- must increase:
- "His nameª shall endure¹ for ever:ª his nameª shall be continuedª°°° as long¹ as² the sun:ª and [men] shall be blessedª° in him: all¹ nationsª shall call him blessed.ª° ... And blessedª° [be] his gloriousª nameª for ever:ª and let¹ the whole¹ earthª be filledª° [with] his glory;ª Amen,ª and Amen.ª" {Psa 72:17-19} + "Of the increaseª of [his] governmentª and peaceª [there shall be] no¹ end,ª upon¹ the throneª of David,ª and upon¹ his kingdom,ª to orderª° it, and to establishª° it with judgmentª and with justiceª from henceforth¹¹ even for² ever.ª¹ The zealª of the LORDª of hostsª will performª° this.¹" {Isa 9:7} + "For he shall grow upª° beforeª him as a tender plant,ª and as a rootª out of a dryª ground:ª¹ he hath no¹ formª nor¹ comeliness;ª and when we shall seeª° him, [there is] no¹ beautyª that we should desireª° him. ... He is despisedª° and rejectedª of men;ª a manª of sorrows,ª and acquaintedª° with grief:ª and we hid¹ as it were²° [our] facesª from¹ him; he was despised,ª° and we esteemedª° him not.¹" {Isa 53:2-3} + "Therefore¹ will I divideª° him [a portion] with the great,ª and he shall divideª° the spoilª with¹ the strong;ª because¹¹ he hath poured outª° his soulª unto death:ª and he¹ was numberedª° with¹ the transgressors;ª° and he bareª° the sinª of many,ª and made intercessionª° for the transgressors.ª°" {Isa 53:12} + "Thou sawestªª°° tillª that¹ a stoneª was cut outª° withoutª¹ hands,ª which smoteª° the imageª uponª his feetª [that were] of¹ ironª and clay,ª and brake²° them² to pieces.ª°¹ ... Thenª was the iron,ª the clay,ª the brass,ª the silver,ª and the gold,ª broken to piecesª°²° together,ª and becameª° like the chaffª ofª the summerª threshingfloors;ª and the windª carried²° them² away,ª°¹ that² noª¹ placeª was foundª° for them: and the stoneª that¹ smoteª° the imageª becameª° a greatª mountain,ª and filledª° the wholeª earth.ª" {Dan 2:34-35} + "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} + "Anotherª parableª put he forthª° unto them,ª saying,ª° The¹ kingdomª of heavenª isª° like² to¹ a grainª of mustard seed,ª whichª a manª took,ª° and¹ sowedª° inª hisª field:ª ... Anotherª parableª spake¹ he²° unto them;ª The¹ kingdomª of heavenª isª° like² unto¹ leaven,ª whichª a womanª took,ª° and¹ hidª° inª threeª measuresª of meal,ª tillª the¹ wholeª was² leavened.ª°" {Mtt 13:31-33} + "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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