Through his policy he will cause deceit to prosper in his hand. He will magnify himself in his heart, and he will destroy many in their security. He will also stand up against the prince of princes, but he will be broken without human hands.
It will happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all the peoples. All who burden themselves with it will be wounded-wounded, and all the nations of the earth will be gathered together against it.
For we know that if our earthly house, the tent we live in, is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in the heavens, not made by human hands.
Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, “This is the word of YHWH to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says YHWH Almighty.
The kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole sky, will be given to the people of the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions will serve and obey him.’
Therefore Lord YHWH says, “Look, I am laying in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes will not by hurried.
This precious value, therefore, is for y’all who believe. But for those who disbelieve, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with him are called, chosen, and faithful.”
The seventh angel trumpeted, and great sounds in heaven followed, saying, “The empire of the world has become the empire of our Lord and of his Christ. He will reign for ever and ever!”
For Christ did not enter a holy place made with hands that was only a representation of the true one, but into heaven itself, now appearing for us in the presence of God.
Do y’all worst, O nations, y’all will be shattered! Y’all pay attention, all those from far countries: Y’all prepare for battle, and be shattered! Y’all prepare for battle, and be shattered!
Afterward he measured one thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the waters had risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be walked through.