| �Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,� says the Lord, who has compassion on you.� �Isaiah 54:10 �The righteous perish, and no one ponders it in their heart; devout men are taken away and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death.� Isaiah 57:1-2 �The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber because our salvation now is nearer than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here.� �Romans 13:11-12 �Though he brings grief he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love. For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to the children of men.� Lamentations 3:32-33 �You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, nut the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places�. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.� �Matthew 24:6-7, 12-13 �When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?� �Psalm 56:3-4 �God is our refuge and strength. An ever-present help in times of trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea.� Psalm 46:1-2 �The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.� �1 Peter 4:7-9 �In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them.� �Psalm 63:9 �Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? Declares the Sovereign Lord. Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?� �Ezekiel 18:23 �Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both body and soul in hell.� �Matthew 10:28 �Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from getting snared.� Proverbs 3:25-26 ��Whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.� �Proverbs 17:5 |