Foundational Scriptures

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These scriptures lay the foundation for studies in the Bible that help to prepare the paths to understanding.

For He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, Because YHVH will make a short work upon the Earth.

• Romans 9:28 NKJ

My Son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you,
 
So that you incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding;
 
Yes, if you cry out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding,
 
If you seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures;
 
Then you will understand the fear of YHVH, And find the knowledge of God.

• Proverbs 2:1-5 NKJ

Do not quench the Spirit.
 
Do not despise prophecies.
 
Test all things; hold fast what is good.

• 1 Thessalonians 5:19-21 NKJ

These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.

• Acts 17:11 NKJ

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, A worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

• 2 Timothy 2:15 NKJ

And He said to me, "Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand."

Revelation 22:10 NKJ