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Isaiah 2:4
He will judge disputes between nations; he will settle cases for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nations will not take up the sword against other nations, and they will no longer train for war.
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Malachi 4:2
But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication will rise with healing wings, and you will skip about like calves released from the stall.
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Ephesians 2:14-17
For he is our peace, the one who made both groups into one and who destroyed the middle wall of partition, the hostility,when he nullified in his flesh the law of commandments in decrees. He did this to create in himself one new man out of two, thus making peace,and to reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by which the hostility has been killed.And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near,
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Psalms 92:12
The godly grow like a palm tree; they grow high like a cedar in Lebanon.
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1 Chronicles 22 8-1 Chronicles 22 9
But the LORD said to me:‘ You have spilled a great deal of blood and fought many battles. You must not build a temple to honor me, for you have spilled a great deal of blood on the ground before me.Look, you will have a son, who will be a peaceful man. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. Indeed, Solomon will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign.
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Psalms 132:15-18
I will abundantly supply what she needs; I will give her poor all the food they need.I will protect her priests, and her godly people will shout exuberantly.There I will make David strong; I have determined that my chosen king’s dynasty will continue.I will humiliate his enemies, and his crown will shine.
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1 Kings 4 25
All the people of Judah and Israel had security; everyone from Dan to Beer Sheba enjoyed the produce of their vines and fig trees throughout Solomon’s lifetime.
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Isaiah 9:6-7
For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.His dominion will be vast and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. He will rule on David’s throne and over David’s kingdom, establishing it and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, from this time forward and forevermore. The LORD’s intense devotion to his people will accomplish this.
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Daniel 2:44
In the days of those kings the God of heaven will raise up an everlasting kingdom that will not be destroyed and a kingdom that will not be left to another people. It will break in pieces and bring about the demise of all these kingdoms. But it will stand forever.
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Isaiah 61:3-6
to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the LORD to reveal his splendor.They will rebuild the perpetual ruins and restore the places that were desolate; they will reestablish the ruined cities, the places that have been desolate since ancient times.“ Foreigners will take care of your sheep; foreigners will work in your fields and vineyards.You will be called,‘ the LORD’s priests, servants of our God.’ You will enjoy the wealth of nations and boast about the riches you receive from them.
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Isaiah 32:3-8
Eyes will no longer be blind and ears will be attentive.The mind that acts rashly will possess discernment and the tongue that stutters will speak with ease and clarity.A fool will no longer be called honorable; a deceiver will no longer be called principled.For a fool speaks disgraceful things; his mind plans out sinful deeds. He commits godless deeds and says misleading things about the LORD; he gives the hungry nothing to satisfy their appetite and gives the thirsty nothing to drink.A deceiver’s methods are evil; he dreams up evil plans to ruin the poor with lies, even when the needy are in the right.An honorable man makes honorable plans; his honorable character gives him security.
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Isaiah 55:10-13
The rain and snow fall from the sky and do not return, but instead water the earth and make it produce and yield crops, and provide seed for the planter and food for those who must eat.In the same way, the promise that I make does not return to me, having accomplished nothing. No, it is realized as I desire and is fulfilled as I intend.”Indeed you will go out with joy; you will be led along in peace; the mountains and hills will give a joyful shout before you, and all the trees in the field will clap their hands.Evergreens will grow in place of thorn bushes, firs will grow in place of nettles; they will be a monument to the LORD, a permanent reminder that will remain.
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Luke 1:33
He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end.”
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Isaiah 35:1-10
Let the desert and dry region be happy; let the wilderness rejoice and bloom like a lily!Let it richly bloom; let it rejoice and shout with delight! It is given the grandeur of Lebanon, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the grandeur of the LORD, the splendor of our God.Strengthen the hands that have gone limp, steady the knees that shake!Tell those who panic,“ Be strong! Do not fear! Look, your God comes to avenge! With divine retribution he comes to deliver you.”Then blind eyes will open, deaf ears will hear.Then the lame will leap like a deer, the mute tongue will shout for joy; for water will flow in the desert, streams in the wilderness.The dry soil will become a pool of water, the parched ground springs of water. Where jackals once lived and sprawled out, grass, reeds, and papyrus will grow.A thoroughfare will be there– it will be called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it; it is reserved for those authorized to use it– fools will not stray into it.No lions will be there, no ferocious wild animals will be on it– they will not be found there. Those delivered from bondage will travel on it,those whom the LORD has ransomed will return that way. They will enter Zion with a happy shout. Unending joy will crown them, happiness and joy will overwhelm them; grief and suffering will disappear.
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Isaiah 54:11-17
“ O afflicted one, driven away, and unconsoled! Look, I am about to set your stones in antimony and I lay your foundation with lapis-lazuli.I will make your pinnacles out of gems, your gates out of beryl, and your outer wall out of beautiful stones.All your children will be followers of the LORD, and your children will enjoy great prosperity.You will be reestablished when I vindicate you. You will not experience oppression; indeed, you will not be afraid. You will not be terrified, for nothing frightening will come near you.If anyone dares to challenge you, it will not be my doing! Whoever tries to challenge you will be defeated.Look, I create the craftsman, who fans the coals into a fire and forges a weapon. I create the destroyer so he might devastate.No weapon forged to be used against you will succeed; you will refute everyone who tries to accuse you. This is what the LORD will do for his servants– I will vindicate them,” says the LORD.
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Luke 2:14
“ Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among people with whom he is pleased!”
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Isaiah 60:22
The least of you will multiply into a thousand; the smallest of you will become a large nation. When the right time comes, I the LORD will quickly do this!”
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Isaiah 60:1
“ Arise! Shine! For your light arrives! The splendor of the LORD shines on you!
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Acts 4:32
The group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but everything was held in common.
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Isaiah 11:6-9
A wolf will reside with a lamb, and a leopard will lie down with a young goat; an ox and a young lion will graze together, as a small child leads them along.A cow and a bear will graze together, their young will lie down together. A lion, like an ox, will eat straw.A baby will play over the hole of a snake; over the nest of a serpent an infant will put his hand.They will no longer injure or destroy on my entire royal mountain. For there will be universal submission to the LORD’s sovereignty, just as the waters completely cover the sea.
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Isaiah 61:10-11
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; I will be overjoyed because of my God. For he clothes me in garments of deliverance; he puts on me a robe symbolizing vindication. I look like a bridegroom when he wears a turban as a priest would; I look like a bride when she puts on her jewelry.For just as the ground produces its crops and a garden yields its produce, so the sovereign LORD will cause deliverance to grow, and give his people reason to praise him in the sight of all the nations.
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Isaiah 32:15-20
This desolation will continue until new life is poured out on us from heaven. Then the desert will become an orchard and the orchard will be considered a forest.Justice will settle down in the desert and fairness will live in the orchard.Fairness will produce peace and result in lasting security.My people will live in peaceful settlements, in secure homes, and in safe, quiet places.Even if the forest is destroyed and the city is annihilated,you will be blessed, you who plant seed by all the banks of the streams, you who let your ox and donkey graze.