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What is the most frightening passage of scripture in the Bible to you? For me I think it may be Matt. 7:21-23:
Mat 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Mat 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
The thought that there will be many who meet with us this sabbath day, who profess Christ, offer corporate worship, appear to avail themselves of the means of grace, appear to have true religion, but in that final day Christ will say "I NEVER KNEW YOU". The saddest and scariest thing of all is that most of these people THINK that they are really saved. It is a sobering thought. May all of us give diligence to "make our calling an election sure".
Worship God children in spirit and in truth.
So what passage of scripture scares you the most??
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06-29-2008, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by PuritanBouncer  I saw the title of this thread and came in here ready to post that exact one! (lol) | That one comes pretty close to being a truly frightening Scripture. 
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| | For me, its a toss up between this passage: Rev 20:12,15 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works...And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. ...and the Matt. 7:21-23 passage already mentioned. The thought of Jesus looking into my eyes, saying He never knew me, and then commanding me to depart from Him is a scary thought.
As you said, "May all of us give diligence to "make our calling an election sure".
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| | | Ohh, that's pretty scary too Rich!! |
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| | | I'm with the Hebrews 10 passage because it speaks to me. How often do I wilfully sin against grace? *sigh*
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| | | The spookiest for me has always been the word against Edom from Isaiah 21
He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night
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Originally Posted by Blueridge Baptist What is the most frightening passage of scripture in the Bible to you? For me I think it may be Matt. 7:21-23:
Mat 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Mat 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
The thought that there will be many who meet with us this sabbath day, who profess Christ, offer corporate worship, appear to avail themselves of the means of grace, appear to have true religion, but in that final day Christ will say "I NEVER KNEW YOU". The saddest and scariest thing of all is that most of these people THINK that they are really saved. It is a sobering thought. May all of us give diligence to "make our calling an election sure".
Worship God children in spirit and in truth.
So what passage of scripture scares you the most?? | Yes, this one is terrifying...I don't know if it is possible to read that and avoid asking oneself, "am I self-deceived that I truly belong to Him"?
But surely Jesus does not mean here that he will reject some who comes to him in faith and repentance?
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But you, O God, do see trouble and grief;you consider it to take it in hand. The victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless. - Psalm 10:14
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"Speak to the congregation, saying, `Get back from around the dwellings of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.' " 25 Then Moses arose and went to Dathan and Abiram, with the elders of Israel following him, 26 and he spoke to the congregation, saying, "Depart now from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing that belongs to them, or you will be swept away in all their sin." 27 So they got back from around the dwellings of Korah, Dathan and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the doorway of their tents, along with their wives and their sons and their little ones. 28 Moses said, "By this you shall know that the LORD has sent me to do all these deeds; for this is not my doing. 29 "If these men die the death of all men or if they suffer the fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me. 30 "But if the LORD brings about an entirely new thing and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that is theirs, and they descend alive into Sheol, then you will understand that these men have spurned the LORD." 31 As he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open; 32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men who belonged to Korah with their possessions.
| In my cinematic imagination, I see this event. Especially the family coming out of the tent for all to see and them to see the congregation. It makes my hairs stand on end as I picture myself watching them being swallowed by the earth. I picture myself silent, walking away in fear and saying to myself, "God is not joking, here. Where can I run? I can't. He's still God no matter where I go and I am one of his people whether I like it or not. I had better do what he says or I am in trouble."
But in the NT we have Peter saying "Where else can we go? You have the words of eternal life." I know that, too. And I am comforted knowing Jesus is my Savior from all God's wrath! Praise be to GOd!
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| | | For me it is "unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and pharisees, you shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven."
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28"Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather (A)fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in (B)hell.
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| | | Isa 63:1 Who is this who comes from Edom,
With dyed garments from Bozrah,
This One who is glorious in His apparel,
Traveling in the greatness of His strength?--
" I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save."
Isa 63:2 Why is Your apparel red,
And Your garments like one who treads in the winepress?
Isa 63:3 " I have trodden the winepress alone,
And from the peoples no one was with Me.
For I have trodden them in My anger,
And trampled them in My fury;
Their blood is sprinkled upon My garments,
And I have stained all My robes.
Isa 63:4 For the day of vengeance is in My heart,
And the year of My redeemed has come.
Isa 63:5 I looked, but there was no one to help,
And I wondered
That there was no one to uphold;
Therefore My own arm brought salvation for Me;
And My own fury, it sustained Me.
Isa 63:6 I have trodden down the peoples in My anger,
Made them drunk in My fury, And brought down their strength to the earth."
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Originally Posted by Don Kistler For me it is "unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and pharisees, you shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven." | I thought about selecting that as well. |
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| | | Not sure about "scary," but certainly sobering:
1 Corinthians 9:27, "But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway."
Matthew 16:23, "But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men."
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| | This thread needs to be counter-balanced with a word of comfort.
Isaiah 14:1, "For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel."
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The meaning, therefore, is, "Though the Lord has treated his people so severely, as if he had rejected them; yet by the actual event he will at length show and prove that he has adopted them, by giving abundant evidence of his election, and by having compassion on them for ever."
We now may readily conclude what we have already said, namely, that the chastisements which the godly endure are widely different from that deadly stroke, however light it may be, which is inflicted on the ungodly. The godly are immediately led to consider their election, the confident belief of which cheers their hearts; but the ungodly see nothing but darkness, bottomless pits, and frightful desolation on all sides. Whenever, therefore, the Lord chastises us, we ought immediately to call to remembrance this distinction, that we may strengthen our hearts by the hope of a happier condition.
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Eze 34:1-6 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe [be] to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: [but] ye feed not the flock. The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up [that which was] broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. And they were scattered, because [there is] no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek [after them].
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| | | Romans 1:28, or any passage for that matter, when God gives someone over to sin - when someone gets what they really want. That is very scary to me.
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Originally Posted by danmpem Romans 1:28, or any passage for that matter, when God gives someone over to sin - when someone gets what they really want. That is very scary to me. | I can agree with that!
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Originally Posted by Psalm 28:7 The Lord is my Strength and my shield; in Him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song i give thanks to Him.  | |
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| | | For those of us who have not yet "tamed the beast" this verse is sobering:
Matt. 12:36 I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, 37 for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” | |
