because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.

But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice together with all of you.

Now regarding the arrival of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to be with him, we ask you, brothers and sisters,

And we are confident about you in the Lord that you are both doing – and will do – what we are commanding.

Yet the one these things are spoken about belongs to a different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever officiated at the altar.

Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer the gifts prescribed by the law.

But now Jesus has obtained a superior ministry, since the covenant that he mediates is also better and is enacted on better promises.

Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?

Come now, you rich! Weep and cry aloud over the miseries that are coming on you.

You have lived indulgently and luxuriously on the earth. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.

For you were going astray like sheep but now you have turned back to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.

Indeed, as long as I am in this tabernacle, I consider it right to stir you up by way of a reminder,

And everyone who has this hope focused on him purifies himself, just as Jesus is pure).

For they said to you, “In the end time there will come scoffers, propelled by their own ungodly desires.”

Immediately I was in the Spirit, and a throne was standing in heaven with someone seated on it!

You have appointed them as a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.”

They will never go hungry or be thirsty again, and the sun will not beat down on them, nor any burning heat,

Then they told me: “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages, and kings.”

The blood of the saints and prophets was found in her, along with the blood of all those who had been killed on the earth.”

The armies that are in heaven, dressed in white, clean, fine linen, were following him on white horses.