruction
Everyone must be seasoned with fire. Salt is a good thing, but if salt loses its strength, how can you season it again?
Topics on Preparation
Death, Preparation For
Romans 14:8indeed, if we live, we always live in relation to the Lord, and if we die, we always die in relation to the Lord. So whether we live or die we belong to the Lord.
Preparation For Burial
John 12:7Then Jesus said, "Let her alone; let her keep it for the day of my funeral,