in theselastdayshas spokento us in His Son,whomHe appointedheirof all things,throughwhomalsoHe madethe world.
Then Jacobsummonedhis sonsand said,"Assembleyourselves that I may tellyou whatwill befallyou in the daysto come.
Now it will comeabout that In the lastdaysThe mountainof the houseof the LORDWill be establishedas the chiefof the mountains,And will be raisedabovethe hills;And allthe nationswill streamto it.
Thussaysthe LORD,your Redeemer,and the one who formedyou from the womb,"I, the LORD,am the makerof allthings,Stretchingout the heavensby MyselfAnd spreadingout the earthallalone,
"It is I who madethe earth,and createdmanupon it. I stretchedout the heavenswith My handsAnd I ordainedalltheir host.
For thussaysthe LORD,who createdthe heavens(He is the Godwho formedthe earthand madeit, He establishedit [and] did not createit a wasteplace,[but] formedit to be inhabited),"I am the LORD,and thereis noneelse.
The fierceangerof the LORDwill not turnbackUntilHe has performedand untilHe has accomplishedThe intentof His heart;In the latterdaysyou will understandthis.
"Yet I will restorethe fortunesof MoabIn the latterdays,"declaresthe LORD.Thusfarthe judgmenton Moab.
and you will comeup againstMy peopleIsraellike a cloudto coverthe land.It shall comeabout in the lastdaysthat I will bringyou againstMy land,sothat the nationsmay knowMe when I am sanctifiedthrough you before their eyes,O Gog."
"Now I have cometo giveyou an understandingof whatwill happento your peoplein the latterdays,for the visionpertains to the daysyet[future]."
"However,thereis a Godin heavenwhorevealsmysteries,and He has madeknownto KingNebuchadnezzarwhatwill takeplacein the latterdays.Thiswas your dreamand the visionsin your mind[while] on your bed.
Afterwardthe sonsof Israelwill returnand seekthe LORDtheir Godand Davidtheir king;and they will cometremblingto the LORDand to His goodnessin the lastdays.
And it will comeabout in the lastdaysThat the mountainof the houseof the LORDWill be establishedas the chiefof the mountains.It will be raisedabovethe hills,And the peopleswill streamto it.
"And now,behold,I am goingto my people;come,[and] I will adviseyou whatthispeoplewill doto your peoplein the daysto come."
and the enemywho sowedthem is the devil,and the harvestis the endof the age;and the reapersare angels.
While he was stillspeaking,a brightcloudovershadowedthem, and behold,a voiceout of the cloudsaid,"Thisis My belovedSon,with whomI am well-pleased;listento Him!"
"But when the vine-growerssawthe son,they saidamongthemselves,'Thisis the heir;come,let us killhim and seizehis inheritance.'
But Jesuskept silent.And the high priestsaidto Him, "I adjureYou by the livingGod,that You tellus whetherYou are the Christ,the Sonof God."
And Jesuscameup and spoketo them, saying,"Allauthorityhas been givento Me in heavenand on earth.
and behold,a voiceout of the heavenssaid,"Thisis My belovedSon,in whomI am well-pleased."
The beginningof the gospelof JesusChrist,the Sonof God.
"He hadonemore[to send], a belovedson;he senthim last[of all] to them, saying,'They will respectmy son.'
"But thosevine-growerssaidto one another,'Thisis the heir;come,let us killhim, and the inheritancewill be ours!'
He was in the world,and the worldwas madethroughHim, and the worlddid not knowHim.
And the Wordbecameflesh,and dweltamongus, and we sawHis glory,gloryas of the only begottenfrom the Father,fullof graceand truth.
All thingscameinto beingthroughHim, and apartfrom Him nothingcame into being that has come into being.
[Jesus], knowingthat the Fatherhad givenall thingsinto His hands,and that He had come forthfrom Godand was going backto God,
ifGodis glorifiedin Him, Godwill alsoglorifyHim in Himself,and will glorifyHim immediately.
"No longerdo I callyou slaves,for the slavedoes not knowwhathis masteris doing;but I have calledyou friends,for all thingsthat I have heardfrom My FatherI have made knownto you.
"All thingsthat the Fatherhasare Mine;thereforeI saidthat He takesof Mineand will disclose[it] to you.
evenas You gaveHim authorityover allflesh,that to allwhomYou have givenHim, He may giveeternallife.
"For Godsolovedthe world,that He gaveHis only begottenSon,that whoeverbelievesin Him shall not perish,but haveeternallife.
Thereforethere arosea discussionon the part of John'sdiscipleswith a Jewaboutpurification.
"For justas the Fatherhaslifein Himself,evensoHe gaveto the Sonalsoto havelifein Himself;
and He gaveHim authorityto executejudgment,becauseHe is [the] Sonof Man.
"We knowthat Godhas spokento Moses,but as for this man,we do not knowwhereHe is from."
"The wordwhichHe sentto the sonsof Israel,preachingpeacethroughJesusChrist(He is Lordof all)--
AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LASTDAYS,'Godsays,'THAT I WILL POUR FORTHOF MY SPIRITON ALLMANKIND;AND YOUR SONSAND YOUR DAUGHTERSSHALL PROPHESY,AND YOUR YOUNG MENSHALL SEEVISIONS,AND YOUR OLD MENSHALL DREAMDREAMS;
who was declaredthe Sonof Godwith powerby the resurrectionfrom the dead,accordingto the Spiritof holiness,JesusChristour Lord,
and ifchildren,heirsalso,heirsof Godand fellow heirswith Christ,if indeedwe sufferwith [Him] sothat we may alsobe glorifiedwith [Him].
but we speakGod'swisdomin a mystery,the hidden[wisdom] whichGodpredestinedbeforethe agesto our glory;
yetfor us there is [but] oneGod,the Father,from whomare allthingsand we [exist] for Him; and oneLord,JesusChrist,by whomare all things,and we [exist] throughHim.
But whenthe fullnessof the timecame,Godsent forthHis Son,bornof a woman,bornunderthe Law,
with a viewto an administrationsuitableto the fullnessof the times,[that is], the summingup of all thingsin Christ,things in the heavensand things on the earth.In Him
and to bring to lightwhatis the administrationof the mysterywhich for ageshas been hiddenin Godwho createdall things;
"The LORDyour Godwill raiseup for you a prophetlikeme from amongyou, from your countrymen,you shall listento him.
"For I knowthat aftermy deathyou will actcorruptlyand turnfrom the waywhichI have commandedyou; and evilwill befallyou in the latterdays,for you will dothat whichis evilin the sightof the LORD,provokingHim to angerwith the workof your hands."
"When you are in distressand allthesethingshave comeupon you, in the latterdaysyou will returnto the LORDyour Godand listento His voice.
For to whichof the angelsdid He eversay,"YOU ARE MY SON,TODAYI HAVE BEGOTTENYOU"? And again,"I WILL BE A FATHERTO HIM AND HE SHALL BE A SONTO ME"?
But of the Son[He says], "YOUR THRONE,O GOD,IS FOREVERAND EVER,AND THE RIGHTEOUSSCEPTERIS THE SCEPTEROF HIS KINGDOM.
By faithwe understandthat the worldswere preparedby the wordof God,sothat what is seenwas not madeout of things which are visible.
howwill we escapeif we neglectso greata salvation?Afterit was at the firstspokenthroughthe Lord,it was confirmedto us by thosewho heard,
but Christ[was faithful] as a SonoverHis house--whosehousewe are, ifwe hold fastour confidenceand the boastof our hopefirmuntilthe end.
Therefore,since we havea greathigh priestwhohas passed throughthe heavens,Jesusthe Sonof God,let us hold fastour confession.
AlthoughHe was a Son,He learnedobediencefrom the things whichHe suffered.
For the Lawappointsmenas high priestswho are weak,but the wordof the oath,which came afterthe Law,[appoints] a Son,made perfectforever.
Without father,without mother,without genealogy,havingneitherbeginningof daysnorendof life,but made likethe Sonof God,he remainsa priestperpetually.
Otherwise,He would have neededto sufferoftensincethe foundationof the world;but nowonceat the consummationof the agesHe has been manifestedto put awaysinby the sacrificeof Himself.
For He was foreknownbeforethe foundationof the world,but has appearedin theselasttimesfor the sakeof you
Knowthisfirstof all, that in the lastdaysmockerswill comewith [their] mocking,followingaftertheir ownlusts,
that they were sayingto you, "In the lasttimethere will be mockers,followingaftertheir ownungodlylusts."
