You have come to the church of God’s people. God’s first and only Son is over all things. God’s people share in what belongs to his Son. Their names are written in heaven. You have come to God, who is the Judge of all people. You have come to the spirits of godly people who have been made perfect.

有名录在天上诸长子之会所共聚的总会，有审判众人的神和被成全之义人的灵魂，

有名字记录在天上众长子的盛会，有审判众人的上帝和成为完全的义人的灵魂，

有名字记录在天上众长子的盛会，有审判众人的神和成为完全的义人的灵魂，

这里有名字记录在天上的众长子的教会，有审判众人的上帝和已达到纯全的义人的灵魂，

有名字登记在天上众长子的教会，有审判众人的神，有被成全的义人的灵魂，

来到了长子们的教会面前——他们的名字已经登记在天上；来到了神面前——他是万人的审判者；来到了义人的灵魂面前——他们得以完全；

有名錄在天上諸長子之會所共聚的總會，有審判眾人的神和被成全之義人的靈魂，

有名字記錄在天上眾長子的盛會，有審判眾人的上帝和成為完全的義人的靈魂，

有名字記錄在天上眾長子的盛會，有審判眾人的神和成為完全的義人的靈魂，

這裡有名字記錄在天上的眾長子的教會，有審判眾人的上帝和已達到純全的義人的靈魂，

有名字登記在天上眾長子的教會，有審判眾人的神，有被成全的義人的靈魂，

有名錄在天上諸首生者的歡樂盛會或總聚會、有審判主、萬人的上帝、有已得完全的義人之靈、

來到了長子們的教會面前——他們的名字已經登記在天上；來到了神面前——他是萬人的審判者；來到了義人的靈魂面前——他們得以完全；

諸長子會咸集、即名錄於天者、暨鞫眾之上帝、並義人得完全之靈、

有冢子之會錄於天、有鞫眾之上帝、有義人得全其神、

有名錄於天諸長子之會、有審判眾人之天主、有義人得全者之靈、

錄名天上之一總冢息之教會也；於斯有黜陟萬有之主宰焉、有德備義全者之靈魂焉、

to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

You have come to the assembly of God’s firstborn children, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God himself, who is the judge over all things. You have come to the spirits of the righteous ones in heaven who have now been made perfect.

to the assembly of the firstborn whose names have been written in heaven, to a Judge, who is God of all, to the spirits of righteous people made perfect,

to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,

to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

to the assembly of the firstborn whose names have been written in heaven, to God who is the Judge of all, to the spirits of righteous people made perfect,

To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

and congregation of the firstborn, who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous, who have been made perfect,

to the festal gathering and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,

But do not be glad when the evil spirits obey you. Instead, be glad that your names are written in heaven.”

Judge of the earth, rise up. Pay back proud people for what they have done.

People have to die once. After that, God will judge them.

Then say to Pharaoh,‘ The Lord says,“ Israel is like an oldest son to me.

That’s because God had planned something better for us. So they would only be made perfect together with us.

God chose to give us new birth through the message of truth. He wanted us to be the first harvest of his new creation.

You would never kill godly people along with those who are evil, would you? Would you treat them all alike? You would never do anything like that! Won’t the Judge of the whole earth do what is right?”

God is fair. He will not forget what you have done. He will remember the love you have shown him. You showed it when you helped his people. And you show it when you keep on helping them.We want each of you to be faithful to the very end. If you are, then what you hope for will fully happen.We don’t want you to slow down. Instead, be like those who have faith and are patient. They will receive what God promised.

Anyone whose name was not written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

All of this proves that when God judges, he is fair. So you will be considered worthy to enter God’s kingdom. You are suffering for his kingdom.God is fair. He will pay back trouble to those who give you trouble.He will help you who are troubled. And he will also help us. All these things will happen when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come in blazing fire. He will come with his powerful angels.

God placed all things under Christ’s rule. He appointed him to be ruler over everything for the church.

Abel had faith. So he brought to God a better offering than Cain did. Because of his faith Abel was praised as a godly man. God said good things about his offerings. Because of his faith Abel still speaks. He speaks even though he is dead.

Let all creation be full of joy in front of the Lord, because he is coming to judge the earth. He will faithfully judge the people of the world in keeping with what is right.

I answered,“ Sir, you know.” He said,“ They are the ones who have come out of the time of terrible suffering. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.So“ they are in front of the throne of God. They serve him day and night in his temple. The one who sits on the throne will be with them to keep them safe.‘ Never again will they be hungry. Never again will they be thirsty. The sun will not beat down on them.’( Isaiah 49:10) The heat of the desert will not harm them.The Lamb, who is at the center of the area around the throne, will be their shepherd.‘ He will lead them to springs of living water.’( Isaiah 49:10)‘ And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’ ”( Isaiah 25:8)

Many people who live on the earth will worship the beast. They are the ones whose names are not written in the Lamb’s book of life. The Lamb is the one whose death was planned before the world was created.

They had not committed sexual sins with women. They had kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among human beings as a first offering to God and the Lamb.

Let them sing to the Lord, because he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the nations of the world in keeping with what is right and fair.

“ The Son of Man will come in all his glory. All the angels will come with him. Then he will sit in glory on his throne.All the nations will be gathered in front of him. He will separate the people into two groups. He will be like a shepherd who separates the sheep from the goats.He will put the sheep to his right and the goats to his left.“ Then the King will speak to those on his right. He will say,‘ My Father has blessed you. Come and take what is yours. It is the kingdom prepared for you since the world was created.

And the Father has given him the authority to judge. This is because he is the Son of Man.

For me, life finds all its meaning in Christ. Death also has its benefits.Suppose I go on living in my body. Then I will be able to carry on my work. It will bear a lot of fruit. But what should I choose? I don’t know!I can’t decide between the two. I long to leave this world and be with Christ. That is better by far.

The church follows the lead of Christ. In the same way, wives should follow the lead of their husbands in everything.Husbands, love your wives. Love them just as Christ loved the church. He gave himself up for her.He did it to make her holy. He made her clean by washing her with water and the word.He did it to bring her to himself as a brightly shining church. He wants a church that has no stain or wrinkle or any other flaw. He wants a church that is holy and without blame.

We want you to give thanks with joy to the Father. He has made you fit to have what he will give to all his holy people. You will all receive a share in the kingdom of light.

Now please forgive their sin. But if you won’t, then erase my name out of the book you have written.”

I have not yet received all these things. I have not yet reached my goal. Christ Jesus took hold of me so that I could reach that goal. So I keep pushing myself forward to reach it.Brothers and sisters, I don’t consider that I have taken hold of it yet. But here is the one thing I do. I forget what is behind me. I push hard toward what is ahead of me.I push myself forward toward the goal to win the prize. God has appointed me to win it. The heavenly prize is Christ Jesus himself.So all of us who are grown up in the faith should see things this way. Maybe you think differently about something. But God will make it clear to you.Only let us live up to what we have already reached.Brothers and sisters, join together in following my example. You have us as a model. So pay close attention to those who live as we do.I have told you these things many times before. Now I tell you again with tears in my eyes. Many people live like enemies of the cross of Christ.The only thing they have coming to them is death. Their stomach is their god. They brag about what they should be ashamed of. They think only about earthly things.But we are citizens of heaven. And we can hardly wait for a Savior from there. He is the Lord Jesus Christ.He has the power to bring everything under his control. By his power he will change our earthly bodies. They will become like his glorious body.

People shouted at him and made fun of him. But he didn’t do the same thing back to them. When he suffered, he didn’t say he would make them suffer. Instead, he trusted in the God who judges fairly.

Suppose someone doesn’t know how to manage his own family. Then how can he take care of God’s church?

God is highly respected among his holy angels. He’s more wonderful than all those who are around him.

He must recognize the full rights of the oldest son. He must do it, even though that son is the son of the wife he doesn’t love. He must give that son a double share of everything he has. That son is the first sign of his father’s strength. So the rights of the oldest son belong to him.

I will also make him my oldest son. Among all the kings of the earth, he will be the most important one.

We are like the earthly man. And we will be like the heavenly man.

We are certain about that. We would rather be away from our bodies and at home with the Lord.

Praise the Lord. I will praise the Lord with all my heart. I will praise him where honest people gather for worship.

Keep watch over yourselves. Keep watch over all the believers. The Holy Spirit has made you leaders over them. Be shepherds of God’s church. He bought it with his own blood.

He says,“ Gather this holy people around me. They made a covenant with me by offering a sacrifice.”The heavens announce that what God decides is right. That’s because he is a God of justice.

My true companion, here is what I ask you to do. Help these women, because they have served at my side. They have worked with me to spread the good news. So have Clement and the rest of those who have worked together with me. Their names are all written in the book of life.

May their names be erased from the book of life. Don’t include them in the list of those who do right.

I am happy because of what I am suffering for you. My suffering joins with and continues the sufferings of Christ. I suffer for his body, which is the church.

“ Set apart for me the first boy born in every family. The oldest son of every Israelite mother belongs to me. Every male animal born first to its mother also belongs to me.”

In fact, that is going to happen. What does not last will be dressed with what lasts forever. What dies will be dressed with what does not die. Then what is written will come true. It says,“ Death has been swallowed up. It has lost the battle.”( Isaiah 25:8)

Now we see only a dim likeness of things. It is as if we were seeing them in a foggy mirror. But someday we will see clearly. We will see face to face. What I know now is not complete. But someday I will know completely, just as God knows me completely.

Remember your Creator before you return to the dust you came from. Remember him before your spirit goes back to God who gave it.

Their eyes will be filled with tears as they come. They will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams of water. I will lead them on a level path where they will not trip or fall. I am Israel’s father. And Ephraim is my oldest son.