1. “And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be troubled,
1 Peter 3:14-15
“And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be troubled,
but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence;…”

2. Hope for the Here and Now
Hope for Mankind
Hope for Eternity
Hope for the Here and Now

3. “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for,
Heb. 11:1
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for,
the conviction of things not seen.”

4. Matt 24:14
"And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a witness to all the nations, and then the end shall come.”

5. Nation will not lift up sword against nation,…”
Isa 2:4
And He will judge between the nations,And will render decisions for many peoples;
And they will hammer their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not lift up sword against nation,…”

6. Isa 65:17-25

7. 20 "No longer will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, Or an old man who does not live out his days;
For the youth will die at the age of one hundred And the one who does not reach the age of one hundred Shall be thought accursed.

8. They shall do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain," says the Lord.
25 "The wolf and the lamb shall graze together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food.
They shall do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain," says the Lord.

9. Rev. 21:1-4
“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.

10. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He shall dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be among them,

11. the first things have passed away."
4 and He shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there shall no longer be any death; there shall no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain;
the first things have passed away."

12. John 10:10
"The thief comes only to steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly.”

13. Eph. 2:8-9
“For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast.
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”

14. Phil 4:11-14
“Not that I speak from want; for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.

15. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need.

16. I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.”
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