Anger

What are the effects of anger?

Genesis 27:41-43

Anger isolates us from others.

Psalm 37:8; James 1:19-20

Anger produces ungodliness and evil motives in us.

1 Samuel 20:30-31

Anger blinds us to what is really good and right. Saul’s jealous anger blinded him to the fact that God had already chosen David to be the next king because of his godly character.

Genesis 4:1-12

Anger in its strongest form can lead to murder.

Proverbs 15:1

Anger leads to conflict and arguments.

When we are angry, what should we avoid?

2 Corinthians 2:5-7; Ephesians 6:4

Avoid discipline in the heat of anger.

James 3:5

Avoid speaking your mind when you are angry. You are bound to say something you will regret.

1 Samuel 19:9-10

Avoid acting on impulse in the heat of anger. You are bound to do something you will regret.

We all get angry at times, so what should we do about it?

Ephesians 4:26

Anger is like a skunk in the house. Don’t feed it to encourage it to stay. And try to get rid of it as soon as possible.

Matthew 5:21-26

Confront those with whom you are angry in order to restore your relationship.

1 Corinthians 13:5

Love is the mightiest weapon in overcoming anger.

Bible Nations Descended from Noah’s Sons
Shem	Ham	Japheth
Hebrews	Canaanites	Greeks
Chaldeans	Egyptians	Thracians
Assyrians	Philistines	Scythians
Persians	Hittites
Syrians	Amorities
Shem’s descendants were called Semites. Abraham, David, and Jesus descended from Shem. Ham’s descendants settled in Canaan, Egypt, and the rest of Africa. Japheth’s descendants settled for the most part in Europe and Asia Minor

GREAT EXPECTATIONS:

Wherever He went,

What was expected	What Jesus did	Reference
A man looked for healing.	Jesus also forgave his sins!	Mark 2:1-12
The disciples were expecting an ordinary day of fishing.	They found the Savior!	Luke 5:1-11
A widow was resigned to bury her dead son.	Jesus restored her son to life!	Luke 7:11-17
The religious leaders wanted a miracle.	Jesus offered them the Creator of miracles!	Matt. 12:38-45
A woman who wanted to be healed touched Jesus.	Jesus helped her see it was her faith that had healed her!	Mark 5:25-34
The disciples thought the crowd should be sent home because there was no food.	Jesus used a small meal to feed thousands, and there were leftovers!	John 6:1-15
The crowds looked for a political leader to set up a new kingdom to overthrow Rome’s control.	Jesus offered them an eternal, spiritual kingdom to overthrow sin’s control!	A theme throughout the Gospels
The disciples wanted to eat the Passover meal with Jesus, their Master.	Jesus washed their feet, showing that he was also their servant!	John 13:1-20
The religious leaders wanted Jesus killed and got their wish.	But Jesus rose from the dead!	John 11:53; John 19:30; John 20:1-29

Seven Judgments of Scripture

Rev. 20:11 ...great white throne, and Him that sat on it.

Seven Judgments of Scripture

1. Judgment of believers' sins in the cross of Christ (John 12:31-32)

(1)Subjects: believers as to sin (Romans 6:10; Hebrews 9:25-28)

(2)Time: on the cross (John 3:14; 1 Peter 2:24; John 17:4)

(3)Place: Calvary (Luke 23:33; John 19)

(4)Basis: Christ's perfect work (John 3:16; John 5:24; Romans 6:8)

(5)Result: death to Christ; life to believers (Romans 4:1-24; Romans 5:1-21;
Romans 8:1-16)

2. Believers' self-judgment throughout life (1 Cor. 11:31-32)

(1)Subjects: believers walking in the the light (1 John 1:7)

(2)Time: every day (Romans 6:16-23; Romans 8:1-13; Ephes. 4:22-32; Col. 3:5-17)

(3)Place: in the earth (Romans 8:1-16; Hebrews 12:5-11)

(4)Basis: obedience to God and His Word (James 1:22-25)

(5)Result: chastisement or approval from God (Hebrews 12:5-11)

3. Judgment of Israel for her many centuries of rebellion (Ezekiel 20:33-44)

(1)Subjects: the living Jews of the future tribulation (Zech. 12:10-13:1)

(2)Time: during the great tribulation (Jeremiah 30:3-11; Matthew 24:4-15; Daniel
9:27; Daniel 12:1)

(3)Place: Palestine, Edom, and Moab (Zech. 12:1-14:21; Daniel 11:40-45; Isaiah
16:1-5; Ezekiel 20:33-44; Hosea 2:14-17; Matthew 24:15-31; Rev. 12:6,14)

(4)Basis: obedience to God and His Word (James 1:22-25)

(5)Result: conversion of Israel as a nation at the second coming (Isaiah 1:27; Isaiah
66:7-8; Jeremiah 30:3-11; Ezekiel 22:19-22; Zech. 12:10-13:1; Matthew 23:37-
39; Matthew 24:31; Romans 11:25-29)

4. Judgment of angels for rebellion against God (2 Peter 2:4; Jude 1:6-7)

(1)Subjects: fallen angels (2 Peter 2:4; 2 Peter 4; Jude 1:6-7; Rev. 12:7-12; 1 Cor.
6:3)

(2)Time: at the great white throne judgment after the Millennium (2 Peter 2:4; Jude
1:6-7; Rev. 20:11-15)

(3)Place: before the great white throne in heaven (Rev. 20:11-15)

(4)Basis: obedience to God (2 Peter 2:4; Jude 1:6-7; Ezekiel 28:11-17)

(5)Result: eternal damnation in the lake of fire (Rev. 20:10; Matthew 25:41,46)

5. Judgment of believers' works (Romans 14:10; 1 Cor. 5:10-11; ^§2 Cor. 3:11-15, notes)

6. Judgment of the living nations at the second coming (^§Matthew 25:31-46, notes)

7. Judgment of the wicked dead (Rev. 20:11-15; Acts 17:21; Romans 2:16)

(1)Subjects: The wicked dead (Rev. 20:5-6,12-15) who are not judged at the
judgment of the nations 1,000 years before (Matthew 13:30,39-50; Matthew
24:51; Matthew 25:3-46; Rev. 14:9-11; Rev. 19:20). These include all wicked
people from Adam to end of Millennium.

(2)Time:

(A)End of the Millennium (Rev. 20:7-15)

(B)When heavens and earth are renovated by fire (Rev. 20:11; 2 Peter 3:7-13;
Hebrews 1:10-12; Hebrews 12:25-28; Romans 1:21-23)

(3)Place: at the great white throne (Rev. 20:11; Psalm 9:7-8). The throne is literal
and the white indicates absolute righteousness and justice of the judgment
(Psalm 45:6-7; Psalm 96:10-13; John 7:24; Acts 17:31; 2 Tim. 4:8), just as white
robes indicate the righteousness of the saints (Rev. 19:8)

(4)Basis:

(A)Law of conscience (Romans 2:12-16)

(B)Law of memory (Luke 16:25)

(C)Law of Moses (Romans 2:12-16)

(D)Law of character (Hebrews 3:8-10; Ephes. 4:19)

(E)Gospel (Romans 2:12-16)

(F)Records of personal acts (Matthew 12:36; Luke 12:2-9; John 3:18; Rev.
20:12)

(G)The book of life (Rev. 3:5; Rev. 13:8; Rev. 17:8; Rev. 20:12,15; Rev. 21:27;
Rev. 22:18-19; Exodus 32:32-33; Psalm 69:28; Daniel 12:1; Luke 10:20;
Phil. 4:3)

(H)The Word of God (John 12:48)

(5)Judges:

(A)God the Father (Rev. 20:12; Hebrews 12:23-24; Hebrews 13:4; Rev. 6:10;
Romans 2:12-16)

(B)God the son (John 5:19-27; Acts 10:42; 2 Tim. 4:8; Rev. 19:11). God will
judge by Jesus Christ. The Father will decree, the son will execute (Acts
10:42; Acts 17:31; Romans 2:16).

(6)Nature: It will not be a spiritual, invisible, endless process but a definite, literal,
visible, and personal trial in God's court similar to a trial on earth (Rev. 20:11-15;
Psalm 9:8; Matthew 7:2,21; Acts 17:31; Romans 2:12-16; Hebrews 9:27)

(7)Universality:

(A)The sea gave up the dead in it. This could only refer to bodies, for souls and
spirits of the wicked dead do not remain in the sea at physical death. They go
to hell and await the resurrection of their bodies (Rev. 20:13; Luke 16:19-31;
Isaiah 14:9).

(B)Death gave up the dead that are in it. This could only refer to bodies, for the
body only dies at physical death (James 2:26). Souls are dead in trespasses
and in sins while yet in the body (Matthew 8:22; Ephes. 2:1-9; 1 Tim. 5:6).
Physical death only, therefore, could be the reference

(C)Hades delivered up the souls that are in it (Rev. 20:13). Souls and not the
bodies of the wicked go to Hades (^§Luke 16:19-31, notes)

(8)Purpose:

(A)To give every man a fair trial before his eternal punishment (Acts 17:31;
Psalm 9:8)

(B)To judge the secrets of people (Romans 2:16)

(C)To judge idle words (Matthew 12:36)

(D)To judge all the works, thoughts, actions, and sins of man (1 Tim. 5:24; 1
Peter 1:17; Rev. 20:12-13; Rev. 22:12; Romans 2:5-6,12-16)

(E)To mete out degrees of punishment according to deeds (Matthew 7:2;
Matthew 10:15; Matthew 11:22-24; Matthew 12:41-45; Matthew 23:12-
14,33; Mark 6:11; Luke 10:14; Luke 11:31-32; Rev. 20:11-15; Rev. 22:12)

(9)Length: time in judging all the wicked is not known, but the length of the
sentence for all will be eternall (Matthew 5:29-30; Matthew 10:28; Matthew
13:42-50; Matthew 18:9; Matthew 23:15,33; Matthew 24:51; Matthew 25:41,46;
Mark 9:42-48; Luke 12:5; Hebrews 6:2; Hebrews 10:26-31; Rev. 2:11; Rev.
14:9-11; Rev. 19:20; Rev. 20:10-15; Rev. 21:8; Rev. 22:15; Isaiah 66:22-24)

(10)Results: all in death and hell sent to the lake of fire (Rev. 20:14-15)

...with Him !!!

if you will reign with him, you must suffer with him; 2 Tim 2:12
if you will live with him, you must die with him; 2 Tim 2:11
and if you die with him, you must be buried with him; Rom 6:4
and being buried with him in the true baptism, you also rise with him. Col 2:12

There must be "a coming into his death, a suffering with Christ;"
and this is of necessity to salvation;
and not temporarily, but continually:

there must be a

"dying daily."

Bible Statistics

1. The Bible as a whole:

(1) Number of books-66 (14) Shortest verse-John 11:35

(2) Chapters-1,189 (15) Middle books-Michah and Nahum

(3) Verses-31,101 (16) Middle verses-Psalm 103:1,2

(4) Words-783,133 (17) Middle and shortest chapter-Psalm 117

(5) Letters-3,566,480 (18) Largest book-Psalms

(6) Promises-1,260 (19) Smallest book-3 John (counting words)

(7) Commands-6,468 (20) Longest chapter-Psalm 119

(8) Predictions-over 8,000 (21) Word God occurs 3,358 times

(9) 3,268 verses of fulfilled prophecy (22) Lord occurs 7,736 times

(10) 3,140 verses of unfulfilled prophecy (23) Authors-40

(11) Questions-3,296 (24) Languages translated in-over 1,100

(12) Longest name-18 letters (Isaiah 8:1) (25) First chapter divisions made in A.D. 1227

(13) Longest verse-Esther 8:9 (26) First complete English Bible-A.D. 1380

2. The Old Testament:

(1) Number of books-39

(2) Chapters-929

(3) Verse-23,144

(4) Words-602,582

(5) Letters-2,728,100

(6) Middle book-Proverbs

(7) Middle chapter-Job 29

(8) Middle verse-2 Chron. 18:30

(9) Smallest book-Obadiah

(10) Shortest verse-1 Chron. 1:25

(11) Longest verse-Esther 8:9

(12) Longest chapter-Psalm 119

(13) Largest book-Psalms

(14) Passages which are alike or nearly so-2 Kings 19 and Isaiah 37; Ezra 2 and Neh. 7; 2 Chron. 36:22-23 and Ezra 1:1-3a; Psalm 14 and Psalm 53; Psalm 60:6-12 and Psalm 108:7-13. Numbers 7 has 12 repeats; Psalm 107 has 4; and Psalm 136 has 26 repeats. Cp. Genesis 36:31-43 with 1 Chron. 1:43-54.

3. The New Testament:

(1) Number of books-27

(2) Chapters-260

(3) Verses-7,957

(4) Words-180,551

(5) Letters-838,380

(6) Middle book-2 Thessalonians

(7) Middle chapters-Romans 13, Romans 14

(8) Middle verse-Acts 7:7

(9) Smallest book-3 John (counting words)

(10) Shortest verse-John 11:35

(11) Longest verse-Rev. 20:4

(12) Longest chapter-Luke 1

(13) Largest book-Luke

Regarding the Apocrypha, the statistics are as follows: Books-14; Chapters-184; Verses-6,031;

Words-125,185.

4. Other interesting facts about the Bible:

(1) 5 books have only one chapter-Obadiah, Philemon, 2 John, 3 John, and Jude.

(2) Esther and Song of Solomon have no name of God in the English text.

(3) Haggai has only 2 chapters.

(4) 7 books have but 3 chapters-Joel, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, 2 Thessalonians, Titus, and 2 Peter.

(5) 6 books have only 4 chapters-Ruth, Jonah, Malachi, Colossians, Philippians, and 2 Timothy.

(6) 5 books have only 5 chapters-Lamentations, 1 Thessalonians, James, 1 Peter, and 1 John.

(7) Only 10 books have over 1,000 verses-Genesis (1,533), Exodus (1,213), Numbers (1,288), Job (1,070), Psalms (2,461), Isaiah (1,292), Jeremiah (1,273), Matthew (1,071), Luke (1,151), and Acts (1,007).

(8) A Bible in the Library of the University of Gottingen is written on 2,470 palm leaves.

(9) The word Lord in the O.T. stands for Jehovah in the majority of places.

(10) The statements of 4 verses in Numbers 7 are repeated 12 times in the chapter.

(11) Numbers 33 has 42 verses having the first two words alike.

(12) Numbers 11:5 is the garden verse of Scripture.

(13) 12 verses in Deut. 27 begin with the word cursed and end with Amen.

(14) Exodus 26 has 20 verses having the first three words alike.

(15) 13 verses in 1 Chron. 20 end alike.

(16) 23 verses in 1 Chron. 25 end alike.

(17) 21 verses in Neh. 10 have only 3 words in them.

(18) 4 verses in Proverbs 30 begin alike.

(19) Psalm 119 has 22 sections with 8 verses each.

(20) Jeremiah 51 has one expression in it used 9 times-I will break in pieces.

(21) In 3 of the 5 chapters of Lamentations the verses are nearly the same length.

(22) 17 verses in Proverbs begin with My son.

(23) 4 verses in Jeremiah 4 begin with the phrase I beheld.

(24) Ezekiel 22:19 may be called the metal verse of Scripture.

(25) The only verse in Scripture that has boy and girl in it is Joel 3:3.

(26) 9 verses in Matthew 5 begin with Blessed are.

(27) 15 verses of Luke 3 begin with Which was.

(28) Of the 5 chapters in Lamentations, 4 have 22 verses each.

(29) The longest verse of Scripture (Esther 8:9) contains 89 words and 425 letters.

(30) There are no words in Scripture more than 6 syllables.

(31) A number of verses in Scripture contain all the letters of the alphabet except one. Ezra 7:21 contains all but j. Joshua 7:24; 1 Kings 1:9; 1 Chron. 12:40; 2 Chron. 36:10; Ezekiel 28:13; Daniel 4:37; and Haggai 1:1 contain all but q. 2 Kings 16:15 and 1 Chron. 4:10 contain all but z. Galatians 1:14 contains all but k.

(32) There are 8,674 Hebrew words, 5,624 Greek words, and 12,143 different English words in the Bible.

What the Bible says about "Money".

What is a proper perspective toward MONEY?

Psalm 23:1; Matthew 6:24

The love of money can get our priorities out of line. We must keep reminding ourselves that God must be first in our lives and that money cannot satisfy our deepest needs.

1 Timothy 6:6-10; Hebrews 13:5; Psalm 119:36

Money is not the root of all evil; the love of it is!

Proverbs 11:28; Isaiah 55:2

Too often we buy things to fill a void or a need in our lives. The Bible points to a way to acquire a deep and lasting happiness that always satisfies.

Proverbs 19:1; Mark 8:36

No amount of money is worth it if it was gained deceptively or dishonestly. Taking advantage of others to make money is stealing. Those who do this lose far more than they could ever gain.

Philippians 4:11-13; Philippians 4:19

The Bible promises that God will supply all of our needs. The problem comes when our definition of “need” is different from God’s. The first thing we must do is study God’s Word to discover what he says we need for a fulfilling life.

Mark 12:41-44; 1 John 3:17

Consistently and generously giving away our money might be the most effective way to keep us from loving it. When we see what giving does in the lives of others, needs are met in us that material possessions could never satisfy. This kind of giving measures our Christian love.

Proverbs 3:9-10; Malachi 3:10; Luke 6:38; 2 Corinthians 9:6; Proverbs 21:20; Proverbs 28:19; Matthew 25:14; 1 Corinthians 4:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:12

God urges us to be good stewards in earning, spending, and saving our money. He understands the importance of providing for the needs of our family and the future. But he also expects us to use our money generously to help others.

Why do we always seem to want to accumulate more?

Ecclesiastes 10:19

We tend to think money is the answer to every problem.

Mark 10:17-23

We accumulate money because we trust money and wealth to bring us happiness. How much more happy and productive we could be if we set our minds to accumulating treasure in heaven.

Why don’t I ever seem to have enough?

Isaiah 55:1-2

Because we foolishly spend our money on what does not satisfy the soul.

Haggai 1:3-6

Because we don’t manage our money according to God’s priorities.

Luke 12:13-21

If we depend on our wealth to bring security, there will never be enough.

Is debt a sin?

Matthew 18:21-34

In teaching on forgiveness, Jesus uses this parable that seems to assume the lending or borrowing of money is not itself sinful, though the manner in which we respond to debt can be.

Proverbs 22:7

Although borrowing money is not, in itself, sinful, we are to be careful and wise in our borrowing so we don’t become slaves to debt.

Proverbs 6:1-5

Debt is not a sin, but it is a dangerous thing. We are to avoid it whenever possible.

Romans 13:8

Although incurring debt may not be sinful, the failure to repay a debt is.