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Matthew 27:3-4
King James Version
3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him,
when he saw that he was condemned,
repented himself,
and brought again the thirty pieces of silver
to the chief priests and elders,
4 Saying,
I have sinned in that
I have betrayed the innocent blood.
And they said,
What is that to us? see thou to that.
Nothing could be more cowardly, than this --
Feeding upon the innocence of children.
Feeding upon their trust.
Feeding upon their helplessness.
That will certainly incur the wrath of GOD.
It has been in my heart these past couple of days.
This even deeper concern for children.
Especially after reading about a warlord in Africa.
Who sacrificed children at the devil's altar.
That he may give power to his army.
And to the president he supports.
How could anyone commit such atrocities?
Unless they be of Satan?
Now, he's a pastor.
So I let the matter sit in my heart for a while.
Waiting for the HOLY SPIRIT to tell me more.
Because I did not know which approach to take.
Evil has many forms.
We've written about all that.
But what about the children?
What does Scripture say?
On this third day, the answers came.
Here are the verses SPIRIT led me to.
That we may be forewarned of the consequences.
Of the gravity of our deeds against children:
Genesis 1:26-27
King James Version
26 And God said,
Let us make man in our image,
after our likeness:
and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea,
and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle,
and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing
that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God created he him;
male and female created he them.
Genesis 2:7
King James Version
7 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 soul.
Genesis 9:6
King James Version
6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood,
by man shall his blood be shed:
for in the image of God made he man.
Exodus 20:13
King James Version
13 Thou shalt not kill.
Exodus 23:7
King James Version
7 Keep thee far from a false matter;
and the innocent and righteous slay thou not:
for I will not justify the wicked.
Psalm 127:3
King James Version
3 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord:
and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Proverbs 6:16-19
King James Version
16 These six things doth the Lord hate:
yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
17 A proud look,
a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations,
feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19 A false witness that speaketh lies,
and he that soweth discord among brethren.
Proverbs 21:15
King James Version
15 It is joy to the just to do judgment:
but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 24:11-12
King James Version
11 If thou forbear to deliver them
that are drawn unto death,
and those that are ready to be slain;
12 If thou sayest,
Behold, we knew it not;
doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it?
and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it?
and shall not he render to every man
according to his works?
Isaiah 1:17
King James Version
17 Learn to do well;
seek judgment,
relieve the oppressed,
judge the fatherless,
plead for the widow.
Jeremiah 22:3
King James Version
3 Thus saith the Lord;
Execute ye judgment and righteousness,
and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor:
and do no wrong,
do no violence to the stranger,
the fatherless,
nor the widow,
neither shed innocent blood in this place.
Jeremiah 32:35
King James Version
35 And they built the high places of Baal,
which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom,
to cause their sons and their daughters
to pass through the fire unto Molech;
which I commanded them not,
neither came it into my mind,
that they should do this abomination,
to cause Judah to sin.
Matthew 18:1-7
King James Version
18 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus,
saying,
Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
2 And Jesus called a little child unto him,
and set him in the midst of them,
3 And said, Verily I say unto you,
Except ye be converted,
and become as little children,
ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
4 Whosoever therefore
shall humble himself as this little child,
the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 And whoso shall receive
one such little child in my name receiveth me.
6 But whoso shall offend
one of these little ones which believe in me,
it were better for him that a millstone
were hanged about his neck,
and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
7 Woe unto the world because of offences!
for it must needs be that offences come;
but woe to that man
by whom the offence cometh!
Matthew 18:14
King James Version
14 Even so it is not the will of your Father
which is in heaven,
that one of these little ones should perish.
Matthew 23:35
King James Version
35 That upon you may come
all the righteous blood shed upon the earth,
from the blood of righteous Abel
unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias,
whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
Matthew 25:40
King James Version
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them,
Verily I say unto you,
Inasmuch as ye have done it
unto one of the least of these my brethren,
ye have done it unto me.
Matthew 25:45-46
King James Version
45 Then shall he answer them,
saying,
Verily I say unto you,
Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these,
ye did it not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment:
but the righteous into life eternal.
Mark 12:30-31
King James Version
30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul,
and with all thy mind,
and with all thy strength:
this is the first commandment.
31 And the second is like, namely this,
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
There is none other commandment
greater than these.
Luke 12:4-5
King James Version
4 And I say unto you my friends,
Be not afraid of them that kill the body,
and after that have no more that they can do.
5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear:
Fear him,
which after he hath killed
hath power to cast into hell;
yea, I say unto you,
Fear him.
Luke 13:23-24
King James Version
23 Then said one unto him,
Lord, are there few that be saved?
And he said unto them,
24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate:
for many, I say unto you,
will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
John 15:6
King James Version
6 If a man abide not in me,
he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered;
and men gather them,
and cast them into the fire,
and they are burned.
Romans 13:8-10
King James Version
8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another:
for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
9 For this,
Thou shalt not commit adultery,
Thou shalt not kill,
Thou shalt not steal,
Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Thou shalt not covet;
and if there be any other commandment,
it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely,
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour:
therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
James 3:6
King James Version
6 And the tongue is a fire,
a world of iniquity:
so is the tongue among our members,
that it defileth the whole body,
and setteth on fire the course of nature;
and it is set on fire of hell.
James 3:8-10
King James Version
8 But the tongue can no man tame;
it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father;
and therewith curse we men,
which are made after the similitude of God.
10 Out of the same mouth
proceedeth blessing and cursing.
My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Jude 12-13
King James Version
12 These are spots in your feasts of charity,
when they feast with you,
feeding themselves without fear:
clouds they are without water,
carried about of winds;
trees whose fruit withereth,
without fruit,
twice dead,
plucked up by the roots;
13 Raging waves of the sea,
foaming out their own shame;
wandering stars,
to whom is reserved
the blackness of darkness for ever.
Jude 14-16
King James Version
14 And Enoch also,
the seventh from Adam,
prophesied of these, saying,
Behold,
the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
15 To execute judgment upon all,
and to convince all that are ungodly among them
of all their ungodly deeds
which they have ungodly committed,
and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners
have spoken against him.
16 These are murmurers,
complainers,
walking after their own lusts;
and their mouth speaketh great swelling words,
having men's persons in admiration
because of advantage.
Revelation 21:7-8
King James Version
7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things;
and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
8 But the fearful, and unbelieving,
and the abominable, and murderers,
and whoremongers, and sorcerers,
and idolaters, and all liars,
shall have their part in the lake
which burneth with fire and brimstone:
which is the second death.
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