One
Year Bible Readings
Sunday, December 11th- Saturday, December 17th
2016
11 Amos
4:1-6:14: “Punishment of Israel’s Sins,” “Israel Did
Not Accept Correction,”
“A
Lament for Israel,” “A Call
to Repentance,” “The Day of the Lord,” and “Warnings to Zion
and Samaria.”
“For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel:
‘Seek Me and live.’” (Amos
5:4 NKJV)
Revelation 2:18-3:6: “The
Corrupt Church, Thyatira,” and “The Dead
Church, Sardis.”
“And he who overcomes, and keeps My works
until the end, to him I will give power over the nations —‘He shall rule them
with a rod of iron; they shall be dashed to pieces like the potter’s vessels’— as
I also have received from My Father; and I will give him the morning star.” (Revelation 2:26-28
NKJV)
Psalm 130:1-8: “Waiting for the Redemption of the
Lord.” A Song of Ascents. An Orphanic
Psalm.
Proverbs 29:21-22: “Further Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“An angry man stirs up strife, and a
furious man abounds in transgression.”
(Proverbs 29:22 NKJV)
12 Amos 7:1-9:15: “Vision of the Locusts,” “Vision of the Fire,” “Vision of the Plumb
Line,”
“Amaziah’s
Complaint,” “Vision of the Summer Fruit,” “The Destruction of Israel,” and
“Israel Will Be Restored.”
“I will plant them in their land, and no longer shall
they be pulled up from the land
I
have given them,’ says the LORD your God. ” (Amos 9:15 NKJV)
Revelation 3:7-22: “The Faithful Church,
Philadelphia,” and “The Lukewarm Church, Laodicea.”
“He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar
in the temple of My God, and he shall go
out no more. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of
My God, the New
Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God.
And
I will write on him My new name.” (Revelation 3:12 NKJV)
Psalm 131:1-3: “Simple Trust in the Lord.” A Song of
Ascents. Of David.
Proverbs 29:23: “Further Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
13 Obadiah 1:1-21: “The Coming Judgment on Edom,” “Edom
Mistreated His Brother,” and
“Israel’s
Final Triumph.”
“For the day of the Lord upon all the
nations is near; as you have done, it shall be done to you; your reprisal shall
return upon your own head.” (Obadiah 1:15 NKJV)
Revelation 4:1-11: “The Throne Room
of Heaven.”
“Immediately I was in the Spirit; and
behold, a throne set in heaven, and
One
sat on the throne. And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone
in appearance; and there was rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an
emerald…And they do not rest day or night, saying: ‘Holy, holy, holy, Lord God
Almighty, who was and is and is to come! You are worthy, O Lord, to receive
glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and by Your will they
exist and were created.’” (Revelation 4:2-3, 8 and 11 NKJV)
Psalm 132:1-18: “The Eternal Dwelling of God in Zion.”
A Song of Ascents. An Orphanic Psalm.
“Surely I will not go into the chamber of
my house, or go up to the comfort of my bed;
I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids, until I find a place
for the Lord, a
dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.” (Psalm 132:3-5 NKJV) Proverbs 29:24-25: “Further Wise Sayings of
Solomon.”
14 Jonah 1:1-4-11: “Jonah’s Disobedience,” “The Storm at Sea,” “Jonah Thrown into the
Sea,” “Jonah’s
Prayer and Deliverance,” “Jonah Preaches at Nineveh,”
“The
People of Nineveh Believe,” and “Jonah’s Anger and
God’s Kindness.”
“And he said: ‘I cried out to the Lord
because of my affliction, and
He
answered me.’” (Jonah 2:2 NKJV)
One Year
Bible Readings –
Sunday, December 11th - Saturday, December 17th, 2016
December 14th continued...
Revelation 5:1-14: “The Lamb Takes the Scroll,” and “Worthy Is the Lamb.”
“And every creature which is in heaven and
on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are
in them, I heard saying:
‘Blessing
and honor and glory and power be to Him who sits on the throne,
and
to the Lamb, forever and ever! Amen!’” (Revelation 5:13-14 NKJV)
Psalm 133:1-3: “Blessed Unity of the People of God.” A Song
of Ascents. Of David.
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
for brethren to dwell together in unity!” (Psalm 133:1 NKJV)
Proverbs 29:26-27: “Further Wise Sayings of Solomon.” “Many seek the ruler’s favor,
but
justice for man comes from the Lord.” (Proverbs 29:26 NKJV)
15 Micah 1:1-4:13: “The Coming Judgment on Israel,” “Mourning for Israel and Judah,” “Woe
to Evildoers,”
“Lying Prophets,” “Israel Restored,” “Wicked Rulers and Prophets,”
“The
Lord’s Reign in Zion,” and “Zion’s Future Triumph.”
“He shall judge between many peoples, and
rebuke strong nations afar off;
they
shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war anymore.” (Micah 4:3 NKJV)
Revelation 6:1-17: “First Seal: The Conqueror,” “Second Seal:
Conflict on Earth,”
“Third
Seal: Scarcity on Earth,” “Fourth Seal: Widespread Death on Earth,”
“Fifth
Seal: The Cry of the Martyrs,” and “Sixth Seal: Cosmic Disturbances.”
“For the great day of His wrath has come,
and who is able to stand?”
(Revelation 6:17 NKJV)
Psalm 134:1-3: “Praising the Lord in His House at Night.” A
Song of Ascents. An Orphanic Psalm.
“Behold, bless the Lord, all you servants
of the Lord, who by night stand in the house of the Lord! Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and
bless the Lord.
The Lord who made heaven and earth bless
you from Zion!”
(Psalm 134:1-3 NKJV)
Proverbs 30:1-4: “The Wisdom of Agur.”
16 Micah
5:1-7:20: “Zion’s Future Triumph,” “The Coming Messiah,” “Judgment on Israel’s Enemies,” “God Pleads with Israel,”
“Punishment of Israel’s Injustice,” “Sorrow for Israel’s Sins,” “Israel’s Confession and Comfort,” and “God Will
Forgive Israel.” “He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the
Lord require of you but to do
justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” (Micah 6:8 NKJV)
Revelation
7:1-17: “The Sealed of Israel,”
and “A Multitude from the Great Tribulation.”
“They shall neither hunger anymore nor
thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them,
nor any heat; for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead
them to living fountains of waters.
And God will wipe away every tear from
their eyes.” (Revelation 7:16-17 NKJV)
Psalm
135:1-21: “Praise to God in Creation and Redemption.” An
Orphanic Psalm.
“Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, who
dwells in Jerusalem!” (Psalm 135:21 NKJV)
Proverbs
30:5-6: “The Wisdom of Agur.”
“Every word of God is pure; He is a shield
to those who put their trust in Him.”
(Proverbs 30:5 NKJV)
17 Nahum
1:1-3:19: “God’s Wrath on His Enemies,” “The
Destruction of Nineveh,” and
“The Woe of Nineveh.”
“God is jealous, and the Lord avenges; the
Lord avenges and is furious.
The
Lord will take vengeance on His adversaries, and He reserves wrath for
His
enemies; the Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and will not at all
acquit the wicked. The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble;
and
He knows those who trust in Him.” (Nahum 1:2-3 and 7 NKJV)
Revelation 8:1-13: “Seventh Seal: Prelude to the Seven
Trumpets,” “First Trumpet: Vegetation Struck,”
“Second Trumpet: The Seas Struck,” “Third Trumpet: The Waters Struck,” and “Fourth Trumpet: The Heavens
Struck.”
Psalm 136:1-26: “Thanksgiving to God for His Enduring
Mercy.” An Orphanic Psalm.
“Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven! For
His mercy endures forever.”
(Psalm 136:26 NKJV)
Proverbs
30:7-9: “The Wisdom of Agur.”
