BALANCE BETWEEN THE WORD AND REVELATION

THE WORD:

1.      Matthew 4:4, 7, 10 “Jesus answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.  Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not temt the Lord thy God.  For it is written, Thous shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”

2.      Matthew 21:42 “Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, the stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: This is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?”

3.      Matthew 22:29 “Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.”

4.      Matthew 24:35; Luke 33 “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”

5.      Matthew 26:56 “But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.”

6.      Mark 7:13 “Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like thing do ye.”

7.      Mark 8:38 “Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

8.      Mark 16:20 “And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with the, and confirming the word with signs following.”

9.      Luke 1:1-2 “Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, even as they deliverd them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word.”

10.  Luke 11:28 “But Jesus said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.”

11.  Luke 24:27, 32, 45 “And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, Jesus expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself…Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?  Then open he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures.”

12.  John 2:22 “When therefore Jesus was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.”

13.  John 5:24 “He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”

14.  John 5:38-39 “And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.  Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye had eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.”

15.  John 5:47 “But if ye believed not Moses writings, how shall ye believe my words?” John 6:63 “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”

16.  John 8:31 “If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

17.  John 8:47 “He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.”

18.  John 12:48 “He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.”

19.  John 14:23 “Jesus answered and said unto him, if a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.”

20.  John 15:3 “Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.”

21.  John 15:7, 11 “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.  If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.”

22.  John 17:6, 17 “They have kept thy word.  I have given them thy word.  Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.”

23.  John 17:20 “Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;”

24.  John 20:29 “For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.”

25.  Matthew 21:13, 42, 22:29-32,44, 26:56;

26.  Mark 14:27,50, 15:28;

27.  Luke 7:27, 22:37;

28.  John 7:38, 17:12 record some examples of the many times Jesus quoted the Old Testament Scriptures in his ministry.

29.  Matthew 1:22-23, 4:14-16, 8:17, 12:17-21, 13:35, 27:8-10;

30.  Mark 1:3, 15:24;

31.  Luke 1:32-33, 46-55, 67-79, 2:32;

32.  John 12:14-16, 38, 19:36-37 record some examples of the many times the disciples quoted the Old Testament Scriptures in their ministry.

33.  Acts 2:14 “But Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:”

34.  Acts 2:41 “Then they that gladly received his word were baptized.”

35.  Acts 4:4 “Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.”

36.  Acts 4:29, 31 “And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word.  And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.”

37.  Acts 5:20 “Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.”

38.  Acts 6:4, 7 “But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.  And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly;”

39.  Acts 8:35 “Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.”

40.  Acts 10:44 “While Peter yet spake thse words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard his word.”

41.  Acts 13:48-49 “And when the Gentiles heard this, they glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal lie believed.  And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.”

42.  Acts 17:2, 11 “Paul reasoned with them out of the scriptures.  These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, iin that they received the word with readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.  Therefore many of the believed;”

43.  Acts Acts 18:28 “For Apollos mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.”

44.  Acts 19:20 “So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.” -72. Acts 1:6, 20,2:25-31, 34-35, 3:23-25, 4:11, 25, 7:37, 42, 8:32, 13:33-35, 40-41, 15:15, 17:2, 9, 18:24, 28,  23:5, 24:14, 26:22-23, 28:23 record some example of the many times the disciples quoted the Old Testament Scriptures in their ministry.

45.  Romans 1:2 “Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures.

46.  Romans 10:8, 11 “But what saith it? The word is night thee, even in my mouth, and in thy heart: that is the word of faith, which we preach.  For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.”

47.  Romans 10:17 “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”

48.  I Corinthians 2:13 “Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.  But the natural man receiveth not the things of the spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.”

49.  I Corinthians 15:3-4 “For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures;”

50.  II Corinthians 2:17 “for we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.”

51.  II Corinthians 3:6”God also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.”

52.  II Corinthians 4:2 “But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.”

53.  Ephesians 1:13 “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of you salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy spirit of promise.”

54.  Ephesians 5:26-27 “That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing by the word, that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such things; but that it should be holy and without blemish.”

55.  Ephesians 6:17 “The sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:”

56.  Colossians 3:16 “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”

57.  I Thessalonians 2:13 “When ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believer.”

58.  II Thessalonians 2:15 “Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions, which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.”

59.  II Thessalonians 3:14 “And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.”

60.  I Timothy 5:17 “Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in the word and doctrine.”

61.  II Timothy 2:2 “The things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach other also.”

62.  II Timothy 3:15-16 “From a child thou has known the holy scriptures which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.”

63.  Hebrews 4:12 “The word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”

64.  James 1:22 “Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”

65.  I Peter 2:2 “ As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby.”

66.  I Peter 1: 25 “The word of the Lord endureth forever.  And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.”

67.  II Peter 1:20-21 “No prophecy of scripture is of any private interpretation.  For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved they the Holy Ghost.”

68.  II Peter 3:15-18 “And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.  Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, bewared lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.  But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  To him be glory both now and forever more.  Amen.”

69.  I John 2:5 “But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby knew we that we are in him.” Revelation 22:18-19 “If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:  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.”

70.  99.-141. Romans 1:2, 17,  2:24, 3:4, 10, 4:3, 17, 8:36, 10:13, 33, 10:6, 15, 11:9-10, 26, 12:19, 14:11, 15:3-4, 9-12, 21, 16:25-26; I Corinthians 1:19, 2:9f, 3:19, 9:9-10, 10:11, 14:21, 15:45, 54; II Corinthians 4:13, 9:9; Galatians 3:8, 10, 13, 4:8-10, 22, 27, 30; Ephesians 4:8-10; I Timothy 5:18; II Timothy 3:15-16

REVELATION:

1.      Matthew 10:26 “Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.”

2.      Matthew 11:25; Luke 10:21 “I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things form the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.”

3.      Matthew 11:27;Luke 10:22 “All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.”

4.      Matthew 16:17 “Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, bu my Father which is heaven.”

5.      Luke 2:26 “And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.  And he came by the Spirit into the temple:”

6.      Luke 2:35 “Yea, a sword shall pierce through ty own soul also, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”

7.      Luke 12:2 “For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed ; neither hid, that shall not be known.”

8.      Luke 17:30 “Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.”

9.      John 12:38 “That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report?  And to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

10.  John 20:30 “And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book; But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.”

11.  John 21:25 “And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.”

12.  Acts 2:4 “And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

13.  Acts 4:8 “Then Peter filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them.”

14.  Acts 4:31 “And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.”

15.  Acts 5:1-11 “Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost? How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord?”

16.  Acts 5:15 “That at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them…and they were healed everyone. ”

17.  Acts 5:19 “But an angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth.”

18.  Acts 7:55 “Stephen, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God.”

19.  Acts 8:23 “Peter said, I perceive that tho art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.”

20.  Acts 8:26 “And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.”

21.  Acts 8:29 “Then Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.”

22.  Acts 8:39 “The Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.  But Philip was found at Azotus:”

23.  Acts 9:3-6 “And as Saul journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: And he fell to the earth.”

24.  Acts 9:10 “And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias.  And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.”

25.  Acts 9:33-34 “Peter said unto Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole:”

26.  Acts 9:41 “Peter gave Dorcus his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.”

27.  Acts 10:3 “Cornelius saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him.”

28.  Acts 10:10-11 “Peter fell into a trance and saw heaven opened.”

29.  Acts 10:44-48 “While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which hear the word.  On the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.  For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God.”

30.  Acts 11:27-28 “And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.  And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there would be a great dearth throughout all the world:”

31.  Acts 12:7-10 “And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon Peter, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly.  And his chains fell off from his hands…the iron gate opened to them of his own accord… and forthwith the angel departed from him.”

32.  Acts 13:1-4 “Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers…and as they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, separtate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.  And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on the, they sent them away.”

33.  Acts 13:8-11 “Then Saul filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him(Elymas  the sorcerer) and said, O full of all subtility and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?  And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season.”

34.  Acts 14:8-10 “And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked: The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, said with a loud voice, stand upright on they feet.  And he leaped and walked.”

35.  Acts 16:6-7 “Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.”

36.  Acts 16:9 “And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man from Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, come over into Macedonia, and help us.”

37.  Acts 16:10 “And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.”

38.  Acts 16:18 “Paul, becoming grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.  And he came out the same hour.”

39.  Acts 16:25-26 “And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.  And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.”

40.  Acts 19:6 “And when Paul had laid his hands upon them(12 certain disciples in Ephesus), the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.”

41.  Acts 19:11-12 “God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.”

42.  Acts 20:9-10 “A certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down form the third loft, and was taken up dead.  And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.”

43.  Acts 21:10-11 “There came down from Judaea to Caesarea a certain prophet, named Agabus.  And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, thus saith the Holy Ghost, so shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.”

44.  Acts 27:23 “There stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.”

45.  Acts 28:4-6 “When the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on Paul’s hand…Paul shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm…and they said he was a god.”

46.  Acts 28:8-9 “The father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him. So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:”

47.  Romans 1:17 “For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.”

48.  Romans 2:5 “But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;”

49.  Romans 8:18 “For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

50.  Romans 16:25-26 “Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, but now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:”

51.  I Corinthians 2:10 “But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.”

52.  I Corinthians 3:13 “Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.”

53.  I Corinthians 14:6 “Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?”

54.  I Corinthians 14:26 “How is it then, brethren?  When ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hat a doctrine, hat a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation.  Let all things be done unto edifying.”

55.  I Corinthians 14:30 “If anything be revealed to another(prophet) that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.”

56.  II Corinthians 12:1-4, 7 “It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory.  I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.  And lest I should be

57.  exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should b exalted above measure.””

58.  Galatians 1:12 “For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

59.  Galatians 1:15-16 “But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood.”

60.  Galatians 2:2 “And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.

61.  Ephesians 1:17-23 “That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father  of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints.”

62.  Ephesians 3:3 “How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; as I wrote afore in few words.”

63.  Ephesians 3:5 “(The mystery of Christ) which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;”

64.  Philippians 3:15 “Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any things ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.”

65.  II Thessalonians 1: 7 “And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels.”

66.  II Thessalonians 2:3, 6, 8 “Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.  And then shall the Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:”

67.  I Peter 1:5 “Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”

68.  I Peter 1:11-12 “Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.  Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.”

69.  I Peter 1:13 “Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at  the revelation of Jesus Christ;”

70.  I Peter 4:13 “But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when he glory shall be revealed, ye man be glad also with exceeding joy.”

71.  I Peter 5:1 “The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed;”

72.  Revelation 1:1 “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:”