The Two Witnesses

¹ Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there. ² But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.

²³ Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit to you, I will make known my words to you.

²⁴ Because I called, and you refused: I stretched out my hand, and there was none that regarded.

²⁵ You have despised all my counsel, and have neglected my reprehensions.

The Narrow Door
(Matthew 7:13–14)

²² Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way toward Jerusalem. ²³ “Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?”

Jesus answered, ^{24 ( Link )} “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able. ²⁵ After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’

But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

²⁶ Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’

²⁷ And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’

²⁸ There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are thrown out. ²⁹ People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God. ³⁰ And indeed, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”

¹ Every wise woman builds her house,

but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

⁴ Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty,

but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of the ox.

⁵ An honest witness does not deceive,

but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.

^{6 Link} A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not:

but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

⁷ Stay away from a foolish man;

you will gain no knowledge from his speech.

⁸ The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,

but the folly of fools deceives them.

⁹ Fools mock the making of amends,

but goodwill is found among the upright.

¹⁰ The heart knows its own bitterness,

and no stranger shares in its joy.

¹⁴ The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways,

but a good man is rewarded for his ways.

¹⁵ The simple man believes every word,

but the prudent man watches his steps.

¹⁶ A wise man fears and turns from evil,

but a fool is careless and reckless.

²¹ He who despises his neighbor sins,

but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.

²² Do not those who contrive evil go astray?

But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.

²³ There is profit in all labor,

but mere talk leads only to poverty.

²⁵ A truthful witness saves lives,

but one who utters lies is deceitful.

²⁶ He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence,

and his children shall have a place of refuge.

²⁷ The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life,

turning a man from the snares of death.

²⁸ A large population is a king’s splendor,

but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.

²⁹ A patient man has great understanding,

but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.

³⁰ A tranquil heart is life to the body,

but envy rots the bones.

³¹ Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker,

but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

³² The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin,

but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.

³³ Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning;

even among fools she is known.

³⁴ Righteousness exalts a nation,

but sin is a disgrace to any people.

²³ But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.

²⁴ God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.

David Dam

My ALTAR is Calling You • David Dam | Prayer and Meditation

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Other than worshipping Father God in Truth & Spirit, all else is counterfeit in the times we find ourselves.