Only a Holy God

[Psalms 103:18] to those who keep his covenant, to those who remember to obey his precepts. [Psalms 103:19] The LORD has established his throne in the heavens. His kingdom rules over all. [Psalms 103:20] Praise the LORD, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, obeying the voice of his word. [Psalms 103:21] Praise the LORD, all you armies of his, you servants of his, who do his pleasure. [Psalms 103:22] Praise the LORD, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion. Praise the LORD, my soul!

[Psalms 72:6] He will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth. [Psalms 72:7] In his days, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more. [Psalms 72:8] He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth. [Psalms 72:9] Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust. [Psalms 72:10] The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. [Psalms 72:11] Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him. [Psalms 72:12] For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper. [Psalms 72:13] He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy.

[Psalms 96:4] For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised! He is to be feared above all gods. [Psalms 96:5] For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heavens. [Psalms 96:6] Honor and majesty are before him. Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. [Psalms 96:7] Ascribe to the LORD, you families of nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. [Psalms 96:8] Ascribe to the LORD the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come into his courts. [Psalms 96:9] Worship the LORD in holy array. Tremble before him, all the earth. [Psalms 96:10] Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns.” The world is also established. It can’t be moved. He will judge the peoples with equity. [Psalms 96:11] Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar, and its fullness!

[Revelation 21:20] the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. [Revelation 21:21] The twelve gates were twelve pearls. Each one of the gates was made of one pearl. The street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. [Revelation 21:22] I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. [Revelation 21:23] The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it and its lamp is the Lamb. [Revelation 21:24] The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it. [Revelation 21:25] Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there), [Revelation 21:26] and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it so that they may enter.

[Isaiah 60:17] For bronze I will bring gold; for iron I will bring silver; for wood, bronze, and for stones, iron. I will also make peace your governor, and righteousness your ruler. [Isaiah 60:18] Violence shall no more be heard in your land, nor desolation or destruction within your borders; but you will call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise. [Isaiah 60:19] The sun will be no more your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you, but the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. [Isaiah 60:20] Your sun will not go down any more, nor will your moon withdraw itself; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning will end. [Isaiah 60:21] Then your people will all be righteous. They will inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. [Isaiah 60:22] The little one will become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation. I, the LORD, will do this quickly in its time.”

[Psalms 99:1] The LORD reigns! Let the peoples tremble. He sits enthroned among the cherubim. Let the earth be moved. [Psalms 99:2] The LORD is great in Zion. He is high above all the peoples. [Psalms 99:3] Let them praise your great and awesome name. He is Holy! [Psalms 99:4] The King’s strength also loves justice. You establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob. [Psalms 99:5] Exalt the LORD our God. Worship at his footstool. He is Holy! [Psalms 99:6] Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel was among those who call on his name. They called on the LORD, and he answered them. [Psalms 99:7] He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud. They kept his testimonies, the statute that he gave them.

[Isaiah 9:4] For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian. [Isaiah 9:5] For all the armor of the armed man in the noisy battle, and the garments rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire. [Isaiah 9:6] For a child is born to us. A son is given to us; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. [Isaiah 9:7] Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on David’s throne, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of the LORD of Armies will perform this. [Isaiah 9:8] The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it falls on Israel. [Isaiah 9:9] All the people will know, including Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, who say in pride and in arrogance of heart,

[Psalms 97:1] The LORD reigns! Let the earth rejoice! Let the multitude of islands be glad! [Psalms 97:2] Clouds and darkness are around him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. [Psalms 97:3] A fire goes before him, and burns up his adversaries on every side. [Psalms 97:4] His lightning lights up the world. The earth sees, and trembles.

[Revelation 4:6] Before the throne was something like a sea of glass, similar to crystal. In the middle of the throne, and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes before and behind. [Revelation 4:7] The first creature was like a lion, the second creature like a calf, the third creature had a face like a man, and the fourth was like a flying eagle. [Revelation 4:8] The four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within. They have no rest day and night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come!” [Revelation 4:9] When the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to him who sits on the throne, to him who lives forever and ever, [Revelation 4:10] the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever, and throw their crowns before the throne, saying, [Revelation 4:11] “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory, the honor, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they existed and were created!”

[Isaiah 6:1] In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple. [Isaiah 6:2] Above him stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings. With two he covered his face. With two he covered his feet. With two he flew. [Isaiah 6:3] One called to another, and said, “Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of Armies! The whole earth is full of his glory!” [Isaiah 6:4] The foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. [Isaiah 6:5] Then I said, “Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips and I live among a people of unclean lips, for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Armies!” [Isaiah 6:6] Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar. [Isaiah 6:7] He touched my mouth with it, and said, “Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away, and your sin forgiven.”

[Psalms 96:5] For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heavens. [Psalms 96:6] Honor and majesty are before him. Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. [Psalms 96:7] Ascribe to the LORD, you families of nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. [Psalms 96:8] Ascribe to the LORD the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come into his courts. [Psalms 96:9] Worship the LORD in holy array. Tremble before him, all the earth. [Psalms 96:10] Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns.” The world is also established. It can’t be moved. He will judge the peoples with equity. [Psalms 96:11] Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar, and its fullness!

[Hebrews 12:26] whose voice shook the earth then, but now he has promised, saying, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens.” [Hebrews 12:27] This phrase, “Yet once more” signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain. [Hebrews 12:28] Therefore, receiving a Kingdom that can’t be shaken, let’s have grace, through which we serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe, [Hebrews 12:29] for our God is a consuming fire.

[Deuteronomy 4:21] Furthermore the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and swore that I should not go over the Jordan, and that I should not go in to that good land which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance; [Deuteronomy 4:22] but I must die in this land. I must not go over the Jordan, but you shall go over and possess that good land. [Deuteronomy 4:23] Be careful, lest you forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make yourselves a carved image in the form of anything which the LORD your God has forbidden you. [Deuteronomy 4:24] For the LORD your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God. [Deuteronomy 4:25] When you father children and children’s children, and you have been long in the land, and then corrupt yourselves, and make a carved image in the form of anything, and do that which is evil in the LORD your God’s sight to provoke him to anger, [Deuteronomy 4:26] I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that you will soon utterly perish from off the land which you go over the Jordan to possess it. You will not prolong your days on it, but will utterly be destroyed.

[Exodus 24:14] He said to the elders, “Wait here for us, until we come again to you. Behold, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever is involved in a dispute can go to them.” [Exodus 24:15] Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. [Exodus 24:16] The LORD’s glory settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. The seventh day he called to Moses out of the middle of the cloud. [Exodus 24:17] The appearance of the LORD’s glory was like devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel. [Exodus 24:18] Moses entered into the middle of the cloud, and went up on the mountain; and Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

[John 11:23] Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” [John 11:24] Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” [John 11:25] Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies. [John 11:26] Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” [John 11:27] She said to him, “Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Christ, God’s Son, he who comes into the world.” [John 11:28] When she had said this, she went away and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying, “The Teacher is here and is calling you.”

[Romans 8:8] Those who are in the flesh can’t please God. [Romans 8:9] But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is so that the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man doesn’t have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his. [Romans 8:10] If Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the spirit is alive because of righteousness. [Romans 8:11] But if the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you. [Romans 8:12] So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. [Romans 8:13] For if you live after the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

[1 Corinthians 15:18] Then they also who are fallen asleep in Christ have perished. [1 Corinthians 15:19] If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable. [1 Corinthians 15:20] But now Christ has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruit of those who are asleep. [1 Corinthians 15:21] For since death came by man, the resurrection of the dead also came by man. [1 Corinthians 15:22] For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. [1 Corinthians 15:23] But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then those who are Christ’s at his coming. [1 Corinthians 15:24] Then the end comes, when he will deliver up the Kingdom to God the Father, when he will have abolished all rule and all authority and power.

[Philippians 2:7] but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men. [Philippians 2:8] And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, yes, the death of the cross. [Philippians 2:9] Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name, [Philippians 2:10] that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth, [Philippians 2:11] and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. [Philippians 2:12] So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. [Philippians 2:13] For it is God who works in you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

[Acts 4:8] Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “You rulers of the people and elders of Israel, [Acts 4:9] if we are examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed, [Acts 4:10] may it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands here before you whole in him. [Acts 4:11] He is ‘the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.’ [Acts 4:12] There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved!” [Acts 4:13] Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. They recognized that they had been with Jesus. [Acts 4:14] Seeing the man who was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

[John 3:14] As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, [John 3:15] that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. [John 3:16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. [John 3:17] For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him. [John 3:18] He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only born Son of God. [John 3:19] This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil.

[Romans 8:29] For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. [Romans 8:30] Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified. [Romans 8:31] What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? [Romans 8:32] He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things? [Romans 8:33] Who could bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who justifies. [Romans 8:34] Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, yes rather, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.

[1 John 4:7] Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. [1 John 4:8] He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love. [1 John 4:9] By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his only born Son into the world that we might live through him. [1 John 4:10] In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. [1 John 4:11] Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another. [1 John 4:12] No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us.

[Romans 8:13] For if you live after the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. [Romans 8:14] For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God. [Romans 8:15] For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” [Romans 8:16] The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God; [Romans 8:17] and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him. [Romans 8:18] For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us. [Romans 8:19] For the creation waits with eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.

[Galatians 4:2] but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed by the father. [Galatians 4:3] So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world. [Galatians 4:4] But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law, [Galatians 4:5] that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as children. [Galatians 4:6] And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!” [Galatians 4:7] So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. [Galatians 4:8] However at that time, not knowing God, you were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods. [Galatians 4:9] But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?

[Matthew 6:7] In praying, don’t use vain repetitions as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking. [Matthew 6:8] Therefore don’t be like them, for your Father knows what things you need before you ask him. [Matthew 6:9] Pray like this: “‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. [Matthew 6:10] Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. [Matthew 6:11] Give us today our daily bread. [Matthew 6:12] Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. [Matthew 6:13] Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’ [Matthew 6:14] “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. [Matthew 6:15] But if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

[1 Samuel 2:1] Hannah prayed, and said, “My heart exults in the LORD! My horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation. [1 Samuel 2:2] There is no one as holy as the LORD, for there is no one besides you, nor is there any rock like our God. [1 Samuel 2:3] “Don’t keep talking so exceedingly proudly. Don’t let arrogance come out of your mouth, for the LORD is a God of knowledge. By him actions are weighed. [1 Samuel 2:4] “The bows of the mighty men are broken. Those who stumbled are armed with strength.

[Revelation 15:1] I saw another great and marvelous sign in the sky: seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them God’s wrath is finished. [Revelation 15:2] I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who overcame the beast, his image, and the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God. [Revelation 15:3] They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty! Righteous and true are your ways, you King of the nations. [Revelation 15:4] Who wouldn’t fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you only are holy. For all the nations will come and worship before you. For your righteous acts have been revealed.” [Revelation 15:5] After these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened. [Revelation 15:6] The seven angels who had the seven plagues came out, clothed with pure, bright linen, and wearing golden sashes around their chests.