- a stone:
- "And in the daysª of¹ theseª kingsª shall the Godª of heavenª set upª° a kingdom,ª which¹ shall neverªª be destroyed:ª° and the kingdomª shall notª be leftª° to otherª people,ª [but] it shall break in piecesª° and consumeª° allª theseª kingdoms,ª and itª shall standª° for ever.ª ... Forasmuch asªª¹ thou sawestª° that¹ the stoneª was cut outª° of the mountainª¹ withoutª¹ hands,ª and that it brake in piecesª° the iron,ª the brass,ª the clay,ª the silver,ª and the gold;ª the greatª Godª hath made knownª° to the kingª whatª¹ shall come to passª° hereafter:ªª and the dreamª [is] certain,ª and the interpretationª thereof sure.ª°" {Dan 2:44-45} + "I sawªª°° in the nightª visions,ª and, behold,ª [one] like the Sonª of manª cameª°¹ withª the cloudsª of heaven,ª and cameª° toª the Ancientª of days,ª and they brought him nearª° beforeª him. ... And there was givenª° him dominion,ª and glory,ª and a kingdom,ª that allª people,ª nations,ª and languages,ª should serveª° him: his dominionª [is] an everlastingª dominion,ª which¹ shall notª pass away,ª° and his kingdomª [that] which¹ shall notª be destroyed.ª°" {Dan 7:13-14} + "And the kingdomª and dominion,ª and the greatnessª of¹ the kingdomª underª the wholeª heaven,ª shall be givenª° to the peopleª of the saintsª of the most High,ª whose kingdomª [is] an everlastingª kingdom,ª and allª dominionsª shall serveª° and obeyª° him." {Dan 7:27} + "The stoneª [which] the buildersª° refusedª° is become¹ the headª [stone] of the corner.ª" {Psa 118:22} + "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª Behold,¹ I layª° in Zionª for a foundation¹ a stone,ª a triedª stone,ª a preciousª cornerª [stone], a sureª° foundation:ª he that believethª° shall not¹ make haste.ª°" {Isa 28:16} + "And in that¹ dayª will I makeª°¹ Jerusalemª a burdensomeª stoneª for all¹ people:ª all¹ that burdenª° themselves with it shall be cut in pieces,ª°° though all¹ the peopleª of the earthª be gathered togetherª° against¹ it." {Zch 12:3} + "Andª I say²° alsoª¹ unto thee,ª Thatª thouª artª° Peter,ª andª uponª thisª rockª I will buildª° myª church;ª andª the gatesª of hellª shall²° notª prevail againstª° it.ª" {Mtt 16:18} + "Thisª isª° the¹ stoneª which² was set at noughtª° ofª youª builders,ª° which² is becomeª° the¹ headª of² the corner.ª" {Act 4:11} + "Unto youª thereforeª which² believeª° [he is] precious:ª butª unto them which be disobedient,ª° the stoneª whichª the¹ buildersª° disallowed,ª° the sameª is madeª°² the¹ headª of the corner,ª" {1Pe 2:7} + "Andª the¹ seventhª angelª sounded;ª° andª there wereª° greatª voicesª inª heaven,ª saying,ª° The¹ kingdomsª of this worldª are becomeª° [the kingdoms] of ourª Lord,ª andª of his²¹ Christ;ª andª he shall reignª° for² ever² and ever.ª¹" {Rev 11:15}
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