…Jesus himself sent them out from east to west

with the sacred and unfailing message of salvation

that gives eternal life…

Mark 16:8

“Are you the Messiah,

the Son of the Blessed One?”

Jesus said, “I AM.”

And you will see the Son of Man

seated in the place of power at God’s right hand

and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

Mark 14:62

They refused to obey

and did not remember the miracles 

you had done for them…

…But you are a God of forgiveness,

gracious and merciful

slow to become angry,

and rich in unfailing love.

You did not abandon them

Nehemiah 9:17

O LORD, what a variety of things you have made!

In wisdom you have made them all.

The earth is full of your creatures.

Here is the ocean, vast and wide,

teeming with life of every kind,

both large and small.

Psalm 104:24-25

Heaven and earth will disappear,

but my words will never disappear.

Mark 13:31

O my Strength, to you I sing praises,

for you, O God, are my refuge,

the God who shows me unfailing love.

Psalm 59:17

…if anyone tells you, 

‘Look, here is the Messiah,’ or ‘There he is,’

don’t believe it.

For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up

and perform signs and wonders so as to deceive,

if possible, God’s chosen ones. 

Mark 13:21-22

…“This is the sign from the LORD

to prove that he will do as he promised.

Would you like the shadow on the sundial

to go forward ten steps or backward ten steps?”

“The shadow always moves forward, Hezekiah replied,

“so that would be easy.

Make it go ten steps backward instead.”

So Isaiah the prophet asked the LORD to do this,

and he caused the shadow to move ten steps backwards

on the sundial of Ahaz!

2 Kings 20:9-11