I. Promises to Him Who Keeps the Commandments of the Lord 1. HE SHALL BE CALLED GREAT Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:19. 2. SHALL BE AS A WISE MAN Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. Matthew 7:24-25. 3. SHALL BE LOVED OF MY FATHER He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. John 14:21. 4. WE WILL MAKE OUR ABODE WITH HIM If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto hint, and make our abode with him. John 14:23. 5. HE SHALL ABIDE IN MY LOVE If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. John 15:10. 6. SHALL BE MY FRIEND Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. John 15:14. 7. SHALL HAVE RIGHT TO THE TREE OF LIFE Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. Rev. 22:14.
II. Promises of Salvation to the Believer 1. HE THAT COMETH TO CHRIST SHALL NOT BE CAST OUT He that believeth on me shall never thirst . all that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. John 6:35,37. 2. SHALL NOT PERISH That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:15,16. 3. IS PASSED FROM DEATH TO LIFE Verily, verily I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, bath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. John 5:24. 4. SHALL BE RAISED UP AT LAST DAY And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have ever-lasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. John 6:40. 5. HATH EVERLASTING LIFE Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me bath everlasting life. John 6:47. 6. SHALL NEVER DIE And whosoever Iveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? John 11:26. 7. SHALL BE SAVED He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved: but he that believeth not shall be damned. Mark 16:16.
III. Promises to Him Who Follows Christ 1. HE SHALL HAVE THE LIGHT OF LIFE I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. John 8:12. 2. SHALL HAVE ETERNAL LIFE My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. John 10:27,28. 3. SHALL FIND HIS LIFE If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. Matthew 16:24,25. 4. SHALL HAVE TREASURE IN HEAVEN If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. Matthew 19:21. 5. SHALL HAVE AN 100-FOLD IN THIS TIME Verily I say unto you, there is no man that bath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. Mark 10:29-30 (See V.28). 6. SHALL BE A FISHER OF MEN Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. Matthew 4:19. 7. SHALL HAVE HONOR FROM THE FATHER If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. John 12:26.
IV. Promises of the Bread of Life 1. THE BREAD GIVETH LIFE TO THE WORLD Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. John 6:32-33. 2. HE THAT EATETH SHALL NEVER HUNGER I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. John 6:35. 3. SHALL NOT DIE This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. John 6:50. 4. SHALL LIVE FOREVER I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. John 6:51. 5. SHALL HAVE ETERNAL LIFE Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. John 6:54. 6. SHALL DWELL IN CHRIST He that eateth my flesh, drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. John 6:56. 7. SHALL LIVE BY CHRIST As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. John 6:57.
V. Promises of the Resurrection 1. THOSE OF THE RESURRECTION OF JUST SHALL BE RECOMPENSED But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. Luke 14:13-14. 2. SHALL DIE NO MORE But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection. Luke 20:35-36. 3. SHALL LIVE UNTO GOD Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him. Luke 20:37-38. 4. SHALL BE QUICKENED BY THE SON For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. John 5:21. 5. SHALL HAVE PART IN RESURRECTION OF LIFE Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. John 5:28-29. 6. SHALL BE RAISED UP AT LAST DAY And this is the Fathers' will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. John 6:39. No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. John 6:44. 7. THOUGH DEAD, YET SHALL HE LIVE I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. John 11:25.
VI. Promises of the Holy Spirit 1. HOLY SPIRIT SHALL BE GIVEN TO THOSE THAT ASK If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Spirit to them that ask him? Luke 11:13. 2. SPIRIT SHALL BE A WELL OF WATER SPRINGING UP WITHIN But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. John 4:14. 3. FROM BELIEVER SHALL FLOW RIVERS OF LIVING WATER If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture bath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. John 7:37-38 (See V. 39). 4. FATHER WILL GIVE COMFORTER TO ABIDE FOREVER And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. John 14:16-17. 5. DISCIPLES INVITED TO RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT Receive ye the Holy Ghost. John 20:22. 6. THE PROMISE OF THE FATHER TO BE SENT And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. Luke 24:49. 7. DISCIPLES TO BE BAPTIZED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. Acts 1:5.
VII. Promises of the Work of the Holy Spirit 1. HOLY SPIRIT WILL REPROVE WORLD OF SIN, RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUDGMENT And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. John 16:8. 2. HOLY SPIRIT—SOURCE OF THE NEW BIRTH The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. John 3:8. 3. SHALL QUICKEN THE BELIEVER It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. John 6:63. 4. SHALL TESTIFY OF CHRIST But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me. John 15:26. 5. SHALL TEACH ALL THINGS But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. John 14:26. 6. SHALL GUIDE INTO ALL TRUTH Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. John 16:13. 7. SHALL GIVE POWER TO WITNESS But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8.
VIII. Promises of Christ's Presence 1. CHRIST TO BE WITH BELIEVER UNTO END OF THE AGE Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you away even unto the end of the world. Matthew 28:20. 2. TO BE IN THE MIDST OF BELIEVERS For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Matthew 18:20. 3. SHALL COME TO COMFORT BELIEVER I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. John 14:18. 4. THE FATHER IS IN THE SON AND THE SON IN THE BELIEVER At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. John 14:20. 5. THOUGH CHRIST GOETH AWAY, HE COMETH AGAIN Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. John 14:28. 6. THE SON TO MANIFEST HIMSELF TO BELIEVERS He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. John 14:21. 7. FATHER AND SON TO MAKE ABODE WITH BELIEVERS If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. John 14:23.
IX. Promises of Answer to Prayer 1. HE THAT ASKETH RECEIVETH For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Matthew 7:8. 2. HOW MUCH MORE SHALL THE FATHER GIVE GOOD GIFTS If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? Matthew 7:11. 3. ALL THINGS YE ASK BELIEVING YE SHALL RECEIVE And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. Matthew 21:22. 4. IF TWO AGREE—IT SHALL BE DONE Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. Matthew 18:19. 5. PROMISE OF ANSWER TO IMPORTUNITY I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. Luke 11:8 (Parable of importunate friend, Luke 11:5-10). 6. PROMISE TO THOSE WHO PRAY AND NOT FAINT And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? Luke 18:7-8 (Parable of Unjust Judge, Luke 18:1-8). 7. ABIDE IN CHRIST AND IT SHALL BE DONE If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. John 15:7.
X. Promises to Those Who Ask in the Name of Jesus 1. WHATSOEVER YE ASK IN MY NAME I WILL DO And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. John 14:13. 2. ASK ANYTHING IN MY NAME If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. John 14:14. 3. WHATSOEVER YE ASK FATHER IN MY NAME That whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. John 15:16. 4. WHATSOEVER YE ASK FATHER IN MY NAME HE WILL GIVE And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. John 16:23. 5. ASK IN MY NAME THAT YOUR JOY BE FULL Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. John 16:24. 6. IN THAT DAY YE SHALL ASK IN MY NAME At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I come out from God. John 16:26-27. 7. THESE SIGNS SHALL FOLLOW IN MY NAME And these signs shall follow them that believe; in my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Mark 16:17-18.
XI. Promises of the Infinite Possibilities of Faith 1. ALL THINGS POSSIBLE TO BELIEVER If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. Mark 9:23. 2. NOTHING SHALL BE IMPOSSIBLE Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Matthew 17:20. 3. FAITH WILL PLUCK UP A TREE BY ROOT If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamore tree, be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. Luke 17:6. 4. HAVE FAITH IN GOD—WHOSOEVER SHALL HAVE WHATSOEVER HE SAITH Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Mark 11:22-23. 5. BELIEVE YE RECEIVE AND YE SHALL HAVE Therefore I say unto you, what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. Mark 11:24. 6. BELIEVE AND SEE THE GLORY OF GOD Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? John 11:40. 7. THESE WORKS AND GREATER WORKS SHALL YE DO Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. John 14:12.
XII. Promises of Dominion Over Satan 1. CHRIST GIVES POWER OVER ALL POWER OF THE ENEMY I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Luke 10:18-19. 2. WHAT YE BIND ON EARTH SHALL BE BOUND IN HEAVEN Verily I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Matthew 18:18. 3. YE SHALL CAST OUT DEVILS IN MY NAME And these signs shall follow them that believe; in my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues. Mark 16:17. 4. CERTAIN DEMONS CAST OUT ONLY BY PRAYER AND FASTING Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. Matthew 17:21. 5. AT CALVARY THE PRINCE OF THIS WORLD DEFEATED Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. John 12:31. 6. CHRIST GIVES US FREEDOM FROM ALL POWER OF SATAN AND SIN If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. John 8:36 (See John 8:34-44). 7. CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM SHOULD BE FREE FROM SATAN'S BONDS And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day? Luke 13:16.
XIII. Promises to Those Who Give 1. GIVE SECRETLY AND BE REWARDED OPENLY But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. Matthew 6:3-4. 2. GIVE AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN IN FULL MEASURE INTO YOUR BOSOM Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. Luke 6:38. 3. GIVE AND ALL THINGS CLEAN But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. Luke 11:41. 4. GIVE AND BE RECEIVED INTO EVERLASTING HABITATIONS And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. Luke 16:9. 5. GIVE AND BE BLESSED It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts 20:35. 6. GIVE AND BE RECOMPENSED AT RESURRECTION OF THE JUST But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. Luke 14:13-14. 7. GIVE AND HAVE TREASURE IN HEAVEN One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. Mark 10:21.
XIV. Promises to Those Persecuted for Righteousness' Sake 1. GREAT IS YOUR REWARD IN HEAVEN Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. Matthew 5:10-12. 2. YE SHALL BE SAVED And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. Matthew 10;22. 3. NOT A HAIR OF YOUR HEAD SHALL PERISH And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake. But there shall not an hair of your head perish. Luke 21:16-18. 4. WISDOM IN THE HOUR OF NEED PROMISED But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. And it shall turn to you for a testimony. Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. Luke 21:12-15. 5. HE SHALL BE CONFESSED BEFORE FATHER IN HEAVEN Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 10:32. 6. HE SHALL BE CONFESSED BEFORE ANGELS OF GOD Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God. Luke 12:8. 7. BLESSED ARE YE WHEN MEN SHALL HATE YOU Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. Luke 6:22.
XV. Promises of Blessing Upon the Meek and the Pure 1. BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3. (See Luke 6:20). 2. BLESSED ARE THEY THAT MOURN Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4 (See Luke 6:21). 3. BLESSED ARE THE MEEK Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5. 4. BLESSED ARE THEY THAT HUNGER AFTER RIGHTEOUSNESS Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Matthew 5:6. 5. BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Matthew 5:7. 6. BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Matthew 5:9. 7. BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Matthew 5:8.
XVI. Promises of the Abundant Life 1. COMMUNION WITH CHRIST Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. Rev. 3:20. 2. LIFE AND LIFE MORE ABUNDANTLY I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. John 10:9-10. 3. KNOWLEDGE OF GOD'S WILL If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. John 7:17. 4. REST FOR THE SOUL Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30. 5. CHRIST'S PEACE PROMISED Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: Not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27. 6. THE JOY OF THE LORD These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. John 15:11. 7. GATES OF HADES SHALL NOT PREVAIL AGAINST THE BELIEVER And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18.
XVII. Promises to the Overcomer 1. OVERCOMER SHALL EAT OF THE TREE OF LIFE He that bath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. Rev. 2:7. 2. SHALL NOT BE HURT OF THE SECOND DEATH He that bath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. Rev. 2:11. 3. SHALL EAT OF THE HIDDEN MANNA He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. Rev. 2:17. 4. SHALL HAVE POWER OVER NATIONS And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. And I will give him the morning star. Rev. 2:26-28. 5. SHALL BE CONFESSED BEFORE THE FATHER AND THE ANGELS He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. Rev. 3:5. 6. SHALL BECOME A PILLAR IN THE TEMPLE OF GOD Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. Rev. 3:12. 7. SHALL SIT WITH CHRIST IN HIS THRONE To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. Rev. 3:21.
XVIII. Promises of Divine Protection of the Believer 1. IS KNOWN OF CHRIST I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. John 10:14. 2. SHALL NEVER PERISH My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. John 10:27-28. 3. NO MAN MAY PLUCK THEM FROM THE FATHER'S HAND My father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. John 10:29. 4. SHALL BE RAISED UP AT LAST DAY And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. John 6:39. 5. THOSE THE FATHER GAVE ARE KEPT While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gayest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled. John 17:12. 6. THE LORD'S PROVISION FOR THE ELECT And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. And, then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not: For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. Mark 13:20-22. 7. GUARDIAN ANGELS WATCH OVER THE LITTLE ONES Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. Matthew 18:10.
XIX. Promises of the Second Coming of Christ 1. CHRIST SHALL COME IN THE CLOUDS WITH GREAT POWER And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. Luke 21:27-28. 2. SHALL COME AS LIGHTNING OUT OF THE EAST For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Matthew 24:27. 3. SHALL GATHER TOGETHER HIS ELECT And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Matthew 24:30-31. 4. SHALL COME AGAIN TO RECEIVE HIS PEOPLE And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. John 14:3. 5. BLESSING PROMISED TO WATCHFUL SERVANTS Blessed are those servants, whom the Lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. Luke 12:37-38. 6. WISE SERVANT TO BE MADE RULER OVER ALL Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. Luke 12:42-44. 7. CHRIST SHALL SIT ON THE THRONE OF HIS GLORY When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory. Matthew 25:31.
XX. Promises of the Kingdom 1. DISCIPLES ARE GIVEN KNOWLEDGE OF MYSTERIES OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. Matthew 13:11-12. 2. KEYS OF KINGDOM OF HEAVEN GIVEN And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Matthew 16:19. 3. WHEN SIGNS FULFILLED—KINGDOM COMES So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Luke 21:31. 4. FATHER'S PLEASURE TO GIVE THE KINGDOM Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Luke 12:32. 5. THE BLESSED TO INHERIT KINGDOM OF FATHER Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Matthew 25:34. 6. RIGHTEOUS TO SHINE FORTH IN KINGDOM Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. Matthew 13:43. 7. CHRIST WILL EAT AND DRINK WITH DISCIPLES IN KINGDOM But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom. Matthew 26:29. (See Luke 22:16, 18, 30).
XXI. Promises of Rewards I. REWARD TO BE GREAT But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. Luke 6:35. 2. THE REAPER TO RECEIVE WAGES And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. John 4:36. 3. A PROPHET AND A RIGHTEOUS MAN'S REWARD GIVEN TO THOSE WHO RECEIVE THEM He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. Matthew 10:41. 4. REWARD GIVEN FOR ONE CUP OF COLD WATER And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. Matthew 10:42. 5. ALL REWARDED ACCORDING TO THEIR WORKS For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man ac-cording to his works. Matthew 16:27. 6. FAITHFUL TO BE RULER OVER MANY THINGS His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. Matthew 25:21 (Parable of talents, Matthew 25:14-30). 7. THOSE FAITHFUL IN LITTLE SHALL BE GIVEN AUTHORITY OVER MUCH And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. For I say unto you, That unto every one which bath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he bath shall be taken away from him. Luke 19:17, 26 (Parable of pounds, Luke 19:11-27).