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The verse of
scripture in Matthew where Christ asked the question. (Who
Do You Say That I am?) is so central in these pages. Here
are a few of the scriptures. (Matt. 16:13-19;
When Jesus came into the coasts of
Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying,
Whom do men say that I the Son of
man am?
14 And they
said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist:
some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
15 He saith unto them,
But whom say ye that I am?
16
And Simon Peter answered
and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
17 And Jesus answered and said unto
him,
Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for
flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but
my Father which is in heaven.
18 And I say
also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I
will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not
prevail against it.
19 And I will give unto thee the keys
of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind
on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou
shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Mark 8:27;And
Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of
Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples,
saying unto them,
Whom do men say that I am?
Luke
9:18;And it came to
pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with
him: and he asked them, saying,
Whom say the
people that I am?
III John 1:2;
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper
and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
Jude 1:17-25; But,
beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of
the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
18 How that they told you there should
be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their
own ungodly lusts.
19 These be they who separate
themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
20 But ye, beloved, building up
yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy
Ghost,
21 Keep yourselves in the love of God,
looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto
eternal life.
22 And of some have compassion, making a
difference:
23 And others save with fear, pulling
them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted
by the flesh.
24 Now unto him that is able to keep you
from falling, and to present you faultless before
the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
25 To the only wise God our Saviour,
be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and
ever. Amen.
I John
5:14 And this is the confidence that we
have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his
will, he heareth us:
15 And if we know that he hear us,
whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that
we desired of him.
Rev. 1:3, Blessed is he that
readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy,
and keep those things which are written therein: for the
time is at hand.
5
And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness,
and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince
of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and
washed us from our sins in his own blood,
6 And hath made us kings and priests unto
God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion
for ever and ever. Amen.
7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every
eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him:
and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him.
Even so, Amen.
8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning
and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was,
and which is to come, the Almighty.
11,
Saying,
I am Alpha and
Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write
in a book, and send it unto the seven churches
which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto
Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto
Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
16 And he had in his
right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp
twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun
shineth in his strength.
17 And when I saw him, I fell at his
feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying
unto me,
Fear not; I am the first and the
last:
21:6And he said unto
me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and
the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the
fountain of the water of life freely.
22: 1And he
shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal,
proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
2 In the midst of the street of it,
and on either side of the river, was there the tree
of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and
yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree
were for the healing of the nations.
3 And there shall be no more curse:
but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and
his servants shall serve him:
4 And they shall see his face; and his
name shall be in their foreheads.
5 And there shall be no night there;
and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the
Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever
and ever.
6 And he said unto me, These sayings
are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy
prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the
things which must shortly be done.
7
Behold,
I come quickly:
blessed is
he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
8 And I John saw these things, and
heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell
down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed
me these things.
9 Then saith he unto me, See thou
do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy
brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings
of this book: worship God.
10 And he saith unto me, Seal not
the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is
at hand.
11 He that is unjust, let him be
unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy
still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous
still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
12
And,
behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me,
to give every man according as his work shall be.
13
I
am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first
and the last.
14
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that
they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in
through the gates into the city.
15 For without are dogs, and
sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters,
and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
16
I
Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these
things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of
David, and the bright and morning star.
17 And the
Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth
say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever
will, let him take the water of life freely.
18 For I testify unto every man that
heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man
shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the
plagues that are written in this book:
19 And if any man shall take away
from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall
take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the
holy city, and from the things which are written in
this book.
20 He which testifieth these things saith,
Surely I come
quickly. Amen. Even so, come,
Lord Jesus.
21
The grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
I really have been impressed to center these pages on that
statement (Who Do You Say That I am?).
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