Daniel 7: 13-14
The prophet sees a vision of one coming on the clouds of heaven.

Apocalypse 1: 5-8
Jesus is the ruler of the kings of the earth.

John 18: 33-37

Jesus is a King.  He was born for this.


Daniel 12: 1-3

This passage is reckoned to be the earliest explicit mention in the Bible of the virtuous dead rising to everlasting life.

 

Hebrews 10: 11-14.18

Jesus’ offering of himself replaces all the sin offerings of the past.  His sacrifice is the complete answer to the sin of humanity.

 

Mark 13: 24-32

Jesus speaks of the return of the Son of Man in glory, and he insists that his words are true and eternal.

1 Kings 17: 10-16
The prophet Elijah is given water and sustenance by a poor widow and the generous sharing of her meagre resources is rewarded with a miraculous multiplying of food.

Hebrews 9: 24-28
As Christ died to forgive every one of us, we are safe in Christ’s loving forgiveness.

Mark 12: 38-44
Jesus admires the generosity of a poor widow, but criticises the Temple for taking what she cannot really afford.

Apocalypse 7: 2-4. 9-14
John has a vision of a great multitude, clothed in white, standing before the throne of the Lamb.

1 John 3: 1-3
What we are to be in our future life in God’s kingdom has not yet been revealed.

Matthew 5: 1-12
Jesus teaches us about the kingdom of God through the Beatitudes.

Jeremiah 31: 7-9
The Lord has saved his people, gathering them from the ends of the earth.

Hebrews 5: 1-6

Christ was acclaimed as high priest by his Father.

Mark 10: 46-52
Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, is healed by Jesus.