Category: Poems

Just imagine a place so beautiful

Where there will be no more tears;

A destination so indescribable

That will last throughout the years.

Just imagine a place so purely divine

Where darkness can never dwell,

And where the pain that we once encountered

Is truly forgotten as well.

Just imagine a picture so perfect

Where no blemish can ever smear,

And where peace and joy will last forever

With a love we hold so dear.

Just imagine the reality

That this place is so very real,

When it continues into the everlasting;

Where our brokenness is healed.

And just imagine the pure delight

When we know it will never end,

Because the price that was paid was priceless

When Jesus Christ became our friend.

It took three nails and a plank

And the shape of a cross indeed,

When our Lord and Savior was crucified

So for our sins He would intercede.

Just imagine the pain and torture

That Christ had to truly endure,

So we’re given the opportunity

To rest in His kingdom so pure.

Just imagine if He chose not to

But was disobedient like us all,

The course of history would be different

As our name could not be called.

The blood of the Lamb was mandatory

To appease God’s anger and hurt,

So just imagine the necessity

Of an exchange with a spiritual birth.

(C) P.B. 2021

“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.  You are My friends if you do whatever I command You.”  John 15:13-14

“Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”  John 3:3

“…that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures…”. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

“Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away.”  Revelation 21:1

“And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying.  There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”  Revelation 21:4

“Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.”  Revelation 21:11

“The twelve gates were twelve pearls; each individual gate was of one pearl.  And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.  But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.”  Revelation 21:21-22

“And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.  In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month.  The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.  And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him.”  Revelation 22:1-3

“But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.”  Revelation 21:27

“And they shall reign forever and ever.”  Revelation 22:5

It really will not matter

At the end of the day,

Whether we were rich or poor

But rather whether we were saved.

It really will not matter

Whether we were religious or pious too,

Because unless Jesus was our Savior

Our faith simply was not true.

It really will not matter

Whether fame or success,

Was our necklace and our rear guard

Since only God’s plan was for our best.

Because only He could turn our tragedies

Into meaningful testimonies,

When we trusted Him with all our heart

So deliverance we’d see.

It really will not matter

Whether head knowledge was our crown,

Because the many lies and deceptions

With arrogance had kept us bound.

Because if we strived to impress

And to appear intelligent as well,

There would have been a void inside our soul

Where insecurities did dwell.

It was the kindness and the gentleness

That people craved to see,

With the humble spirit that came from God

That truly set us free.

And it really will not matter

Whether externally all looked fine,

Because when we stood to give account…

Reality was defined.

It really will not matter

Whether the compliments did flow,

Because God saw the insincerity

And the depths of hearts only He knows.

And it really will not matter

Whether we were respected in people’s eyes,

Because our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

Was actually despised.

But what will really matter

Is whether God’s saving love and grace,

Was our covering through Jesus Christ

When we see Him face to face.

(C) P.B. 2021

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord.”  Jeremiah 17:7

“Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart departs from the Lord.”  Jeremiah 17:5

“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; Who can know it?  I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”  Jeremiah 17:9-10

“And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.”  Hebrews 4:13

“He is despised and rejected by men, a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief, and we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised and we did not esteem Him.”  Isaiah 53:3

“He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter..”  Isaiah 53:7

“One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple.”  Psalm 27:4

“I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.”  Psalm 17:15

“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through Me.’”  John 14:6

When it appears too overwhelming

And when mountains escalate,

It may appear our prayers aren’t answered

But God’s timing is never late.

When our mountains become strenuous

To climb or to overcome,

All hope is never lost

When we embrace God’s pure love.

The molehills in our life;

Large mountains they can become,

When our focus is on the problem

Rather than in healing through God’s Son.

Because when our ship appears to sink

And the waves come crashing down,

There’s a lifeguard who walks on water

And who can turn our life around.

When our waters are too deep

And when trepidation does take place,

There’s a Savior who extends His arm

With kindness and with grace.

No mountain is too high

And no valley is too deep,

When our faith and trust remains in Christ

And when victories we reap.

When we humble ourselves before the Lord

And with faith as a mustard seed,

We begin to respect His sovereignty

And prayerful outcomes we do see.

The mustard seed is the smallest

But it thrives and grows indeed,

And when prayers are wholehearted

Miracles happen on our knees.

Goliaths do come crumbling down

With their magnitude as well,

And it’s our pebbles that make an impact

With God’s power and His help.

T’was on the mountain at Calvary

Where our Savior was crucified,

But where redemption and victory powerfully met

When after three days Christ did rise.

(C) P.B. 2021

“For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My covenant of peace be removed, says the Lord, who has mercy on you.”  Isaiah 54:10

“…for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.”  Matthew 17:20

“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”  Matthew 13:31-32

“Then David said to the Philistine, ‘You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin.  But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.’”  1 Samuel 17:45

“Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.”  1 Samuel 17:49

“…who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high…”. Hebrews 1:3

“The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble, and those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.”  Psalm 9:9-10

“And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, ‘O you of little faith, why did you doubt?’  And when they got into the boat the wind ceased.  Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, ‘Truly You are the Son of God.’”  Matthew 14:31-33

It would appear an impossible feat

But when faith is placed in the Lord,

There is nothing that He cannot do

With many examples in His word.

When He raised the son of the widow

Who in the coffin lay,

He said ‘Young man, I say to you, arise’

Where death no longer reigned.

The people saw miracles

When Jesus cured infirmities;

He delivered many from evil spirits

And also the blind could finally see.

He now restores our broken heart

And resurrects the hope within,

As His promises are faithful

Since He is the King of kings.

Situations may be hopeless

And although with patience we do pray,

When God’s timing comes to answer

It’s always worth the wait.

And when Jesus is our Savior

In conjunction with our Lord,

We will never taste the second death

As promised in His word.

One of the most special miracles

Is when we’re resurrected unto life,

Having been dead in sin and trespasses

But through Jesus made alive.

And the most important resurrection

Is from the dead when Jesus rose,

And when victory was claimed

Over all darkness and all foes.

Those that trust in Him will resurrect

On that glorious of days,

When all pain becomes a shadow

And with God to forever reign.

(C) P.B. 2021

“And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow…When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, ‘Do not weep.’  Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still.  And He said, ‘Young man, I say to you, arise.’”  Luke 7:12-14

“So he who was dead sat up and began to speak.  And He presented him to his mother.”  Luke 7:15

“Then fear came upon all, and they glorified God, saying ‘A great prophet has risen up amongst us,’ and ‘God has visited His people.’”  Luke 7:16

“And that very hour He cured many of infirmities, afflictions, and evil spirits; and to many blind He gave sight.”  Luke 7:21

“Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them.  And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.’”  Luke 7:22-23

“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God.  And the dead in Christ will rise first.”  1 Thessalonians 4:16

“Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”  Romans 6:4

“Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”  Romans 6:11

“And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,”  Ephesians 2:1-2

“But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved) and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.”  Ephesians 2:4-6

“But the cowardly, unbelieving…and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”  Revelation 21:8

A widow’s hurt and broken heart

Along with all the tears;

A grieving and a lonely soul

That lasts throughout the years.

A life support that’s been removed

And now fends for herself;

A contrite and a broken heart

Without her husband’s help.

Ruth became a widow

But an inspiration for all to see,

Leaving all her customs and her beliefs

To follow her mother-in-law Naomi.

Naomi’s God and faith

Compelled Ruth for Him to know,

She said ‘Your people shall be my people’

‘For wherever you go, I will go.’

Ruth had a renewed hope

And left all that she knew,

She left Moab and stepped out in faith

With a sincere love so true.

And then Ruth met Boaz

Whilst she gleaned in his field,

And found favour in his sight

As her future was then sealed.

Boaz was a blessed man;

He was King David’s great grandfather,

And Ruth’s faithful love yielded dividends

With many blessings hereafter.

Boaz was a prominent man;

A God-fearing one as well,

And Ruth’s virtuous ways were known to all

When with her mother-in-law she dwelled.

Ruth married Boaz

And her widowhood ceased to be;

Their offspring belonged to a royal lineage

Where many kings were seen.

The Book of Ruth gives us hope

It’s God’s redeeming hand,

That He will provide and make things new

When He comes to heal our land.

When we become the Bride of Christ

He refreshes and He restores,

As our widowhood with shattered dreams

Becomes our identity no more.

(C) P.B. 2021

“And she said, ‘Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.’”  Ruth 1:15

“But Ruth said: ‘Entreat me not to leave you, or to turn back from following you; for wherever you go, I will go; and wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.’” Ruth 1:16

“So she fell on her face, bowed down to the ground, and said to him, ‘Why have I found favour in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?’”  Ruth 2:10

“And Boaz answered and said to her, ‘It has been fully reported to me, all that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how you have left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and have come to a people whom you did not know before.  The Lord repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.’”  Ruth 2:11-12

“I will do for you all that you request, for all the people of my town know that you are a virtuous woman.”  Ruth 3:11

“So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife…and she bore a son.”  Ruth 4:13

“And may he be to you a restorer of life a a nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him.”  Ruth 4:15

“Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed; Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.”  Ruth 4:21-22

T’was the pointing of the finger

In a self-righteous manner too,

Highlighting the sins of the woman

With all she’d say and do.

But she washed Jesus’ feet

With tears and wiped them with her hair;

They were anointed with the fragrant oil

As she showed tender love and care.

Although her transgressions were many

As all knew her history…

It was at the feet of Jesus she found forgiveness

As He truly set her free.

Her love for Christ was deep;

It was sincere and profound,

As we remember her honourable deed

When her pure love it knew no bounds.

This woman was forgiven much

As her spiritual debt was immense,

But we are all like her in need of forgiveness;

To be redeemed and to be blessed.

The lawyers and the Pharisees

Rejected the will of God for themselves;

Avoided being baptised

Where self-righteousness did dwell.

But our righteous deeds can never save

Because if they simply truly did,

Then Jesus wouldn’t have suffered immeasurably

To redeem us from our sins.

‘The one whom he forgave more’

Will be the most grateful one,

Having understood the depth of our debt;

Requiring intervention by God’s Son.

It’s at the feet of Jesus

As we humbly bow to Him,

That we’re cleansed and are forgiven

From all our debts and all our sins.

(C) P.B. 2021

“And Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Simon, I have something to say to you.’ So he said, ‘Teacher, say it.’  ‘There was a certain creditor who had two debtors, One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.  And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both.  Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?’”  Luke 7:40-42

“Simon answered and said, ‘I suppose the one whom he forgave more.’  And He said to him, ‘You have rightly judged.’”  Luke 7:43

“Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, ‘Do you see this woman?  I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head.  You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in.  You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil.’”  Luke 7:44-46

“Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much.  But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.  Then He said to her, ‘Your sins are forgiven.’”  Luke 7:47-48

“Then He said to the woman, ‘Your faith has saved you.  Go in peace.’”  Luke 7:50

“But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the will of God for themselves, not having been baptised by him.”  Luke 7:30

“There is none righteous, no, not one;”  Romans 3:10

It really will not matter

At the end of the day,

Whether we believed in what we did

But whether God was obeyed.

It really will not matter

If we wore the finest clothes,

Because unless we were clothed in humility

Our nakedness was exposed.

It really will not matter 

If we had expensive cars,

Because unless we were driven towards holiness

We could not travel very far.

It really will not matter

Whether our home was furnished well,

Because unless Christ was our covering

God’s judgement this has spelled.

It really will not matter

Whether we dined with the best,

Because unless we consumed and digested God’s word

There couldn’t be true rest.

It really will not matter

Whether externals were correct,

Because God looks at the heart

And knows which idols we did erect.

It really will not matter

Whether all arguments were won,

Because when we were on our deathbed

They were all vanity – one by one.

And it really will not matter

If we professed to follow indeed,

Because true humility and holiness

Was found when on our knees.

God’s word is pure and blameless

And unless we honoured same,

All the millions and the finest things

Were all worshipped in much vain.

It really will not matter

Whether we were god inside our heart,

Because the day has surely come

Where our delusions fell apart.

And it really will not matter

Whether Goliaths became our strength,

Because it’s our pebbles that made mountains fall

When His Spirit dwelled inside our tent.

But what will really matter

Is whether Jesus had set us free,

By being our Lord and Savior

For all of eternity.

(C) P.B. 2021

“Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.  Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time.”  1 Peter 5:5-6

“The night is far spent, the day is at hand.  Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.”  Romans 13:12

“But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfil its lusts.”  Romans 13:14

“I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness..”  Isaiah 61:10

“Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendour, and array yourself with glory and beauty.”  Job 40:10

“So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality…O Death, where is your sting?  O Hades, where is your victory?…But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”  1 Corinthians 15:54-57

“For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.  For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven.”  2 Corinthians 5:1-2

“Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness…”. Ephesians 6:14

“And that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.”  Ephesians 4:24

“For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.  For as many of you as were baptised into Christ have put on Christ.”  Galatians 3:26-27

“And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.”  Hebrews 4:13

“Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, long-suffering, bearing with one another and forgiving one another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.”  Colossians 3:12-13

“And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.”  Revelation 20:15

That profound and beautiful moment

When the heart has awakened indeed,

When the scales fall from our eyes

And God’s truth we start to see.

That beautiful moment

When being enlightened enters our eyes,

With the hope of His calling

And with the spirit to make us wise.

That beautiful moment

When life becomes sacred indeed,

Having had a deeper revelation

That God’s mercy we all need.

That wonderful moment

As we’re remorseful from the heart,

Having understood we’ve offended a holy God

And now time for a brand new start.

That important moment

When our heart is truly exposed,

But where repentance occurs and healing begins

And we reap what we will sow.

That beautiful moment

When we’re humbled on our knees,

As we come to realise God’s majesty

And life for eternity.

That sweet and beautiful moment

When the Holy Spirit is received,

As the battles are won in the spirit realm

And victories we see.

That wonderful moment

When all our religiosity,

Along with all our philosophies

Depart to set us free.

That beautiful lovely moment

When the heart with love it floods,

To be sincerely kind and to wish no harm

As we serve with grace and love.

And the most beautiful of moments

Is when we see God face to face,

Having received Jesus as Lord and Savior

And saved solely by His grace.

(C) P.B. 2021

‘That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints…”. Ephesians 1:17-18

“Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the traditions of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.”  Colossians 2:8

“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.”  Ephesians 6:12

“God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.”  James 4:6

“Do not be deceived: ‘Evil company corrupts good habits.’  Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God.”  1 Corinthians 15:33-34

“Love does no harm to a neighbour; therefore love is the fulfilment of the law.”  Romans 13:10

“Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent.”  Acts 17:30

“As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.”  Psalm 17:15

“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.” Ephesians 2:8

When we trust in ourselves

And in our capabilities,

There’s only so far that we can go

When breakthroughs we do see.

When we place trust in our careers

And in our finances too,

We can be thoroughly disappointed

When everything falls through.

When we place trust in certain people

And although they may wish well,

There may come a time they’ll disappoint

And heartache this may spell.

Because when we lean on the flesh

With our independence too,

We can become proud of our achievements

And exclude God from all we do.

But there may come a time

Where our world comes crashing down,

Where there’s monumental loss

And where friends are nowhere to be found.

But when we trust in God

And convey our heart to Him,

There is safety and there’s surety

With a joy and peace within.

Because He will never forsake us

Or disappoint us too,

But will work all things for our good

To guide in all we do.

When we trust in Jesus

We honour the sacrifice He made;

Whilst remembering the depth of His love

When His life for us He gave.

To trust in God is honourable

Since He is our Heavenly Father;

Our comforter and our deliverer

For now and ever-after.

(C) P.B. 2021

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”  Proverbs 3:5-6

“Thus says the Lord:  ‘Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart departs from the Lord.’”  Jeremiah 17:5

“But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”  Isaiah 40:31

“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other.  You cannot serve God and mammon.”  Matthew 6:24

“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”  Romans 8:28

“For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’”  Hebrews 13:5

In the beginning there had to be

Someone in order to bring,

All that we know and see and hear

Along with everything.

Because nothing can come from nothing

It’s truly impossible if it did,

With such spectacular detail in its design

And much wonder in our midst.

In the beginning was God Himself

Who forever did exist;

The Alpha and the Omega

Where life in us He kissed.

He blessed us with His beauty

When He created Adam and Eve,

But they chose to believe that snake instead

And both were grossly deceived.

The beginning of our fallen nature

Commenced on that very same day,

When authority was stamped upon our flesh

Through Satan and his ways.

They truly did have everything;

All the beauty one could desire,

But they still were not satisfied

And listened to that liar.

All evil and all calamity

Has bred ever since that day,

Because when God is not obeyed

There’s a heavy price to pay.

And the wages of sin is death

Hence we all will eventually die,

But through God’s grace and mercy

Is the gift of eternal life.

Thank God that Jesus Christ

Was appointed to die on the cross,

To reconcile us to the Father

To redeem all that was lost.

Those that repent and trust in Him

Are resurrected and made new,

Where eternal life awaits

In God’s kingdom pure and true.

(C) P.B. 2021

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”  Genesis 1:1

“For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen…”. Romans 1:20

“And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.”  Genesis 2:7

“Then the serpent said to the woman, ‘You will not surely die…So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate.  She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.”  Genesis 3:5-6

“And no wonder!  For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.”  2 Corinthians 11:14

“Therefore the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken.  So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.”  Genesis 3:23-24

“And so it is written, ‘The first man Adam became a living being.  The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.’”  1 Corinthians 15:45

“Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned…For if by one man’s offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many.”  Romans 5:12-15

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”  Romans 6:23

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”  Revelation 22:13