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36 “Then the king will (A)do as he pleases, and he will exalt and (B)magnify himself above every god and will (C)speak [a]monstrous things against the (D)God of gods; and he will prosper until the (E)indignation is finished, for that which is (F)decreed will be done. 37 He will show no regard for the [b]gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he show regard for any other god; for he will magnify himself above them all. 38 But [c]instead he will honor a god of fortresses, a god whom his fathers did not know; he will honor him with gold, silver, costly stones and treasures. 39 He will take action against the strongest of fortresses with the help of a foreign god; he will give great honor to [d]those who acknowledge him and will cause them to rule over the many, and will parcel out land for a price.
40 “At the (G)end time the (H)king of the South will collide with him, and the (I)king of the North will (J)storm against him with chariots, with horsemen and with many ships; and he will enter countries, (K)overflow them and pass through. 41 He will also enter the [e](L)Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall; but these will be rescued out of his hand: Edom, (M)Moab and the foremost of the sons of (N)Ammon. 42 Then he will stretch out his hand against other countries, and the land of Egypt will not escape. 43 But he will [f]gain control over the hidden treasures of gold and silver and over all the precious things of Egypt; and (O)Libyans and (P)Ethiopians will follow at his [g]heels. 44 But rumors from the East and from the North will disturb him, and he will go forth with great wrath to destroy and [h]annihilate many. 45 He will pitch the tents of his royal pavilion between the seas and the beautiful (Q)Holy Mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.
The Time of the End
12 “Now at that time (R)Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a (S)time of distress (T)such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the (U)book, will be rescued. 2 (V)Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, (W)these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting [i]contempt. 3 [j]Those who have (X)insight will (Y)shine brightly like the brightness of the [k]expanse of heaven, and those who (Z)lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. 4 But as for you, Daniel, (AA)conceal these words and (AB)seal up the book until the (AC)end of time; (AD)many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase.”
5 Then I, Daniel, looked and behold, two others were standing, one on this bank of the river and the other on that bank of the river. 6 And (AE)one said to the man (AF)dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “(AG)How long will it be until the end of these wonders?” 7 I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, [l]as he (AH)raised his right hand and his left toward heaven, and swore by (AI)Him who lives forever that it would be for a [m](AJ)time, [n]times, and half a [o]time; and as soon as [p]they finish (AK)shattering the [q]power of the holy people, all these events will be completed. 8 As for me, I heard but could not understand; so I said, “My lord, what will be the [r]outcome of these events?” 9 He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for these words are concealed and (AL)sealed up until the end time. 10 (AM)Many will be purged, [s]purified and refined, but the (AN)wicked will act wickedly; and none of the wicked will understand, but [t]those who (AO)have insight will understand. 11 From the time that the regular sacrifice is abolished and the [u](AP)abomination of desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days. 12 How (AQ)blessed is he who keeps waiting and attains to the (AR)1,335 days! 13 But as for you, go your way to the [v]end; then you will enter into (AS)rest and rise again for your (AT)allotted portion at the end of the [w]age.”
Testing the Spirits
4 (A)Beloved, do not believe every (B)spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because (C)many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: (D)every spirit that (E)confesses that (F)Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; 3 and every spirit that (G)does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the (H)antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and (I)now it is already in the world. 4 You are from God, (J)little children, and (K)have overcome them; because (L)greater is He who is in you than (M)he who is in the world. 5 (N)They are from the world; therefore they speak as from the world, and the world listens to them. 6 (O)We are from God; (P)he who knows God listens to us; (Q)he who is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know (R)the spirit of truth and (S)the spirit of error.
God Is Love
7 (T)Beloved, let us (U)love one another, for love is from God; and (V)everyone who loves is [a](W)born of God and (X)knows God. 8 The one who does not love does not know God, for (Y)God is love. 9 By this the love of God was manifested [b](Z)in us, that (AA)God has sent His [c]only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, (AB)not that we loved God, but that (AC)He loved us and sent His Son to be (AD)the propitiation for our sins. 11 (AE)Beloved, if God so loved us, (AF)we also ought to love one another. 12 (AG)No one has seen God at any time; if we love one another, God abides in us, and His (AH)love is perfected in us. 13 (AI)By this we know that we abide in Him and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. 14 We have seen and (AJ)testify that the Father has (AK)sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
15 (AL)Whoever confesses that (AM)Jesus is the Son of God, God (AN)abides in him, and he in God. 16 (AO)We have come to know and have believed the love which God has [d](AP)for us. (AQ)God is love, and the one who (AR)abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 17 By this, (AS)love is perfected with us, so that we may have (AT)confidence in (AU)the day of judgment; because (AV)as He is, so also are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but (AW)perfect love casts out fear, because fear [e]involves punishment, and the one who fears is not (AX)perfected in love. 19 (AY)We love, because He first loved us. 20 (AZ)If someone says, “I love God,” and (BA)hates his brother, he is a (BB)liar; for (BC)the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, (BD)cannot love God whom he has not seen. 21 And (BE)this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God (BF)should love his brother also.
Prayer for the Lord’s Help.
A Song of Ascents.
2 When the (A)righteous [a]increase, the people rejoice,
But when a wicked man rules, people groan.
3 A man who (B)loves wisdom makes his father glad,
But he who (C)keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth.
4 The (D)king gives stability to the land by justice,
But a man who takes bribes overthrows it.
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