- the rain:
- "Sayª° unto¹ them which daubª° [it] with untemperedª [morter], that it shall fall:ª° there shall be¹ an overflowingª° shower;ª and ye,ª O great hailstones,ªª shall fall;ª° and a stormyª windª shall rendª° [it]. ... [To wit], the prophetsª of Israelª which prophesyª° concerning¹ Jerusalem,ª and which see²¹ visionsª of peaceª for her, and [there is] no¹ peace,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 13:11-16} + "And he shall sitª° [as] a refinerª° and purifierª° of silver:ª and he shall purifyª°¹ the sonsª of Levi,ª and purgeª° them as goldª and silver,ª that they may offerª°¹ unto the LORDª an offeringª in righteousness.ª" {Mal 3:3} + "Confirmingª° the¹ soulsª of the¹ disciples,ª [and] exhorting¹ them²° to continueª° in the¹ faith,ª andª thatª weª mustª° throughª muchª tribulationª enterª° intoª the¹ kingdomª of God.ª" {Act 14:22} + "Every man'sª workª shall be madeª° manifest:ª forª the¹ dayª shall declareª° it, becauseª it shall be revealedª° byª fire;ª andª the¹ fireª shall tryª° every man'sª workª of what sortª it is.ª° ... If any man'sª workª shall be burned,ª° he shall suffer loss:ª° butª he¹ himself² shall be saved;ª° yetª soª asª byª fire.ª" {1Co 3:13-15} + "Blessedª [is] the manª thatª endurethª° temptation:ª forª when he is¹ tried,ª²° he shall receiveª° the¹ crownª of life,ª whichª the¹ Lordª hath promisedª° to them that loveª° him.ª" {Jms 1:12} + "Thatª the¹ trialª of yourª faith,ª being muchª more preciousª than of goldª that perisheth,ª° thoughª² it be triedª° with¹ fire,ª might be foundª° untoª praiseª andª honourª andª gloryª atª the appearingª of Jesusª Christ:ª" {1Pe 1:7}
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