| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King James Bible: saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to
the uttermost.
TH1 2:17 But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in
presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face
with great desire.
TH1 2:18 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and
again; but Satan hindered us.
TH1 2:19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not
even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
TH1 2:20 For ye are our glory and joy.
TH1 3:1 Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from King James Bible: satisfied, saith the LORD.
JER 50:11 Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of
mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and
bellow as bulls;
JER 50:12 Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall
be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness,
a dry land, and a desert.
JER 50:13 Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited,
but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall
be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.
JER 50:14 Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from King James Bible: labour be in vain.
TH1 3:6 But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us
good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good
remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see
you:
TH1 3:7 Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our
affliction and distress by your faith:
TH1 3:8 For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
TH1 3:9 For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the
joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;
TH1 3:10 Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face,
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