II Thess 2:
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped;
so that
he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
6 And
now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
7 For
the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only
he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
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I am the Vine, and ye are the branches,
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there is only
12 Branches on that vine
Isaiah 14:12
How art thou fallen from heaven,
O Lucifer, son of the morning!
how art thou cut down to the ground,
which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart,
I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God:
I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation,
in the sides of the north:
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will be like the most High.
15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell,
to the sides of the pit.
16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee,
and consider thee, saying,
Is this the man
that made the earth to tremble,
that did shake kingdoms;
17 That made the world as a wilderness,
and destroyed the cities thereof;
that opened not the house of his prisoners?
18 All the kings of the nations, even all of them,
lie in glory, every one in his own house.
the Abominable Branch
But thou art cast out of thy grave
like an abominable branch,
and as the raiment of those that are slain,
thrust through with a sword,
that go down to the stones of the pit;
as a carcase trodden under feet.
20 Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial,
because thou hast destroyed thy land,
and slain thy people:
the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
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as Paul says;
only
he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
(and)
that he might
be revealed in his time.
Matt.24:8
All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted,
and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
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O Lucifer, son of the morning!
Lk.10:15
And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven,
shalt be thrust down to hell.
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He that heareth you heareth me;
and he that despiseth you despiseth me;
and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.