Today there are only 3 chapters, but they are significant.
January 5: John 4, Genesis 9, Genesis 10, (click on the chapter to begin reading).
John 4 speaks about the first real evangelist, the woman at the well, scorn and rejected by her many husbands, yet used by God to tell the good news.
Genesis 9 speaks about Noah’s sin and “the curse of ham” in reality the curse of Canaan, ponder that!
Genesis 10 tells how the earth was repopulated.
Today we come to the new birth chapter; you must be born from above, telling of the new birth necessary to enter into the Kingdom of God; and the new beginning signified by Noah, his wife, his three sons and their wives, eight in all.
January 4: John 3, Genesis 6, Genesis 7, Genesis 8, (click on the chapter to begin reading).
Ponder the new beginning in the New Testament, leading to eternal life; and the new beginning in the Old Testament, restoring life on earth.
After 2 days with Creation and the fall. we now see what happened after the fall.
January 3: John 2, Genesis 4, Genesis 5, Psalm 1. (click on the chapter to begin reading)
In John 2 Jesus turns water into wine, cleanses the Temple, and gives the Jews just one sign. Genesis 4 shows the results of original sin with the story of Cain and Abel, Genesis 5 shows the Genealogy from Adam to Noah, and Psalm 1 is a beautiful poem about righteous living.
The take home for today is the first of Jesus’ miracles, the first murder, the first man (Enoch) to be carried directly to God rather than die first, and Jesus giving the sign of Jonah about his (and our) resurrection. Psalm 1 extols righteous living according to the Old Testament and the law, with the New Testament counterpoint as given by the Apostle Paul.
And so it began. The two chapters chosen for today, John 1 and Genesis 1
(click on the chapter to begin reading) both start with the words “In the beginning”. The gospel of John deals with creation spiritually, and Genesis 1 deals with the physical creation.
We are existing in time and space. The question is: What was there before time and space existed, before the beginning?
Answer: God, existing in three persons, God the Father, God the Son (the Word) and God’s Spirit, (the Holy Ghost).
They alone are eternal, everything else, including time and space, is created.
There is a great benefit in reading through the entire Bible from end to end, but not all part are equally interesting. So I decided to make my own “Through the Bible in a year” suggestive reading where the more interesting parts of the Bible are more commented, and the rest less so. It has been one of my favorite endeavors, and it features New Testament passages with Old Testament references, and Old Testament verses referenced in New Testament chapters to point to both the continuity and change from old to new . When the main chapter is in the New International Version translation, most references are in the old King James Version, except Psalms that are in KJV, with references from the NIV Bible. Everyday there are between 40 and 50 slides to read or look at the pictures, with a few exceptions (Psalm 119 and Isaiah 53 come to mind).
It is my intent to publish the reading for the day, complete with a thought about the chapters, starting January 1, and continue day by day.
It is a work in progress, the comments will change, so feel free to comment on what I am missing (a lot, I am still a learner).
Here is the list for daily reading.
January 2: Genesis 2, Genesis 3
January 3: John 2, Genesis 4, Genesis 5, Psalm 1
January 4: John 3, Genesis 6, Genesis 7, Genesis 8
January 5: John 4, Genesis 9, Genesis 10
January 6: John 5, Genesis 11, Psalm 2
January 7: John 6, Genesis 12, Genesis 13, Genesis 14
January 8: John 7, Genesis15, Genesis 16, Genesis 17
January 9: John 8, Genesis 18, Genesis 19
January 10: John 9, Genesis 20, Genesis 21
January 11: John 10, Genesis 22, Genesis 23
January 12: John 11, Genesis 24, Genesis 25
January 13: John 12, Genesis 26, Genesis 27
January 14: John 13, Genesis 28, Genesis 29
January 15: John 14, Genesis 30, Genesis 31
January 16: John 15, Genesis 32, Genesis 33, Genesis 34
January 17: John 16, Genesis 35, Genesis 36
January 18: John 17, Genesis 37, Genesis 38, Genesis 39
January 19: John 18, Genesis 40, Genesis 41
January 20: John 19
January 21: John 20, Genesis 42, Genesis 43
January 22: John 21, Genesis 44, Genesis 45, Genesis 46
January 23: Psalm 3, Psalm 4, Genesis 47, Genesis 48, Proverbs 1
January 24: Psalm 5, Psalm 6, Genesis 49, Genesis 50
January 25: Proverbs 2, Exodus 1, Exodus 2
January 26: Psalm 7, Psalm 8, Exodus 3, Exodus 4
January 27: Matthew 1, Exodus 5, Exodus 6, Exodus 7
January 28: Matthew 2, Exodus 8, Exodus 9
January 29: Matthew 3, Exodus 10, Exodus 11, Exodus 12
January 30: Matthew 4, Exodus 13, Exodus 14
January 31: Matthew 5, Exodus 15, Exodus 16
February 1: Matthew 6, Exodus 17, Exodus 18, Exodus 19
February 2: Matthew 7, Exodus 20, Exodus 21, Exodus 22
February 3: Matthew 8, Exodus 23, Exodus 24, Exodus 25
February 4: Matthew 9, Exodus 26, Exodus 27, Exodus 28
February 5: Matthew 10, Exodus 29, Exodus 30, Exodus 31
February 6: Matthew 11, Exodus 32, Exodus 33
February 7: Matthew 12, Exodus 34, Exodus 35
February 8: Matthew 13, Exodus 36, Exodus 37
February 9: Matthew 14, Exodus 38, Exodus 39, Exodus 40
February 10: Matthew 15, Leviticus 1, Leviticus 2, Leviticus 3
February 11: Matthew 16, Leviticus 4, Leviticus 5, Leviticus 6
February 12: Matthew 17, Leviticus 7, Leviticus 8, Leviticus 9
February 13: Matthew 18, Leviticus 10, Leviticus 11, Leviticus 12
February 14: Matthew 19, Leviticus 13, Leviticus 14
February 15: Matthew 20, Leviticus 15, Leviticus 16
February 16: Matthew 21, Leviticus 17, Leviticus 18
February 17: Matthew 22, Leviticus 19, Leviticus 20
February 18: Matthew 23, Leviticus 21, Leviticus 22
February 19: Matthew 24, Leviticus 23, Leviticus 24
February 20: Matthew 25, Leviticus 25, Leviticus 26
February 21: Matthew 26, Leviticus 27
February 22: Matthew 27, Numbers 1
February 23: Matthew 28, Numbers 2, Numbers 3, Numbers 4
February 24: Psalm 9, Psalm 10, Numbers 5, Numbers 6
February 25: Psalm 11, Psalm 12, Numbers 7, Numbers 8, Numbers 9
February 26: Proverbs 3, Numbers 10, Numbers 11
February 27: Psalm 13, Psalm 14, Numbers 12, Numbers 13,
February 28: Psalm 15, Numbers 14,Numbers 15,
March 1: Mark 1, Numbers 16, Numbers 17,
March 2: Mark 2, Numbers 18 , Numbers 19, Numbers 20,
March 3: Mark 3, Numbers 21 , Numbers 22,
March 4: Mark 4, Numbers 23, Numbers 24, Numbers 25,
March 5: Mark 5, Numbers 26, Numbers 27,
March 6: Mark 6, Numbers 28, Numbers 29,
March 7: Mark 7, Numbers 30, Numbers 31 , Numbers 32,
March 8: Mark 8, Numbers 33, Numbers 34, Numbers 35, Numbers 36
March 9: Mark 9, Deuteronomy 1
March 10: Mark 10, Deuteronomy 2, Deuteronomy 3
March 11: Mark 11, Deuteronomy 4
March 12: Mark 12, Deuteronomy 5
March 13: Mark 13, Deuteronomy 6
March 14: Mark 14, Deuteronomy 7, Deuteronomy 8
March 15: Mark 15, Deuteronomy 9, Deuteronomy 10
March 16: Mark 16, Deuteronomy 11, Deuteronomy 12, Deuteronomy 13
March 17: Psalm 16, Psalm 17, Deuteronomy14, Deuteronomy 15
March 18: Psalm 18, Deuteronomy 16
March 19: Proverbs 4, Deuteronomy 17, Deuteronomy 18
March 20: Psalm 19, Psalm 20, Deuteronomy19, Deuteronomy 20, Deuteronomy 21
March 21: Psalm 21, Psalm 22, Deuteronomy 22
March 22: Luke 1, Deuteronomy 23
March 23: Luke 2, Deuteronomy 24, Deuteronomy 25
March 24: Luke 3, Deuteronomy 26, Deuteronomy 27
March 25: Luke 4, Deuteronomy 28
March 26: Luke 5, Deuteronomy 29, Deuteronomy 30
March 27: Luke 6, Deuteronomy 31
March 28: Luke 7, Deuteronomy 32
March 29: Luke 8, Deuteronomy 33, Deuteronomy 34
March 30: Luke 9, Joshua 1, Joshua 2, Joshua 3
March 31: Luke 10, Joshua 4, Joshua 5, Joshua 6
April 3: Luke 13, Joshua 9, Joshua 10
April 4: Luke 14, Joshua 11, Joshua 12, Joshua 13, Joshua 14
April 5: Luke 15, Joshua 15, Joshua 16, Joshua 17
April 6: Luke 16, Joshua 18, Joshua 19
April 7: Luke 17, Joshua 20, Joshua 21, Joshua 22
April 8: Luke 18, Joshua 23, Joshua 24
April 9: Luke 19, Judges 1, Judges 2
April 10: Luke 20, Judges 3, Judges 4, Judges 5
April 11: Luke 21, Judges 6, Judges 7
April 15: Psalm 23, Psalm 24, Judges 11
April 16: Psalm 25, Psalm 26, Judges 12, Judges 13, Judges 14
April 17: Proverbs 5, Judges 15, Judges 16, Judges 17, Judges 18
April 18: Psalm 27, Judges 19, Judges 20, Judges 21
April 19: Psalm 28, Ruth 1, Ruth 2, Ruth 3, Ruth 4
April 20: Acts 1, 1 Samuel 1, 1 Samuel 2
April 21: Acts 2, 1 Samuel 3, 1 Samuel 4
April 22: Acts 3, 1 Samuel 5, 1 Samuel 6, 1 Samuel 7, 1 Samuel 8
April 23: Acts 4, 1 Samuel 9, 1 Samuel 10
April 24: Acts 5, 1 Samuel 11, 1 Samuel 12, 1 Samuel 13
April 25: Acts 6, 1 Samuel 14, 1 Samuel 15
April 26: Acts 7
April 27: Acts 8, 1 Samuel 16, 1 Samuel 17
April 28: Acts 9, 1 Samuel 18, 1 Samuel 19
April 29: Acts 10, 1 Samuel 20, 1 Samuel 21, 1 Samuel 22
April 30: Acts 11, 1 Samuel 23, 1 Samuel 24, 1 Samuel 25
May 1: Acts 12, 1 Samuel 26, 1 Samuel 27, 1 Samuel 28
May 2: Acts 13, 1 Samuel 29, 1 Samuel 30, 1 Samuel 31
May 3: Acts 14, 2 Samuel 1, 2 Samuel 2
May 4: Acts 15, 2 Samuel 3, 2 Samuel 4, 2 Samuel 5
May 5: Acts 16, 2 Samuel 6, 2 Samuel 7
May 6: Acts 17, 2 Samuel 8, 2 Samuel 9
May 7: Acts 18, 2 Samuel 10, 2 Samuel 11, 2 Samuel 12
May 8: Acts 19, 2 Samuel 13, 2 Samuel 14
May 9: Acts 20, 2 Samuel 15, 2 Samuel 16
May 10: Acts 21, 2 Samuel 17, 2 Samuel 18
May 11: Acts 22, 2 Samuel 19, 2 Samuel 20
May 12: Acts 23, 2 Samuel 21, 2 Samuel 22
May 13: Acts 24, 2 Samuel 23, 2 Samuel 24, 1 Kings 1
May 14: Acts 25, 1 Kings 2, 1 Kings 3,
May 15: Acts 26, 1 Kings 4, 1 Kings 5,
May 16: Acts 27, 1 Kings 6 , 1 Kings 7
May 18: Psalm 29, Psalm 30, 1 Kings 9, 1 Kings 10, 1 Kings 11
May 19: Psalm 31, Psalm 32, 1 Kings 12, 1 Kings 13
May 20: Proverbs 6, 1 Kings 14, 1 Kings 15, 1 Kings 16
May 21: Psalm 33, Psalm 34, 1 Kings 17
May 22: Psalm 35, Psalm 36, 1 Kings 18
May 23: Romans 1, 1 Kings 19
May 24: Romans 2, 1 Kings 20, 1 Kings 21
May 25: Romans 3, 1 Kings 22
May 26: Romans 4, 2 Kings 1, 2 Kings 2
May 27: Romans 5, 2 Kings 3, 2 Kings 4
May 28: Romans 6, 2 Kings 5, 2 Kings 6, 2 Kings 7
May 29: Romans 7, 2 Kings 8, 2 Kings 9
May 30: Romans 8, 2 Kings 10
June 1: Romans 10, 2 Kings 12, 2 Kings 13, 2 Kings 14
June 2: Romans 11, 2 Kings 15, 2 Kings 16
June 3: Romans 12, 2 Kings 17, 2 Kings 18
June 4: Romans 13, 2 Kings 19, 2 Kings 20, 2 Kings 21
June 5: Romans 14, 2 Kings 22, 2 Kings 23, 2 Kings 24, 2 Kings 25
June 6: Romans 15, 1 Chronicles 1, 1 Chronicles 2
June 7: Romans 16, 1 Chronicles 3, 1 Chronicles 4, 1 Chronicles 5
June 8: Psalm 37, 1 Chronicles 6, 1 Chronicles 7
June 9: Psalm 38, Psalm 39, 1 Chronicles 8, 1 Chronicles 9
June 10: Proverbs 7, 1 Chronicles 10, 1 Chronicles 11, 1 Chronicles 12
June 11: Psalm 40, Psalm 41, Psalm 42, 1 Chronicles 13, 1 Chronicles 14
June 12: Psalm 43, Psalm 44, 1 Chronicles 15, 1 Chronicles 16
June 13: 1 Corinthians 1, 1 Chronicles 17, 1 Chronicles 18
June 14: 1 Corinthians 2, 1 Chronicles 19, 1 Chronicles 20, 1 Chronicles 21
June 15: 1 Corinthians 3, 1 Chronicles 22, 1 Chronicles 23, 1 Chronicles 24
June 16: 1 Corinthians 4, 1 Chronicles 25, 1 Chronicles 26, 1 Chronicles 27
June 17: 1 Corinthians 5, 1 Chronicles 28, 1 Chronicles 29
June 18: 1 Corinthians 6, 2 Chronicles 1, 2 Chronicles 2, 2 Chronicles 3, 2 Chronicles 4
June 19: 1 Corinthians 7, 2 Chronicles 5, 2 Chronicles 6
June 20: 1 Corinthians 8, 2 Chronicles 7, 2 Chronicles 8, 2 Chronicles 9
June 21: 1 Corinthians 9, 2 Chronicles 10, 2 Chronicles 11, 2 Chronicles 12
June 22: 1 Corinthians 10, 2 Chronicles 13, 2 Chronicles 14,
June 23: 1 Corinthians 11, 2 Chronicles 15, 2 Chronicles 16, 2 Chronicles
June 24: 1 Corinthians 12, 2 Chronicles 18, 2 Chronicles 19, 2 Chronicles 20
June 25: 1 Corinthians 13, 2 Chronicles 21, 2 Chronicles 22, 2 Chronicles 23, 2 Chronicles 24
June 26: 1 Corinthians 14, 2 Chronicles 25, 2 Chronicles 26
June 27: 1 Corinthians 15, 2 Chronicles 27, 2 Chronicles 28
June 28: 1 Corinthians 16, 2 Chronicles 29, 2 Chronicles 30
June 29: Psalm 45, 2 Chronicles 31, 2 Chronicles 32
June 30: Psalm 46, Psalm 47, Psalm 48, 2 Chronicles 33, 2 Chronicles 34
July 1: Proverbs 8, 2 Chronicles 35, 2 Chronicles 36
July 2: Psalm 49, Psalm 50, Ezra 1, Ezra 2
July 3: Psalm 51, Psalm 52, Ezra 3, Ezra 4
July 4: 2 Corinthians 1, Ezra 5, Ezra 6, Ezra 7
July 5: 2 Corinthians 2, Ezra 8, Ezra 9, Ezra 10
July 6: 2 Corinthians 3, Nehemiah 1, Nehemiah 2, Nehemiah 3
July 7: 2 Corinthians 4, Nehemiah 4, Nehemiah 5, Nehemiah 6
July 8: 2 Corinthians 5, Nehemiah 7, Nehemiah 8
July 9: 2 Corinthians 6, Nehemiah 9, Nehemiah 10
July 10: 2 Corinthians 7, Nehemiah 11, Nehemiah 12, Nehemiah 13
July 11: 2 Corinthians 8, Esther 1
July 12: 2 Corinthians 9, Esther 2, Esther3
July 13: 2 Corinthians 10, Esther 4, Esther5, Esther 6, Esther7
July 14: 2 Corinthians 11, Esther 8, Esther9, Esther 10
July 15: 2 Corinthians 12, Job 1, Job 2, Job 3
July 16: 2 Corinthians 13, Job 4, Job 5
July 17: Psalm 53, Psalm 54, Psalm 55, Job 6, Job 7, Job 8
July 18: Psalm 56, Psalm 57, Job 9, Job 10, Job 11
July 19: Proverbs 9, Job 12, Job 13, Job 14
July 20: Psalm 58, Psalm 59, Job 15, Job 16
July 21: Psalm 60, Psalm 61, Job 17, Job 18, Job 19
July 22: Galatians 1, Job 20, Job 21, Job 22
July 23: Galatians 2, Job 23, Job 24, Job 25, Job 26
July 24: Galatians 3, Job 27, Job 28
July 25: Galatians 4, Job 29, Job 30
July 26: Galatians 5, Job 31, Job 32
July 27: Galatians 6, Job 33
July 28: Psalm 62, Psalm 63, Job 34
July 29: Psalm 64, Psalm 65, Job 35, Job 36
July 30: Proverbs 10, Job 37, Job 38
July 31: Psalm 66, Job 39, Job 40, Job 41, Job 42
August 1: Psalm 67, Psalm 68, Ecclesiastes 1, Ecclesiastes 2
August 2: Psalm 69, Ecclesiastes 3, Ecclesiastes 4, Ecclesiastes 5
August 3: Ephesians 1, Ecclesiastes 6, Ecclesiastes 7, Ecclesiastes 8
August 4: Ephesians 2, Ecclesiastes 9, Ecclesiastes 10, Ecclesiastes 11, Ecclesiastes 12
August 5: Ephesians 3, Song of Solomon 1, Song of Solomon 2, Song of Solomon 3
August 6: Ephesians 4, Song of Solomon 4, Song of Solomon 5, Song of Solomon 6
August 7: Ephesians 5, Song of Solomon 7, Song of Solomon 8
August 8: Ephesians 6, Isaiah 1
August 9: Psalm 70, Psalm 71, Isaiah 2, Isaiah 3, Isaiah 4
August 10: Proverbs 11, Isaiah 5, Isaiah 6, Isaiah 7
August 11: Psalm 72, Psalm 73, Psalm 74, Isaiah 8
August 12: Psalm 75, Psalm 76, Isaiah 9, Isaiah 10
August 13: Philippians 1, Isaiah 11, Isaiah 12, Isaiah 13
August 14: Philippians 2, Isaiah 14, Isaiah 15
August 15: Philippians 3, Isaiah 16, Isaiah 17, Isaiah 18
August 16: Philippians 4, Isaiah 19, Isaiah 20, Isaiah 21, Isaiah 22
August 18: Proverbs 12, Isaiah 23, Isaiah 24, Isaiah 25
August 19: Psalm 79, Psalm 80, Isaiah 26, Isaiah 27
August 20: Psalm 81, Psalm 82, Psalm 83, Isaiah 28, Isaiah 29
August 21: Colossians 1, Isaiah 30, Isaiah 31, Isaiah 32,
August 22: Colossians 2, Isaiah 33, Isaiah 34, Isaiah 35
August 23: Colossians 3, Isaiah 36, Isaiah 37, Isaiah 38
August 24: Colossians 4, Psalm 84, Psalm 85, Isaiah 39
August 25: Psalm 86, Psalm 87, Psalm 88, Isaiah 40
August 26: Proverbs 13, Isaiah 41, Isaiah 42
August 27: Psalm 89, Isaiah 43, Isaiah 44
August 28: Psalm 90, Psalm 91, Isaiah 45
August 29: 1 Thessalonians 1, Isaiah 46, Isaiah 47, Isaiah 48
August 30: 1 Thessalonians 2, Isaiah 49
August 31: 1 Thessalonians 3, Isaiah 50
September 1: 1 Thessalonians 4, Isaiah 51, Isaiah 52
September 2: Isaiah 53
September 3: 1 Thessalonians 5, Isaiah 54, Isaiah 55
September 4: Psalm 92, Psalm 93, Psalm 94, Isaiah 56
September 5: Proverbs 14, Isaiah 57
September 6: Psalm 95, Psalm 96, Psalm 97, Isaiah 58
September 7: Psalm 98, Psalm 99, Psalm 100, Isaiah 59
September 8: 2 Thessalonians 1, Isaiah 60, Isaiah 61
September 9: 2 Thessalonians 2, Isaiah 62, Isaiah 63
September 10: 2 Thessalonians 3, Isaiah 64, Isaiah 65
September 11: Psalm 101, Psalm 102, Isaiah 66
September 12: Psalm 103, Jeremiah 1, Jeremiah 2
September 13: Proverbs 15, Jeremiah 3, Jeremiah 4
September 14: Psalm 104, Psalm 105
September 15: 1 Timothy 1, Jeremiah 5, Jeremiah 6
September 16: 1 Timothy 2, Jeremiah 7, Jeremiah 8
September 17: 1 Timothy 3, Jeremiah 9, Jeremiah 10
September 18: 1 Timothy 4, Jeremiah 11, Jeremiah 12
September 19: 1 Timothy 5, Jeremiah 13, Jeremiah 14
September 20: 1 Timothy 6, Jeremiah 15
September 21: Psalm 106, Jeremiah 16
September 22: Psalm 107, Jeremiah 17
September 23: Proverbs 16, Jeremiah 18, Jeremiah 19
September 24: Psalm 108, Psalm 109, Psalm 110, Jeremiah 20
September 25: Psalm 111, 2 Timothy 1, Jeremiah 21, Jeremiah 22
September 26: 2 Timothy 2, Jeremiah 23, Jeremiah 24
September 27: 2 Timothy 3 , Jeremiah 25, Jeremiah 26
September 28: 2 Timothy 4, Jeremiah 27, Jeremiah 28
September 29: Psalm 112, Jeremiah 29, Jeremiah 30
September 30: Psalm 113, Psalm 114, Jeremiah 31
October 1: Proverbs 17, Jeremiah 32, Jeremiah 33,
October 2: Psalm 115, Psalm 116, Jeremiah 34, Jeremiah 35, Jeremiah 36
October 3: Titus 1, Jeremiah 37, Jeremiah 38
October 4: Titus 2, Jeremiah 39, Jeremiah 40
October 5: Titus 3, Jeremiah 41, Jeremiah 42
October 6: Psalm 117, Psalm 118, Jeremiah 43
October 7: Psalm 119
October 8: Philemon, Psalm 120 , Jeremiah 44
October 9: Psalm 121, Psalm 122, Jeremiah 45, Jeremiah 46, Jeremiah 47
October 10: Psalm 123, Psalm 124, Jeremiah 48, Jeremiah 49
October 11: Proverbs 18, Jeremiah 50
October 12: Hebrews 1, Jeremiah 51
October 13: Hebrews 2, Psalm 125, Psalm 126, Jeremiah 52
October 14: Hebrews 3, Lamentations 1, Lamentations 2
October 15: Hebrews 4, Lamentations 3, Lamentations 4, Lamentations 5
October 16: Hebrews 5, Ezekiel 1, Ezekiel 2
October 17: Hebrews 6, Ezekiel 3, Ezekiel 4
October 18: Hebrews 7, Ezekiel 5, Ezekiel 6, Ezekiel 7, Ezekiel 8
October 19: Hebrews 8, Ezekiel 9, Ezekiel 10
October 20: Hebrews 9, Ezekiel 11, Ezekiel 12
October 21: Hebrews 10
October 22: Hebrews 11, Ezekiel 13
October 23: Hebrews 12, Ezekiel 14
October 24: Hebrews 13, Ezekiel 15
October 25: Psalm 127, Psalm 128, Ezekiel 16, Ezekiel 17
October 26: Psalm 129, Psalm 130, Ezekiel 18, Ezekiel 19
October 27: Proverbs 19, Ezekiel 20
October 28: Psalm 131, Psalm 132, Ezekiel 21, Ezekiel 22
October 29: Psalm 133, Psalm 134, Ezekiel 23, Ezekiel 24, Ezekiel 25
October 30: James 1, Ezekiel 26
October 31: James 2, Ezekiel 27
November 1: James 3, Ezekiel 28, Ezekiel 29
November 2: James 4, Ezekiel 30, Ezekiel 31
November 3: James 5, Ezekiel 32
November 4: Psalm 135, Psalm 136, Ezekiel 33
November 5: Proverbs 20, Ezekiel 34
November 6: Psalm 137, Psalm 138, Ezekiel 35, Ezekiel 36
November 7: Proverbs 21, Ezekiel 37
November 8: Psalm 139, Psalm 140, Ezekiel 38
November 9: 1 Peter 1, Ezekiel 39
November 10: 1 Peter 2, Ezekiel 40
November 11: 1 Peter 3, Ezekiel 41
November 12: 1 Peter 4, Ezekiel 42, Ezekiel 43
November 13: 1 Peter 5, Ezekiel 44, Ezekiel 45
November 14: Psalm, 141, Psalm 142, Ezekiel 46, Ezekiel 47
November 15: Proverbs 22, Ezekiel 48
November 16: Psalm 143, Psalm 144, Daniel 1
November 17: Proverbs 23, Daniel 2
November 18: Psalm 145, Psalm 146, Daniel 3
November 19: 2 Peter 1, Daniel 4
November 20: 2 Peter 2, Daniel 5
November 21: 2 Peter 3, Daniel 6
November 22: Daniel 7
November 23: Proverbs 24, Daniel 8
November 24: Daniel 9, Daniel 10
November 25: Daniel 11
November 26: 1 John 1, Proverbs 25, Daniel 12
November 27: 1 John 2, Hosea 1, Hosea 2, Hosea 3, Hosea 4, Hosea 5
November 28: 1 John 3, Hosea 6, Hosea 7, Hosea 8
November 29: 1 John 4, Hosea 9, Hosea 10, Hosea 11, Hosea 12
November 30: 1 John 5, Hosea 13, Hosea 14, Joel 1
December 1: Proverbs 26, Joel 2
December 2: Psalm 147, Psalm 148, 2 John, Joel 3
December 3: Proverbs 27, Amos 1, Amos 2, Amos 3
December 4: 3 John, Amos 4, Amos 5, Amos 6
December 5: Proverbs 28, Amos 7, Amos 8, Amos 9
December 7: Proverbs 29, Jonah
December 8: Psalm 149, Psalm 150, Micah 1, Micah 2, Micah 3
December 9: Proverbs 30, Micah 4, Micah 5
December 10: Revelation 1, Micah 6
December 11: Revelation 2, Micah 7
December 12: Revelation 3, Nahum 1, Nahum 2
December 13: Revelation 4, Nahum 3, Habakkuk 1
December 14: Revelation 5, Habakkuk 2, Habakkuk 3
December 15: Revelation 6
December 16: Revelation 7, Zephaniah 1, Zephaniah 2
December 17: Revelation 8, Zephaniah 3, Haggai 1
December 18: Revelation 9, Haggai 2
December 19: Revelation 10, Zechariah 1, Zechariah 2, Zechariah 3
December 20: Revelation 11, Zechariah 4
December 21: Revelation 12, Zechariah 5, Zechariah 6, Zechariah 7
December 22: Revelation 13, Zechariah 8, Zechariah 9
December 23: Revelation 14, Zechariah 10, Zechariah 11
December 24: Revelation 15, Zechariah 12, Zechariah 13
December 25: Revelation 16, Zechariah 14
December 26: Revelation 17, Malachi 1
December 27: Revelation 18
December 28: Revelation 19, Malachi 2
December 29: Revelation 20, Malachi 3
December 30: Revelation 21, Malachi 4
December 31: Revelation 22, Proverbs 31
Jeremiah 24, two Baskets of Figs.
The Fig tree is the symbol of Israel.
The pale green horse represents the political system of Islam. The other three predominant political systems existing in the world today are: The white horse, Roman Catholicism, the Red Horse, Socialism and Humanism, and the Black Horse, Capitalism.
Before the “Big Bang” was “I am”.
Creation is not a big scam.
God said: “Let there be light”.
And there was: With God’s might.
Three in One: The eternal “I am”.
We are bound in time and Space. God is not. As the Prophet Isaiah wrote a long time ago (In chapter 55)
6 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
The Rev. Billy Graham passed away this morning, the 21 of February at the age of 99. What a life this man had! And God even gave him the grace to give a “final” message on God’s grace, ending with the sinner’s prayer. I watched the moving messages, but with his passing it hit me; In the form of a Limerick:
He spoke to the millions on earth.
How much is a life like that worth?
In God’s eyes it’s the same
As that bum that just came
to the cross. Of God’s grace there’s no dearth.
Picture above: Sarah Palin congratulates Billy graham on his 95th birthday. Franklin Graham and Todd Palin are the other two. At the 95 year celebration Sarah Palin gave the tribute:
Pope Francis has called for a rewriting of the Lord’s Prayer, saying the current translation gives God a bad name and, essentially, does not give the devil his due.
Described in the Bible as a prayer taught by Jesus, the Lord’s Prayer is viewed in the catechism of the Roman Catholic Church as “the summary of the whole gospel.”
In a TV interview this week, Pope Francis said that the line asking God to “Lead us not into temptation,” or in Italian, “non indurci in tentazione,” should be changed.
Jesus spoke in Aramaic and this prayer in the gospel of Matthew is originally written in Greek, and it says:
και μη εισενεγκης ημας εις πειρασμον αλλα ρυσαι ημας απο του πονηρου
and not bring us into temptation(or testing), but rescue us from – evil.
The Roman Catholic church of France has changed the translation of this verse to “and do not let us fall into temptation” and somehow the Pope thinks this would improve on what God has said.
This is Apostasy. What the Lord Jesus has said is consistent with other passages in scripture, starting with the Garden of Eden. In it God had planted the tree of knowledge of good and evil. God also gave man free will, knowing man might make the choice to eat the fruit even if God had specifically forbidden it, since eating from it made man able to make their decisions apart from God. This is what the serpent promised Eve, and she fell for the temptation. Adam on the other hand ate from the fruit willingly, following the advice of Eve. This is why Adam’s sin was worse than Eve’s. The consequence was spiritual death, and the need for a redeemer arose, in due time represented by Jesus.
Jesus too was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted(or tested). There the Devil tested him using scripture taken out of context to try to make Jesus fail the test. Jesus answered back with scripture applied correctly, and so he passed the test.
The Pope seems to want to give the Devil full credit for all temptations, “The Devil make me do it” when in fact we have free will and are perfectly capable to fall for temptations all on our own without the Devil’s input.
The Pope wants to change the world into one with no temptations, no guns, no hard liquor, no illicit drugs, no evil capitalism and no borders.
But it is getting worse: By attributing to the Devil what the Lord is doing when he is testing us and we fall for the temptation, which we do, the Pope is elevating the Devil and diminishing, if not ignoring the final atonement: Christ’s death on the cross for our sins, rendering his resurrection of no value. It would then be all up to us to save ourselves.
There is a special warning in Matthew 12:31-32 when we attribute to the Devil what the Lord is doing through the Holy Spirit: Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
My question is: Who prompted the Pope to want to change the Lord’s prayer?
On Thanksgiving Day, as we have for nearly four centuries, Americans give thanks to Almighty God for our abundant blessings. We gather with the people we love to show gratitude for our freedom, for our friends and families, and for the prosperous Nation we call home.
In July 1620, more than 100 Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower, fleeing religious persecution and seeking freedom and opportunity in a new and unfamiliar place. These dauntless souls arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in the freezing cold of December 1620. They were greeted by sickness and severe weather, and quickly lost 46 of their fellow travelers. Those who endured the incredible hardship of their first year in America, however, had many reasons for gratitude. They had survived. They were free. And, with the help of the Wampanoag tribe, and a bountiful harvest, they were regaining their health and strength. In thanks to God for these blessings, the new governor of the Plymouth Colony, William Bradford, proclaimed a day of Thanksgiving and gathered with the Wampanoag tribe for three days of celebration.
For the next two centuries, many individual colonies and states, primarily in the Northeast, carried on the tradition of fall Thanksgiving festivities. But each state celebrated it on a different day, and sometime on an occasional basis. It was not until 1863 that the holiday was celebrated on one day, nationwide. In the aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg, one of the bloodiest battles of our Nation’s Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that the country would set aside one day to remember its many blessings. “In the midst of a civil war of unequalled magnitude and severity,” President Lincoln proclaimed, we recall the “bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come.” As President Lincoln recognized: “No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy.”
Today, we continue to celebrate Thanksgiving with a grateful and charitable spirit. When we open our hearts and extend our hands to those in need, we show humility for the bountiful gifts we have received. In the aftermath of a succession of tragedies that have stunned and shocked our Nation – Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria; the wildfires that ravaged the West; and, the horrific acts of violence and terror in Las Vegas, New York City, and Sutherland Springs – we have witnessed the generous nature of the American people. In the midst of heartache and turmoil, we are grateful for the swift action of the first responders, law enforcement personnel, military and medical professionals, volunteers, and everyday heroes who embodied our infinite capacity to extend compassion and humanity to our fellow man. As we mourn these painful events, we are ever confident that the perseverance and optimism of the American people will prevail.
We can see, in the courageous Pilgrims who stood on Plymouth Rock in new land, the intrepidness that lies at the core of our American spirit. Just as the Pilgrims did, today Americans stand strong, willing to fight for their families and their futures, to uphold our values, and to confront any challenge.
This Thanksgiving, in addition to rejoicing in precious time spent with loved ones, let us find ways to serve and encourage each other in both word and deed. We also offer a special word of thanks for the brave men and women of our Armed Forces, many of whom must celebrate this holiday separated from the ones for whom they are most thankful. As one people, we seek God’s protection, guidance, and wisdom as we stand humbled by the abundance of our great Nation and the blessings of freedom, family, and faith.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Thursday, November 23, 2017, as a National Day of Thanksgiving. I encourage all Americans to gather, in homes and places of worship, to offer a prayer of thanks to God for our many blessings.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventeenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Here is last year’s proclamation. Notice the name of God is missing, except for the date. All thanks is given to fellow members of society.
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Nearly 400 years ago, a small band of Pilgrims fled persecution and violence and came to this land as refugees in search of opportunity and the freedom to practice their faith. Though the journey was rough and their first winter harsh, the friendly embrace of an indigenous people, the Wampanoag—who offered gracious lessons in agriculture and crop production—led to their successful first harvest. The Pilgrims were grateful they could rely on the generosity of the Wampanoag people, without whom they would not have survived their first year in the new land, and together they celebrated this bounty with a festival that lasted for days and prompted the tradition of an annual day of giving thanks.
This history teaches us that the American instinct has never been to seek isolation in opposite corners; it is to find strength in our common creed and forge unity from our great diversity. On that very first thanksgiving celebration, these same ideals brought together people of different backgrounds and beliefs, and every year since, with enduring confidence in the power of faith, love, gratitude, and optimism, this force of unity has sustained us as a people. It has guided us through times of great challenge and change and allowed us to see ourselves in those who come to our shores in search of a safer, better future for themselves and their families.
On this holiday, we count our blessings and renew our commitment to giving back. We give thanks for our troops and our veterans—and their families—who give of themselves to protect the values we cherish; for the first responders, teachers, and engaged Americans who serve their communities; and for the chance to live in a country founded on the belief that all of us are created equal. But on this day of gratitude, we are also reminded that securing these freedoms and opportunities for all our people is an unfinished task. We must reflect on all we have been afforded while continuing the work of ensuring no one is left out or left behind because of who they are or where they come from.
For generations, our Nation’s progress has been carried forward by those who act on the obligations we have to one another. Each year on Thanksgiving, the selflessness and decency of the American people surface in food banks and shelters across our country, in time spent caring for the sick and the stranger, and in efforts to empathize with those with whom we disagree and to recognize that every individual is worthy of compassion and care. As we gather in the company of our friends, families, and communities—just as the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag did centuries ago—let us strive to lift up others, promote tolerance and inclusiveness, and give thanks for the joy and love that surround all of us.
Now, Therefore, I, Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 24, 2016, as a National Day of Thanksgiving. I encourage the people of the United States to join together—whether in our homes, places of worship, community centers, or any place of fellowship for friends and neighbors—and give thanks for all we have received in the past year, express appreciation to those whose lives enrich our own, and share our bounty with others.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-third day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand sixteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.
BARACK OBAMA
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