Bible verses about "watcher" | MSTC

¹ {A song and Psalm of Asaph} Hold not thy tongue, O God, keep not still silence; refrain not thyself, O God. ² For lo, thine enemies make a murmuring; and they that hate thee, lift up their head. ³ They imagine craftily against thy people, and take counsel against thy secret ones. ⁴ "Come," say they, "let us root them out, that they be no more a people, and that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance." ⁵ For they have cast their heads together with one consent, and are confederate against thee. ⁶ The tabernacles of the Edomites, and Ishmaelites, the Moabites, and the Hagrites. ⁷ Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek: the Philistines with them that dwell at Tyre. ⁸ Assyria also is joined unto them, and have holpen the children of Lot. Selah. ⁹ But do thou to them as unto the Midianites, unto Sisera, and unto Jabin by the brook of Kishon, ¹⁰ who perished at Endor, and became as the dung of the earth. ¹¹ Make their princes like Oreb and Zeeb. Yea, make all their princes like as Zebah and Zalmunna, ¹² who say, "We will have the houses of God in possession." ¹³ O my God, make them like unto a wheel, and as the stubble before the wind. ¹⁴ Like as a fire that burneth up the wood, and as the flame that consumeth the mountains. ¹⁵ Persecute them even so with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm. ¹⁶ Make their faces ashamed, O LORD, that they may seek thy name. ¹⁷ Let them be confounded and vexed ever more and more; let them be put to shame and perish. ¹⁸ And they shall know that thou, whose name is Jehovah, art only the most highest over all the earth.

¹ In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, which was of the seed of the Medes, and was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans: ² Yea, even in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, desired to know the yearly number out of the books, whereof the LORD spake unto Jeremiah the Prophet: that Jerusalem should lie waste seventy years: ³ and I turned me unto God the LORD, for to pray and make mine intercession, with fasting, sack cloth and ashes. ⁴ I prayed before the LORD my God, and knowledged, saying, "O LORD, thou great and fearful God, thou that keepest covenant and mercy with them which love thee, and do thy commandments: ⁵ We have sinned, we have offended, we have been disobedient and gone back: yea, we have departed from all thy precepts and judgments. ⁶ We would never follow thy servants the Prophets, that spake in thy name to our kings and princes, to our forefathers, and to all the people of the land. ⁷ O LORD righteousness belongeth unto thee; unto us pertaineth nothing but open shame: as it is come to pass this day unto every man of Judah, and to them that dwell at Jerusalem. Yea, unto all Israel, whether they be far or nigh, throughout all lands wherein thou hast strawed them, because of the offenses that they had done against thee. ⁸ Yea O LORD: Unto us, to our kings and princes, to our forefathers, even to us all that have offended thee, belongeth open shame. ⁹ But unto thee O LORD our God, pertaineth mercy and forgiveness. As for us, we are gone back from him, ¹⁰ and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he laid before us by his servants the Prophets. ¹¹ Yea, all Israel have transgressed, and gone back from thy law, so that they have not hearkened unto thy voice. Wherefore the curse and oath, that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, against whom we have offended, is poured upon us. ¹² And he hath performed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us: to bring upon us such a great plague, as never was under heaven, like as it is now come to pass in Jerusalem. ¹³ Yea, all this plague, as it is written in the law of Moses, is come upon us. Yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn again from our wickedness, and to be learned in thy verity. ¹⁴ Therefore hath the LORD made haste, to bring this plague upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doth. For why? We would not hearken unto his voice. ¹⁵ And now, O LORD our God, thou that with a mighty hand hast brought thy people out of Egypt, to get thyself a name, which remaineth this day: we have sinned, ¹⁶ O LORD, and done wickedly against all thy righteousness: Yet let thy wrathful displeasure be turned away, I beseech thee, from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy hill. And why? For our sins' sake, and for the wickedness of our forefathers is Jerusalem and thy people abhorred, of all them that are about us. ¹⁷ Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his intercession. O let thy face shine over thy Sanctuary, that lieth waste. ¹⁸ O my God, incline thine ear, and hearken; at the least for thine own sake, open thine eyes. Behold how we be desolated: yea, and the city also, which is called after thy name. For we do not cast our prayers before thee in our own righteousnesses, no, but only in thy great mercies. ¹⁹ O Lord, hear; O forgive Lord; O Lord consider, tarry not over long: but for thine own sake do it. O my God: for thy city and thy people is called after thy name." ²⁰ As I was yet speaking at my prayers, knowledging mine own sins, and the sins of my people, making so mine intercession before the LORD my God, for the holy hill's sake of my God: ²¹ Yea, while I was yet speaking in my prayer, behold, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen afore in the vision, came flying to me, and touched me about the offering time in the evening. ²² He informed me, and spake unto me, "O Daniel," said he, "I am now come, to make thee understand it: ²³ For as soon as thou begannest to make thy prayer, it was so devised, and therefore am I come to show thee. And why? For thou art a man greatly beloved. Wherefore, ponder the matter well, that thou mayest learn to understand the vision. ²⁴ Seventy weeks are determined over thy people, and over the holy city: that the wickedness may be consumed, that the sin may have an end, that the offense may be reconciled, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, to fulfill the visions and the Prophets, and to anoint the most holy one. ²⁵ Understand this then, and mark it well: That from the time it shall be concluded to go and repair Jerusalem again, unto Christ, the anointed Prince: there shall be seven weeks.Then shall the streets and walls be builded again sixty two weeks, but with hard troublous time. ²⁶ After these sixty two weeks, shall Christ be slain, and they shall have no pleasure in him. Then shall there come a people with the prince, and destroy the city and the Sanctuary: and his end shall come as the water flood. But the desolation shall continue till the end of the battle. ²⁷ He shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of the abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation determined shall be poured upon the desolate."

¹ In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar, there appeared a vision unto me Daniel, after that I had seen the first. ² I saw in a vision, and when I saw it, I was at Susa in the chief city, which lieth in the land of Elam, and in the vision me thought I was by the river of Ulai. ³ Then I looked up, and saw, and behold, there stood before the river, a ram, which had horns: and these horns were high, but one was higher than another, and the highest came up last. ⁴ I saw that this ram pushed with his horns, against the west, against the north and against the south: so that no beasts might stand before him, nor defend them from his power: but he did as him listed, and waxed great. ⁵ I took heed unto this, and then came there a he goat from the west over the whole earth, and touched not the ground. This goat had a marvelous goodly horn betwixt his eyes, ⁶ and came unto the ram, that had the two horns, whom I had seen afore by the river side, and ran fiercely upon him with his might. ⁷ I saw him draw nigh unto the ram, being very fierce upon him: yea he gave him such a stroke, that he brake his two horns. Neither had the ram so much strength as to stand before him: but he cast him down, trod him under his feet: and no man was able to deliver the ram out of his power. ⁸ The goat waxed exceedingly great, and when he was at the strongest, his great horn was broken also. Then grew there another four such like in the stead, toward the four winds of the heaven. ⁹ Yea out of one of the least of these horns, there came up yet another horn, which waxed marvelous great: toward the south, toward the east, and toward the fair pleasant land. ¹⁰ It grew up to the host of heaven, whereof it did cast some down to the ground, and of the stars also, and trod them under feet. ¹¹ Yea it grew up unto the prince of the host, from whom the daily offering was taken, and the place of his Sanctuary casten down. ¹² And a certain season was given unto it, against the daily offering, because of wickedness: that it might cast down the verity to the ground, and so to prosper in all things that it went about. ¹³ Upon this I heard one of the saints speaking, which saint said unto one that asked this question, "How long shall this vision of the daily sacrifice and of the wasting abomination endure: that the Sanctuary and the power shall so be trodden under foot?" ¹⁴ And he answered him, "Unto the evening and the morning, even two thousand and three hundred days. Then shall the Sanctuary be cleansed again." ¹⁵ Now when I, Daniel, had seen this vision, and sought for the understanding of it: behold, there stood before me a thing like unto a man. ¹⁶ And I heard a man's voice in the river of Ulai, which cried, and said, "O Gabriel, make this man understand the vision." ¹⁷ So he came, and stood by me. But I was afraid at his coming, and fell down upon my face. Then said he unto me, "O thou son of man, mark well, for in the last time shall this vision be fulfilled." ¹⁸ Now as he was speaking unto me, I waxed faint, so that I sunk down to the ground. But he took hold upon me, and set me up again, ¹⁹ saying, "Behold, I will show thee what shall happen in the last wrath: for in the time appointed it shall be fulfilled. ²⁰ The ram which thou sawest with the two horns, is the king of the Medes and Persians: ²¹ but the goat is the king of Greek land: the great horn that stood betwixt his eyes, that is the principal king. ²² But whereas it brake, and four others rose up in the stead: it signifieth that out of this people shall stand up four kingdoms, but not so mighty as it. ²³ After these kingdoms, while ungodliness is a growing, there shall arise a king of an unshamefast face, which shall be wise in dark speakings. ²⁴ He shall be mighty and strong, but not in his own strength. He shall destroy above measure, and all that he goeth about, shall prosper: he shall slay the strong and holy people. ²⁵ And through his craftiness, falsity shall prosper in his hand; his heart shall be proud, and many a one shall he put to death in his wealthiness. He shall stand up against the Prince of Princes, but he shall be destroyed without hand. ²⁶ And this vision that is showed unto thee, is as sure as the evening and the morning. Therefore write thou upon this sight, for it will be long before it come to pass." ²⁷ Upon this was I, Daniel, very faint, so that I lay sick certain days: but when I rose up, I went about the king's business, and marveled at the vision. Nevertheless, no man knew of it.

¹ In spiritual things, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. ² Ye know that ye were gentiles, and went your ways unto dumb idols, even as ye were led. ³ Wherefore I declare unto you that no man speaking in the spirit of God defieth Jesus. Also no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the holy ghost. ⁴ There are diversities of gifts verily, yet but one spirit. ⁵ And there are differences of administrations, and yet but one Lord. ⁶ And there are divers manners of operations, and yet but one God, which worketh all things that are wrought in all creatures. ⁷ The gifts of the spirit are given to every man to profit the congregation. ⁸ To one is given, through the spirit, the utterance of wisdom; to another is given the utterance of knowledge by the same spirit; ⁹ to another is given faith, by the same spirit; to another the gifts of healing, by the same spirit; ¹⁰ to another, power to do miracles; to another prophecy; to another, judgment of spirits; to another divers tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: ¹¹ and these all worketh even the self same spirit, dividing to every man several gifts even as he will. ¹² For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of one body though they be many, yet are but one body: even so is Christ. ¹³ For in one spirit are we all baptised to make one body, whether we be Jews or gentiles: whether we be bond or free, and have all drunk of one spirit. ¹⁴ For the body is not one member, but many. ¹⁵ If the foot say, "I am not the hand, therefore I am not of the body," is he therefore not of the body? ¹⁶ And if the ear say, "I am not the eye, therefore I am not of the body," is he therefore not of the body? ¹⁷ If all the body were an eye: where were then the ear? If all were hearing: where were the smelling? ¹⁸ But now hath God disposed the members, every one of them in the body, at his own pleasure. ¹⁹ If they were all one member: where were the body? ²⁰ Now are there many members, yet but one body. ²¹ And the eye cannot say unto the hand, "I have no need of thee," nor the head also to the feet, "I have no need of you." ²² Yea, rather a great deal those members of the body which seem to be most feeble, are most necessary. ²³ And upon those members of that body which we think least honest, put we most honesty on. And our ungoodly parts have most beauty on. ²⁴ For our honest members need it not: but God hath so disposed the body, and hath given most honour to that part which lacked, ²⁵ lest there should be any strife in the body: but that the members should indifferently care for one another. ²⁶ And if one member suffer, all suffer with him: if one member be had in honour, all members be glad also. ²⁷ Ye are the body of Christ, and members one of another. ²⁸ And God hath also ordained in the congregation, first the apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, then them that do miracles; after that, the gifts of healing, helpers, governors, diversity of tongues. ²⁹ Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all doers of miracles? ³⁰ Have all the gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? ³¹ Covet after the best gifts. And yet show I unto you a more excellent way.

⁴³ And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with clay: they shall mingle themselves with the seed of simple people: and yet not continue one with another, like as iron will not be soldered with a potsherd.

¹ The time will come also, that the great prince Michael, which standeth on thy people side, shall arise up, for there shall come a time of trouble, such as never was, since there began to be any people, unto that same time. Then shall thy people be delivered, yea all those that be found written in the book. ² Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth, shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to perpetual shame and reproof. ³ The wise, such as have taught others, shall glister as the shining of heaven: and those that have instructed the multitude unto Godliness, shall be as the stars, world without end. ⁴ And thou O Daniel, shut up these words, and seal the book, till the last time. Many shall go about here and there, and then shall knowledge increase." ⁵ So I, Daniel, looked, and behold, there stood other two: one upon this shore of the water, the other upon yonder side. ⁶ And one of them said, unto him which was clothed in linen and stood above upon the waters of the flood, "How long shall it be to the end of these wondrous works?" ⁷ Then heard I the man with the linen clothes, which stood above upon the waters of the flood: when he held up his right and left hand unto heaven, and sware by him which liveth forever, that, "It shall tarry for a time, two times and half a time: when the power of the holy people is clean scattered abroad, then shall all these things be fulfilled." ⁸ I heard it well, but I understood it not. Then said I, "O my Lord, what shall happen after that?" ⁹ He answered, "Go thy way Daniel, for the words shall be closed up and sealed, till the last time: ¹⁰ and many shall be purified, cleansed and tried. But the ungodly shall live wickedly, and those wicked, as many as they be, shall have no understanding. As for such as have understanding, they shall regard it. ¹¹ And from the time forth that the daily offering shall be put down and the abominable desolation set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. ¹² O well is him, that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and thirty five days. ¹³ Go thou thy way now, till it be ended: take thy rest, and bide in thy lot, till the days have an end."

¹³ Upon this I heard one of the saints speaking, which saint said unto one that asked this question, "How long shall this vision of the daily sacrifice and of the wasting abomination endure: that the Sanctuary and the power shall so be trodden under foot?" ¹⁴ And he answered him, "Unto the evening and the morning, even two thousand and three hundred days. Then shall the Sanctuary be cleansed again." ¹⁵ Now when I, Daniel, had seen this vision, and sought for the understanding of it: behold, there stood before me a thing like unto a man. ¹⁶ And I heard a man's voice in the river of Ulai, which cried, and said, "O Gabriel, make this man understand the vision." ¹⁷ So he came, and stood by me. But I was afraid at his coming, and fell down upon my face. Then said he unto me, "O thou son of man, mark well, for in the last time shall this vision be fulfilled."

¹³ had not the prince over the kingdom of the Persians withstood me twenty one days. But lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; him have I left by the king of Persia, ¹⁴ and am come to show thee what shall happen unto thy people in the latter days: For it will be long yet before the vision be fulfilled." ¹⁵ Now when he had spoken these words unto me, I cast down my head to the ground and held my tongue. ¹⁶ Behold, there touched my lips one very like unto a man. Then opened I my mouth, and said unto him, that stood before me, "O my lord, my joints are loosed in the vision, and there is no more strength within me: ¹⁷ How may my lord's servant then talk with my lord? Seeing there is no strength in me, so that I cannot take my breath?" ¹⁸ Upon this there touched me, again, one much like a man, and comforted me, ¹⁹ saying, "O thou man so well beloved, fear not: be content, take a good heart unto thee, and be strong." So when he had spoken unto me, I recovered, and said, "Speak on, my lord, for thou hast refreshed me." ²⁰ Then said he, "Knowest thou wherefore I am come unto thee? Now will I go again to fight with the prince of the Persians: As soon as I go forth, lo, the prince of Greekland shall come. ²¹ Nevertheless, I will show thee the thing that is fast noted in the scripture of truth. And as for all yonder matters, there is none that helpeth me in them, but Michael your prince.

¹⁶ For where envying and strife is, there is unstableness, and all manner of evil works: ¹⁷ but the wisdom that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, and without simulation. ¹⁸ Yea, and the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace, of them that maintain peace.

¹ And it came to pass, when men began to multiply upon the earth and had begot them daughters, ² the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and took unto them wives, which they best liked among them all. ³ And the LORD said, "My spirit shall not always strive with man, for they are flesh. Nevertheless I will give them yet space, a hundred and twenty years." ⁴ There were tyrants in the world in those days. For after that the children of God had gone in unto the daughters of men and had begotten them children, the same children were the mightiest of the world and men of renown. ⁵ And when the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was increased upon the earth, and that all the imagination and thoughts of his heart was only evil continually, ⁶ he repented that he had made man upon the earth and sorrowed in his heart. ⁷ And said, "I will destroy mankind which I have made, from off the face of the earth: both man, beast, worm and fowl of the air, for it repenteth me that I have made them." ⁸ But yet Noah found grace in the sight of the LORD. ⁹ These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man and uncorrupt in his time, and walked with God. ¹⁰ And Noah begat three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth. ¹¹ And the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and was full of mischief. ¹² And God looked upon the earth, and lo it was corrupt: for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. ¹³ Then said God to Noah, "The end of all flesh is come before me, for the earth is full of their mischief. And lo, I will destroy them with the earth. ¹⁴ Make thee an ark of pine tree, and make chambers in the ark, and pitch it, within and without, with pitch. ¹⁵ And of this fashion shalt thou make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, and the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. ¹⁶ A window shalt thou make above in the ark. And within a cubit compass shalt thou finish it. And the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side of it: and thou shalt make it with three lofts — one above another. ¹⁷ For behold, I will bring in a flood of water upon the earth to destroy all flesh from under heaven, wherein breath of life is, so that all that is in the earth shall perish. ¹⁸ But I will make mine covenant with thee, that both thou shalt come into the ark and thy sons, thy wife and thy sons' wives with thee. ¹⁹ "And of all that liveth, whatsoever flesh it be, shalt thou bring into the ark, of every thing a pair, to keep them alive with thee. ²⁰ And male and female see that they be, of birds in their kind, and of beasts in their kind, and of all manner of worms of the earth in their kind: a pair of every thing shall come unto thee to keep them alive. ²¹ And take unto thee of all manner of meat that may be eaten and lay it up in store by thee, that it may be meat both for thee and for them." ²² And Noah did according to all that God commanded him.

³⁷ As the time of Noah was, so likewise shall the coming of the son of man be.

¹² For we wrestle not against flesh and blood: but against rule, against power, and against worldly rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness for heavenly things.

² Be not forgetful to lodge strangers. For thereby have divers received angels into their houses unawares.

¹ And it came to pass, when men began to multiply upon the earth and had begot them daughters, ² the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and took unto them wives, which they best liked among them all. ³ And the LORD said, "My spirit shall not always strive with man, for they are flesh. Nevertheless I will give them yet space, a hundred and twenty years." ⁴ There were tyrants in the world in those days. For after that the children of God had gone in unto the daughters of men and had begotten them children, the same children were the mightiest of the world and men of renown.

¹⁷ This errand of the watcher, is a commandment grounded and sought out, in the counsel of him that is most holy: to learn men for to understand, that the highest hath power over the kingdoms of men; and giveth them to whom it liketh him, and bringeth the very outcasts of men over them.'

²³ But whereas the king saw a watcher, even a holy angel, that came down from heaven, and said, 'Hew down the tree, and destroy it: yet leave the ground of the root in the earth, and bind him upon the plain field with chains of iron and steel: He shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and his part shall be with the beasts of the field, till seven years be come and gone upon him.'

¹³ I saw in my head a vision upon my bed: and behold, a watcher, and a holy one, came down from heaven