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A brief description of The Permanent Court of Arbitration at Peace Palace, The Hague
follows immediately. In general terms the Republic of New Lemuria Permanent Court of
Arbitration ("RNLPCA") is modeled after the Hague Permanent Court of
Arbitration, with additions as indicated in the text below. All awards rendered by the
RNLPCA are enforceable under the Convention on Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards done
at New York on 10 June 1958. To the extent not inconsistent with the revealed Divine
Law, the RNLPCA applies the UNIDROIT Principles of International Contracts [Latest
1994 edition as amended] to all arbitrations and mediations when the circumstances
require. A copy of the UNIDROIT principles is found in the Appendix.
THE PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION:
What it is and What it Does
The Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration is:
The oldest institution for the settlement of disputes between States (or organizations
of States), and disputes between States and private parties. Its services include good
offices and mediation, commissions of inquiry (fact-finding), conciliation, and
arbitration.
An independent international organization established by the Convention
for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes (The Hague, July 29, 1899), which
was revised by a second Convention
for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes (The Hague, October 18, 1907).
A secretariat, the International Bureau, located in the Peace Palace, constructed
in 1913 to serve as headquarters
of the PCA, which is also home to the International Court of Justice and the Hague Academy of International Law.
A Permanent Observer at the United Nations General
Assembly, with a strong history of collaboration with the UN.
A panel of international jurists, known as the Members of the Court, designated
by the States Parties to the 1899 and 1907 Conventions. Parties to a dispute may, but are
not required to, select the members of a tribunal or commission from this panel. An
up-to-date list of Members is published in the Annual Report of the PCA.
An Administrative Council, composed of the diplomatic representatives of the
States Parties.
What The Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration Does:
Offers a broad range of services for the resolution of disputes in which at least one
party is a State (or an organization of States), and which the parties have expressly
agreed to submit for resolution under the auspices of the Permanent Court of Arbitration,
either by signing a submission after a dispute has arisen, or by including a "future
disputes" clause in a treaty, contract or other type of agreement.
Designates, pursuant to the 1976 rules
on international commercial arbitration adopted by the United Nations Commission on
International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
"appointing authorities" to break certain deadlocks
that may arise in connection with the appointment and challenge of arbitrators in
commercial arbitration conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.
Administers dispute settlement, including arbitration, conciliation, mediation, good
offices, and commissions of inquiry (fact-finding).
Provides facilities for selecting members of tribunals and commissions, from a panel of
over 250 international jurists of various nationalities (the Members of the Court), or
persons of their own choice.
Allows the parties freedom to choose procedural rules, from among:
the rules of the 1899
Convention or 1907
Convention;
the PCA Optional Rules for:
other appropriate rules, such as the UNCITRAL
Arbitration Rules, the Conciliation
Rules, the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) Rules, and the World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Rules.
Provides administrative support: the International Bureau can relieve the parties and
the tribunal or commission of the administrative burden of resolving the dispute by acting
as registry: serving as the official channel of communication, holding and disbursing
deposits for costs, ensuring safe custody of documents, arranging for hearings and
meetings, and for efficient secretarial, language and communications services.
Makes available a distinctive courtroom, other types of hearing and meeting facilities,
separate counsel rooms, and deliberation rooms.
Has access to the Peace Palace library: one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date
international law libraries in the world.
Maintains facilities for conducting proceedings outside The Hague, with the
administrative support of the International Bureau and, where necessary, the assistance of
a local tribunal registrar.
Charges reasonable fees: the expenses of operating the PCA are borne by the States
Parties. Parties to a dispute pay only those costs incurred in connection with their own
case.
Maintains a Financial Assistance Fund, aimed at helping developing countries meet the
cost of dispute resolution proceedings.
Offers information and advice to prospective parties, even if the governments of the
State(s) concerned are not parties to the 1899 or 1907 Conventions.
Allows ease of accession, which is accomplished by depositing the requisite documents
with the Netherlands' Ministry of Foreign Affairs. States are actively encouraged to
accede, in order to strengthen the PCA and ensure that the largest possible number of
States participate in determining its future course.
STATES PARTIES TO THE 1899/1907 CONVENTIONS
(as at December 20, 1996)
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina
Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy,
Japan, Jordan, Kyrgysztan, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta,
Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama,
Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovak Republic,
Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand,
Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States , Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia,
Zaire, Zimbabwe
INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION
Available on line:
Convention
for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes (The Hague, July 29, 1899)
[attached beginning at page 30].
Convention
for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes (The Hague, October 18, 1907)
[attached beginning at page 30].
PCA Optional Rules for Arbitrating Disputes between Two States
(1992) [attached beginning at page 30].
PCA Optional Rules for Arbitrating Disputes between Two Parties of
which only one is a State (1993) [attached beginning at page 30].
PCA Optional Rules for Arbitration involving International
Organizations (1996)
PCA Optional Rules for Arbitration between International
Organizations and Private Parties (1996)
PCA Optional Conciliation Rules (1996)
PCA "Infosheet" on the Jurisdiction of the Permanent
Court of Arbitration
PCA "Infosheet" on the Designation of Appointing
Authorities pursuant to the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules
Terms of Reference and Guidelines of the PCA Financial Assistance
Fund
How Does the Republic of New Lemuria Permanent
Court of Arbitration (RNLPCA) provide for alternative dispute
resolution along the guidelines of the Hague Permanent Court
Of Arbitration? What are the differences, if any?
The Republic of New Lemuria Permanent Court of Arbitration (RNLPCA) comprises an
intergovernmental organization (IGO). International Governmental Organizations (IGOs)
are organizations to which only governments, not individuals, belong. These organizations
attempt to regulate, set standards for, and promote cooperation among governments in a
variety of areas. Almost any sphere in which two or more governments interact has an
associated IGO. Well known IGOs include the United Nations, European Union,
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), OPEC, International Labour
Organization, International Social Security Association, International Union for the
Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, the Universal Postal Union and the World
Health Organization, and arbitration forums known as the Permanent Court of Arbitaration,
UNIDROIT, UNICITRAL and LCIA (London Court of International Abritration). The RNLPCA
differs from the Hague PCA in the following two significant ways:
The process of dispute settlement, by way of mediation or arbitration involves choices.
When disputing parties embark upon the path of dispute resolution, each must first deal
with the choice of whether or not to seek peace. Today, when one observes traditional
arbitration and mediation proceedings, it appears it is more important to the disputants
to win at all costs rather than seek peace through conciliation and understanding. The
Republic of New Lemuria Permanent Court of Arbitration is established in order to provide
a meaningful choice and forum for dispute resolution to people, organizations [whether
NGO's or IGO's], nations and other bodies politic. Those who choose to use the Republic of New Lemuria Permanent Court of Arbitration are required to read this document entitled:
"Jerusalem: Principles of Peacemaking Within the Republic of New Lemuria"
before filing their "Notice of Intent to Mediate" or "Notice of
Intent to Arbitrate." This is a mandatory requirement, because the scriptural
principles contained herein are conciliation tools which are used throughout the
arbitration and mediation peace processes.
Part of the mission of the Republic of New Lemuria Permanent Court of Arbitration
uniquely involves the publishing and distribution of Biblical principles which foster
peacemaking and peacekeeping in the every day affairs of all peoples. Historically, this
was Melchizedek's function as the King of Salem symbolized by his use of bread and wine
with Abraham. This ancient tradition of eating bread and serving wine during the peace
process remains alive within the Republic of New Lemuria peace processes.
"All that is known historically of Melchzedek is contained in the Bible, in
Genesis 4:18, Psalms 110 and Hebrews 5:5,7. The incident which connects him with history
is the story of Abraham, returning to his own country with the spoils captured from
Chedorlaomer who was battling with Lot, his sons and tribe and whom Abraham sought to
rescue, gave tithes to his superior functionary, Melchizedek, high priest of righteousness
and king of Salem, city of peace. It relates how this distinguished priest of the most
high God refreshed Abraham with bread and wine and bestowed upon him is blessing, making
him a priest of his own order."1
The "revealed Divine law "is a phrase continually referred to in the law of
the Republic of New Lemuria, and forms the foundation for all dispute resolution within
the Republic of New Lemuria Permanent Court of Arbitration structure. The "revealed
Divine law" has two components.
The first component is the Seven Noahide Laws signifying the ancient principles of law
given by the Most High God El Elyon to Noah and recognized by United States' President
George W. Bush in 1991:
". . . these ethical values and principles have been the bedrock of society
from the dawn of civilization, when they were known as the Seven Noahide Laws." --
U.S. Congress (H.J. Resolution 104, Public Law 102-14, 1991)
Melchizedek stated and taught 1,973 years before the birth of My Lord Jesus, the
Christ, "I am Melchizedek, priest of El Elyon, the Most High, the one and only
God." The Seven Laws (described as "Noahide Laws" in the ancient Dalamatian
supreme law) are commandments promulgated by Melchizedek (known as the Melchizedek
covenant)2, adopted by ourPatriarch Abraham, found engraved upon clay tablets
in Salem comprising:
1. You shall not serve any God but the Most High Creator of heaven
and earth.
2. You shall not doubt that faith is the only requirement for eternal
salvation.
3. You shall not bear false witness.
4. You shall not kill.
5. You shall not steal.
6. You shall not commit adultery.
7. You shall not show disrespect for your parents or elders.
In Rabbi Yirmeyahu Bindman's book on the Seven Noahide Laws entitled "The Seven
Colors of the Rainbow" (Resource Publications, Inc., San Jose California, 1995,
ISBN 0-89390-332-9, pp. 114-117) is found:
"Most of today's governments are considered to be upholding
this commandment on a basic level, even though they hardly know of the Seven Laws, because
their inner motivation is to do what God wants in this way. However, when justice becomes
so corrupt that this commandment no longer has any standing in society, or when the legal
system gives punishments for actions that are legal under the Seven Laws, then the
situation enters into constitutional illegality. Societies are legitimate targets for
thorough change, and those who rule them may be defeated and put on trial. Such
governments abuse the trust placed in them as emissaries of the Almighty, and they make
themselves liable to be judged. . . Even in republican states, the judges sit only in the
name of the true sovereign power, however it is defined . . . The judge who hears a case
fully and decides it impartially, is considered a partner with God Himself in the entire
creation because he is using the sovereign authority with which the creation was made.
The second component of the revealed Divine Law signifies that which was
symbolized in the writing of the imminent jurist Sir William Blackstone:
"Considering the creator only as being of infinite power, he was
able unquestionably to have prescribed whatever laws he pleased to his creature, man,
however unjust or severe. But as he is also a being of infinite wisdom, he has laid down
only such laws as were founded in those relations of justice, that existed in the nature
of things antecedent to any positive precept. These are eternal, immutable laws of good
and evil, to which the creator himself in all his dispensations conforms; and which he has
enabled human reason to discover, so far as they are necessary for the conduct of human
actions. Such among others are these principles: that we should live honestly, should hurt
nobody, and should render to every one his due; to which the three general precepts
Justinian has reduced the whole doctrine of law. [Juris praecepta, sunt haec, honeste
vivere, alterum non laedere, suum cique tribuere.]…
This law of nature, being co-eval with mankind and dictated by God himself, is of
course superior in obligation to any other. It is binding all over the globe, in all
countries, and at all times: no human laws are of any validity, if contrary to this; and
such of them as derive their force, and all their authority, mediately or immediately,
from this original. . .
The doctrines thus delivered we call the revealed or divine law, and they are to be
found only in the holy scriptures. These precepts, when revealed, are found upon
comparison to be really a part of the original law of nature, as they tend in all their
consequences to man’s felicity. But we are not from then to conclude that the
knowledge of these truths was attainable by man’s reason, in its present corrupted
state; since we find that, until they were revealed, they were hid from the wisdom of the
ages. As then the moral precepts of this law are indeed of the same original with those of
the law of nature, so their intrinsic obligation is of equal strength and perpetuity. Yet
undoubtedly the revealed law is (humanly speaking) of infinitely more authority than what
we generally call the natural law. Because one is the law of nature, expressly declared so
to be by God himself; the other is only what, by the assistance of human reason, we
imagine to be that law. If we would be certain of the latter as we are of the former, both
would have equal authority; but, till then, they can never be put in competition together.
Upon these two foundations, the law of nature and the law of revelation, depend all
human law; that is to say, no human laws should be suffered to contradict these. There is,
it is true, a great number of indifferent points, in which both the divine law and the
natural law leave man at his own liberty; but which are found necessary for the benefit of
society to be restrained within certain limits. And herein it is that human laws have
their greatest force and efficacy; for, with regard to such points as are not indifferent,
human laws are only declaratory of, and act in subordination to the former. To instance in
the case of murder: this is expressly forbidden by the divine, and demonstrably by natural
law; and from these prohibitions arises the true unlawfulness of this crime. Those human
laws, that annex a punishment to it, do not increase it’s moral guilt, or superadd
any fresh obligation in foro conscientiae to abstain it’s perpetration. Nay, if any
human law should allow or injoin us to commit it, we are bound to transgress that human
law, or else we must offend both the natural and the divine. But with regard to matters
that are themselves indifferent, and are not commanded or forbidden by those superior
laws; such for instance, as exporting wool into foreign counties; here the inferior
legislature has scope and opportunity to interpose, and make that action unlawful which
before was not so." 1 Blackstone’s Commentaries 40-42.
Application of the Revealed Divine Law
to All Mediation and Arbitration Proceedings.
Both of the components of the revealed Divine law above described are applied by the
chosen mediators and arbitrators, without exception, to all mediations and
arbitrations conducted within the Republic of New Lemuria Permanent Court of Arbitration.
In addition, each mediator and arbitrator handling a proceeding within the Republic of New Lemuria Permanent Court of Arbitration is continually admonished to apply the
principles of peacemaking and peacekeeping ["walking in the ways of the
Lord"] found within the spirit of the scriptural passages set out below:
Walking in the Ways of the Lord
The Biblical Tradition of Peace Is
A Common Perspective Signifying
In Our Every Deliberation,
Maintaining the Vision of Peace - Jerusalem.
There is an ancient desert wisdom tradition (common to Judaic, Christian and Islamic
cultures) of establishing, maintaining and living "peace" with a
"greeting" [Aramaic shalama, Hebrew shalom] found
throughout all the periods described in both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. The
principle of "peacemaking" and "peacekeeping" as paramount states of
mind and being form the foundation of Jerusalem spoken of by the Judean philosopher Philo:
"Now the city of God is called in Hebrew Jerusalem and its
name when translated is 'vision of peace'. Therefore, do not seek the city of the Existent
among the regions of the earth, since it is not wrought of wood or stone, but in a soul,
in which there is no warring, whose sight is keen, and which is set before it as its aim
to live in contemplation and peace."
In the Book of Legends/Sefer Ha-Aggadah, a compendium of rabbinic lore,
first published in Odessa in 1908-1911, peace is described as one of three pillars
of the foundation of the world:
"128. Rabban Simeon ben Gamiel said: 'The world stands on
three things: on truth, on justice, and peace within your gates' (Zech. 8:16). These three
are interlinked: when justice is done, truth is achieved, and peace is established. [Avot
1:18; P.Ta 4:2, 68a]. 129. Rabban Simeon ben Gamiel said: Make no mockery of justice, for
it is one of the world's three pillars. How so? Because the sages have taught: The world
stands on three things: on justice, on truth, and on peace. Take care not to subvert
justice, you shake the world, one of whose pillars is justice. [Deut. R. 5:1; Kalkut,
Shofetim, Section 907]."
In the Quran (xv.45-49) we read:
"Lo! The God-fearing are among gardens and watersprings.
'enter them in peace, secure'
And We remove whatever burning venom may be in their breasts. As
brethren,
Face to face, they rest on couches raised.
Toil cometh not unto them there, nor will they be expelled from thence.
Announce unto My slaves that verily I am the Forgiving, the
Merciful."
Consistently, in the New Testament we read the words of Lord Jesus the Christ from the
Sermon on the Mount (Aramaic, then English):
Tubwayhun lahwvday shlama dawnaw(hie) d'alaha nitqarum.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of
God.
Biblical scholar George M. Lamsa in the book Old Testament Light [Harper
San Francisco, (1964) p. 168-169 ISBN 0-06-064925-9] speaks of the "peace"
referred to in Leviticus 3:1 ["And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering,
if he offer it of the herd, whether it be a male or a female, he shall offer it without
blemish before the Lord"]. He reminds us:
"The Aramaic word shalma, to 'recompense,' to 'fulfill one's vows,'
is written exactly like the word shalama, 'peace'. Even though the words are
identical, they are pronounced differently. A recompense offering is a thanks offering to
God for his blessings, or for his favours. When Jacob was on his way to Haran, he made a
vow in which he vowed to give a tithe to God [Genesis 28:20-22].
Shalama, 'peace,' also means to surrender; that is, to give up to hatred
and enmity, and become reconciled. Peace becomes a reality through recompense, which
brings harmony between a man and his adversary.
The worshipper was required to make peace with his God and his fellow men. Jesus said,
'Leave your offering there upon the altar, and first go and make peace with your brother .
. .' [Matthrew 5:24, Eastern text]. If one has to make peace with his brother before
offering a gift upon the altar, how much more then is it necessary that he should make
reconciliation with God.
The recompense of the peace offering is different from the sin offering, thanks
offering, and other offerings. Even though all these offerings were made to God for the
forgiveness of sins and for God's blessings, each one was offered for a special thing, or
for a special favour from God. There were also some differences in the ritual. Each
offering had its own ritual."
Dr. Lamsa provides an additional insight on the need for peace in his discussion of Job
6:14: "He who withholds peace from his friend, forsakes the worship of the
Almighty." "The Aramaic word dikhlety means 'worship,
reverence, fear'. In this instance it means 'worship.' Worship without peace and good
deeds is dead, as faith without works is dead. Peace always reigns in the house of
the righteous. Peace, like light, must be shared in order to lighten the path of
those who seek the way of God. The Hebrew prophets exhorted the people to extend kindness
one to another -- to strangers and to widows and orphans. Jesus said: 'For I was hungry,
and you gave me food: I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you took
me in' [Matthew 25:35, Eastern text]"
Finally, in discussing peace Dr. Lamsa focuses upon the true understanding (Islamic,
Christian and Judaic alike) of 'peace' as "I surrender to you" in
his treatment of Isaiah 57:19: "I create the speech of the lips; peace, peace
to those who are afar off and to those who are near, says the LORD; and I will heal
them." Dr. Lamsa states:
"'Peace' is a key word that is constantly used in daily conversation and which
introduces two strangers to one another. Whenever two Easterners meet, they greet one
another by the same words, 'To you be peace.' When the magic words of peace are offered
and received, the strangers become close neighbors, or even brothers. This greeting of
peace established confidence and good relations between two strangers.
The term shallam (peace) means 'I surrender to you.' When two strangers surrender to
one another, they surrender to God. God had been wroth with Israel, but he was to return
to them again and heal them and revive the heart of the contrite ones so that they could
make peace with their God. Political and stubborn Israel was crushed. The spiritual
Israel, or the remnant, was to be blessed so that they might bless the world."
The collection of scriptural passages which follow portray a bright line path of peace,
consistently preached and lived by those in Covenant with the Most High God holding the
vision of "Jerusalem". This peace is a gift from God to each of His children. In
his image each of us is made. Our responsibility is to reflect this peace during our
entire lives.
Biblical Verses of Peacemaking - Old Testament:
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1 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou
shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. 2 Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house
of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban
thy mother's brother. 3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply
thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; 4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham,
to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a
stranger, which God gave unto Abraham. 5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to
Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and
Esau's mother. 6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to
Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a
charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan; 7 And that Jacob
obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram; 8 And Esau seeing that the
daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; 9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took
unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of
Nebajoth, to be his wife. 10 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. 11
And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set;
and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down
in that place to sleep. 12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and
the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on
it. 13 And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham
thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and
to thy seed; 14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread
abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and
in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 15 And, behold, I am with
thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee
again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I
have spoken to thee of. 16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the
LORD is in this place; and I knew it not. 17 And he was afraid, and said, How
dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is
the gate of heaven. 18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that
he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon
the top of it. 19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that
city was called Luz at the first. 20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God
will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat,
and raiment to put on, 21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then
shall the LORD be my God: 22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar,
shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto
thee. Genesis 28:1-22 (KJV)
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14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon:
and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. 15 And
Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can
interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to
interpret it. 16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall
give Pharaoh an answer of peace. Genesis 41:14-16 (KJV)
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17 And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup
is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.
Genesis 44:17 (KJV)
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This reference concerns Joseph who asks here that we ascend up to the Father Abba in
peace.
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18 And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me
go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether
they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace. 19 And the LORD said unto
Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.
Exodus 4:18-19 (KJV)
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As the Pharaoh approached Moses and the children of Israel, and were deciding whether to
run, surrender or fight, Moses tells them to stand still in peace and not fight or defend
themselves. The Lord will fight for them.
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1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they
turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon:
before it shall ye encamp by the sea. 3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel,
They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. 4 And I will
harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon
Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And
they did so. 5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of
Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done
this, that we have let Israel go from serving us? 6 And he made ready his chariot, and
took his people with him: 7 And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots
of Egypt, and captains over every one of them. 8 And the LORD hardened the heart of
Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of
Israel went out with an high hand. 9 But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and
chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by
the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon. 10 And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children
of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they
were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD. 11 And they said
unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die
in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?
12 Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that
we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians,
than that we should die in the wilderness. 13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not,
stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the
Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. 14
The
LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Exodus 14:1-14 (KJV)
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In the next passage, Jethro tells Moses how to keep peace among the people.
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13 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people
stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening. 14 And when Moses' father in law saw all
that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the
people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto
even? 15 And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire
of God: 16 When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and
another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws. 17 And Moses'
father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. 18 Thou wilt
surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is
too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. 19 Hearken now unto
my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to
God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God: 20 And thou shalt teach them
ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that
they must do. 21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear
God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers
of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: 22 And
let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter
they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier
for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee. 23 If thou shalt do this
thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this
people shall also go to their place in peace. 24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of
his father in law, and did all that he had said. 25 And Moses chose able men out of all
Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds,
rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the
hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves. 27 And
Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.
Exodus
18:13-27 (KJV)
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In the next passage, God states it is He would gives peace in the land, but it is His
children who reflect this peace as His image.
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1 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image,
neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I
am the LORD your God. 2 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am
the LORD. 3 If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; 4 Then I
will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of
the field shall yield their fruit. 5 And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and
the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and
dwell in your land safely. 6 And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie
down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land,
neither shall the sword go through your land. Leviticus 26:1-6 (KJV)
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In the next passage, the Lord blesses Moses. This same blessing is used in all
mediations and arbitrations conducted within the Republic of New Lemuria.
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22 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying,
On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, 24 The LORD bless
thee, and keep thee: 25 The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
26 The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. 27 And they
shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.
Numbers 6:22-27
(KJV)
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In the next passage, Joshua makes peace by choice.
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In the next passage, Gideon Meets and Angel of the Lord, and the Lord bids him Peace.
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20 And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them
upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so. 21 Then the angel of the LORD
put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the
unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the
unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight. 22 And when Gideon
perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for
because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face. 23 And the LORD said unto him,
Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die. 24 Then Gideon built an altar
there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah
of the Abiezrites. Judges 6:20-24 (KJV)
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In the next passage, a priest tells the Danites to go in Peace in search of their
inheritance from God.
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1 In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the
Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance
had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel. 2 And the children of Dan sent of
their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to
spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when
they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there. 3 When they were by
the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in
thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place?
and what hast thou here? 4 And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and
hath hired me, and I am his priest. 5 And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee,
of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous. 6 And the priest
said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go.
Judges
18:1-6 (KJV)
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In the next passage, Jonathan bids Peace to David.
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42 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us
in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and
thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city. 1 Samuel
20:42 (KJV)
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Here David bids peace to strangers in Carmel.
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5 And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to
Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name: 6 And thus shall ye say to him that
liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine
house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.
1 Samuel 25:5-6 (KJV)
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Here Peace is chosen by Solomon and Hiram (signifying the "nobility).
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10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.
11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his
household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. 12
And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram
and Solomon; and they two made a league together. 1 Kings 5:10-12 (KJV)
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17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a
shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his
house in peace. 1 Kings 22:17 (KJV)
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Here the Holy Spirit comes upon Amasai and bids David Peace.
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17 And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come
peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to
betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our
fathers look thereon, and rebuke it. 18 Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who
was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy
side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine
helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the
band. 1 Chronicles 12:17-18 (KJV)
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David Tells His Son Solomon That He Cound Not
Build a House to the Lord Because He Had Shed So
Much Blood, But The Lord Told David That Solomon Would.
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1 Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the
altar of the burnt offering for Israel. 2 And David commanded to gather together the
strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones
to build the house of God. 3 And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the
doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight; 4 Also
cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to
David. 5 And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that
is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of
glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So
David prepared abundantly before his death. 6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and
charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel. 7 And David said to Solomon, My
son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God: 8
But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast
made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much
blood upon the earth in my sight. 9 Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a
man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall
be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days. 10 He
shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father;
and I will establish the throne of his Kingdom over Israel for ever. 11 Now, my
son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as
he hath said of thee. 12 Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give
thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.
13 Then
shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the
LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor
be dismayed. 1 Chronicles 22:1-13 (KJV)
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Nations and Cities Are Destroyed When There Is
A Lack of Peace and Prosperity, and When the People Reject God.
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1 And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded: 2 And he went out to meet
Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with
you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake
him, he will forsake you. 3 Now for a long season Israel hath been without the
true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law. 4 But when they in their
trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them. 5
And
in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in,
but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries. 6 And
nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.
7 Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
2 Chronicles 15:1-7 (KJV)
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12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of
heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time. Ezra 7:12 (KJV)
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Job is Given Peace by God.
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17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the
chastening of the Almighty: 18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his
hands make whole. 19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no
evil touch thee. 20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power
of the sword. 21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be
afraid of destruction when it cometh. 22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh:
neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. 23 For thou shalt be in league
with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
24 And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit
thy habitation, and shalt not sin. 25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great,
and thine offspring as the grass of the earth. 26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a
full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season. 27 Lo this, we have searched
it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good. Job 5:17-27
(KJV)
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Job explains the course of wisdom is to hold Peace.
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1 Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it. 2 What
ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you. 3 Surely I
would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God. 4 But ye are forgers
of lies, ye are all physicians of no value. 5 O that ye would altogether hold
your peace! and it should be your wisdom. 6 Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to
the pleadings of my lips. 7 Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully
for him? 8 Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God? 9 Is it good
that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?
10 He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons. 11 Shall not his
excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you? 12 Your remembrances are like
unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay. Job 13:1-12 (KJV)
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Job explains men must acquaint themselves with the Most High God and be at Peace with
Him.
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15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? 16 Which were cut down
out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: 17 Which said unto God, Depart
from us: and what can the Almighty do for them? 18 Yet he filled their houses with good things:
but the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 19 The righteous see it, and are
glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn. 20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but
the remnant of them the fire consumeth. 21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at
peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. 22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his
mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. 23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou
shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
Job
22:15-23 (KJV)
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Bildad tells men to make Peace with God in High Places.
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1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 2 Dominion and fear are with
him, he maketh peace in his high places. 3 Is there any number of his armies? and upon
whom doth not his light arise? 4 How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be
clean that is born of a woman? 5 Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea,
the stars are not pure in his sight. Job 25:1-5 (KJV)
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Here it is explained to Job to hold Peace and receive the wisdom of the Most High God.
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29 Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man, 30 To bring back his
soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living. 31 Mark well, O Job,
hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak. 32 If thou hast any thing to
say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee. 33 If not, hearken unto me: hold
thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom. Job 33:29-33 (KJV)
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In the Psalms, David explains the Lord gives us Peace and safety, not men .
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6 There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up
the light of thy countenance upon us. 7 Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in
the time that their corn and their wine increased. 8 I will both lay me down in
peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
Psalm 4:6-8 (KJV)
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12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he
may see good? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 14
Depart
from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. 15 The eyes of the LORD are upon
the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. 16 The face of the LORD is
against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 17
The
righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
18
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a
contrite spirit. Psalm 34:12-18 (KJV)
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1 A Psalm for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness
unto the king's son. 2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with
judgment. 3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by
righteousness. 4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the
needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. 5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun
and moon endure, throughout all generations. 6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown
grass: as showers that water the earth. 7 In his days shall the righteous
flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
Psalm 72:1-7 (KJV)
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8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people,
and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly. 9 Surely his salvation is nigh
them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land. 10 Mercy and truth are met together;
righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Psalm 85:8-10 (KJV)
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6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. 7
Peace
be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. 8 For my brethren and
companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. 9 Because of the
house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good. Psalm 122:6-9 (KJV)
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4 Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright
in their hearts. 5 As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead
them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.
Psalm 125:4-5 (KJV)
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12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. 13 For he hath strengthened the
bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. 14 He maketh peace in thy
borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. 15 He sendeth forth
his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly. 16 He giveth snow
like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. 17 He casteth forth his ice like
morsels: who can stand before his cold? 18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he
causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. 19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob,
his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as
for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalm 147:12-20
(KJV)
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In the book of Proverbs we find many references to Peacemaking.
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1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: 2
For
length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. 3 Let not mercy
and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine
heart: 4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In
all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. 8 It shall be
health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. 9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and
with the firstfruits of all thine increase: 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty,
and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. 11 My son, despise not the chastening of
the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: 12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth;
even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth
understanding. 14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of
silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. 15 She is more precious than rubies:
and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. 16 Length of days is
in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. 17 Her ways are
ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. 18 She is a
tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth
her. 19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he
established the heavens. 20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the
clouds drop down the dew.
21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. 23 Then shalt thou walk in
thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be
afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. 25 Be not afraid of sudden
fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. 26 For the LORD shall be
thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand
to do it. 28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will
give; when thou hast it by thee. 29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he
dwelleth securely by thee. 30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no
harm. 31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. 32 For the froward is
abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous. 33 The curse of
the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. 35 The wise shall
inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
Proverbs 3:1-35 (KJV)
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Here, Isaiah tells us a child is born whose name is: Wonderful
Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
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6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon
his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The
everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government
and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to
order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for
ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. Isaiah 9:6-7 (KJV)
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2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in. 3
Thou
wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee:
because he trusteth in thee. 4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is
everlasting strength: Isaiah 26:2-4 (KJV)
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16 Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful
field. 17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness
quietness and assurance for ever. 18 And my people shall dwell in a peaceable
habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places; 19 When it shall hail,
coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place. 20 Blessed are ye
that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.
Isaiah 32:16-20 (KJV)
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5 I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me:
I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: 6 That they may know from the rising of the
sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there
is none else. 7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create
evil: I the LORD do all these things. 8 Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and
let
the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth
salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it. 9
Woe
unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the
potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or
thy work, He hath no hands? 10 Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What
begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth? Isaiah 45:5-10 (KJV)
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16 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning;
from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath
sent me. 17 Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the
LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou
shouldest go. 18 O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace
been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea: 19 Thy seed also had
been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should
not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me. 20 Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye
from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to
the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob. Isaiah 48:16-20
(KJV)
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7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings,
that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation;
that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! 8 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the
voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring
again Zion. 9 Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the
LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. Isaiah 52:7-9 (KJV)
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9 For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the
waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth
with thee, nor rebuke thee. 10 For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed;
but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be
removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee. Isaiah 54:9-10 (KJV)
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13 And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and
great shall
be the peace of thy children. 14 In righteousness shalt thou be established:
thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall
not come near thee. 15 Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by
me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. 16 Behold, I
have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an
instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy. 17 No weapon that is
formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in
judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and
their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. Isaiah 54:13-17 (KJV)
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11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me
void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto
I sent it. 12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the
mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of
the field shall clap their hands. Isaiah 55:11-12 (KJV)
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18 I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts
unto him and to his mourners. 19 I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him
that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.
20
But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up
mire and dirt. Isaiah 57:18-20 (KJV)
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The Prophet Jeremiah also speaks repeatedly about Peacemaking.
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11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of
peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 12 Then shall ye call upon me,
and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13 And ye shall seek me,
and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. 14 And I will be
found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you
from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD;
and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
Jeremiah
29:11-14 (KJV)
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6 Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto
them the abundance of peace and truth. Jeremiah 33:6 (KJV)
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The Prophet Ezekiel follows the tradition of encouraging Peacemaking.
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24 And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the
LORD have spoken it. 25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and
will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the
wilderness, and sleep in the woods. 26 And I will make them and the places round
about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there
shall be showers of blessing. 27 And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit,
and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall
know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered
them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them. 28 And they shall no
more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they
shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid. 29 And I will raise up for
them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land,
neither bear the shame of the heathen any more. 30 Thus shall they know that I the LORD
their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are
my people, saith the Lord GOD. 31 And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men,
and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 34:24-31 (KJV)
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26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting
covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in
the midst of them for evermore. 27 My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be
their God, and they shall be my people. Ezekiel 37:26-27 (KJV)
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Here the Prophets Daniel, Zephaniah, Haggai, and Zechariah speaks about Peacemaking and
the Covenant requiring the living of this Peace.
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18 Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he
strengthened me, 19 And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto
thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and
said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me. Daniel 10:18-19 (KJV)
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1 In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came
the word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying, 2 Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of
Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to
the residue of the people, saying, 3 Who is left among you that saw this house in
her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of
it as nothing? 4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua,
son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the
LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts: 5 According to the
word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among
you: fear ye not. 6 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little
while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;
7 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill
this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts. 8 The silver is mine, and the
gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts. 9 The glory of this latter house
shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I
give peace, saith the LORD of hosts. Haggai 2:1-9 (KJV)
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16 These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his
neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: 17 And let none
of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all
these are things that I hate, saith the LORD. Zechariah 8:16-17 (KJV)
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9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King
cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass,
and upon a colt the foal of an ass. 10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and
the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace
unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from
the river even to the ends of the earth. 11 As for thee also, by the blood of
thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
Zechariah
9:9-11 (KJV)
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4 And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might
be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. 5 My covenant was with him of life and peace;
and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before
my name. 6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips:
he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.
Malachi
2:4-6 (KJV)
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Biblical Verses of Peacemaking - New Testament:
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11 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and
there abide till ye go thence. 12 And when ye come into an house, salute it. 13
And if
the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace
return to you. 14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye
depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. 15 Verily I say unto
you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment,
than for that city. Matthew 10:11-15 (KJV)
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39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea,
Peace, be still. And
the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. Mark 4:39 (KJV)
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34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole;
go in peace, and
be whole of thy plague. Mark 5:34 (KJV)
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49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with
salt. 50 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye
season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another. Mark
9:49-50 (KJV)
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70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 72 To
perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; 73
The oath which he sware to our father Abraham, 74 That he would grant unto us, that we
being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, 75 In
holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. 76 And thou, child,
shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord
to prepare his ways; 77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the
remission of their sins, 78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the
dayspring from on high hath visited us, 79 To give light to them that sit in
darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of
his shewing unto Israel. Luke 1:70-80 (KJV)
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37 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole
multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the
mighty works that they had seen; 38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in
the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. 39 And some of the
Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. 40 And he
answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones
would immediately cry out. Luke 19:37-40 (KJV)
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36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto
them, Peace be unto you. 37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and
supposed that they had seen a spirit. Luke 24:36-37 (KJV)
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26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my
name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever
I have said unto you. 27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the
world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
John 14:26-27 (KJV)
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32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to
his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye
shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John
16:32-33 KJV)
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19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors
were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in
the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. 20 And when he had so
said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad,
when they saw the Lord. 21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my
Father hath sent me, even so send I you. 22 And when he had said this, he
breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: 23 Whose
soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye
retain, they are retained. John 20:19-23 (KJV)
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15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful
are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good
things! Romans 10:15 (KJV)
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17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and
joy in the Holy Ghost. 18 For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable
to God, and approved of men. 19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for
peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. Romans 14:17-19 (KJV)
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3 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord
Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 1:3 (KJV)
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30 If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his
peace. 31 For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be
comforted. 32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. 33 For God is
not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
1
Corinthians 14:30-33 (KJV)
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11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in
peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. 12 Greet one another with
an holy kiss. 13 All the saints salute you. 14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the
love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
The
second epistle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi, a city of Macedonia, by Titus
and Lucas. 2 Corinthians 13:11-14 (KJV)
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22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith, Galatians 5:22 (KJV)
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16 And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy,
and upon the Israel of God. 17 From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in
my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. Galatians 6:16-17 (KJV)
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14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall
of partition between us; 15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the
law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one
new man, so making peace; 16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body
by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: 17 And came and preached peace to you
which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. 18 For through him we both have access
by one Spirit unto the Father. Ephesians 2:14-18 (KJV)
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against
powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in
high places. 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be
able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore,
having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 Above all,
taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of
the wicked. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the
word of God: 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and
watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; Ephesians
6:12-18 (KJV)
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9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do:
and the God of peace shall be with you. Philippians 4:9 (KJV)
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13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against
any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. 14 And above all these things put
on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. 15 And let the peace of God rule in
your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let
the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another
in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving
thanks to God and the Father by him. Colossians 3:13-17 (KJV)
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16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be
with you all. 17 The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in
every epistle: so I write. 18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Amen. The second epistle to the Thessalonians was written from Athens. Thessalonians
3:16-18 (KJV)
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22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them
that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 2 Timothy 2:22 KJV)
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1 For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham
returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; 2 To whom also Abraham
gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after
that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; 3 Without father, without mother,
without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the
Son of God; abideth a priest continually. 4 Now consider how great this man was,
unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. 5 And verily they that
are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to
take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they
come out of the loins of Abraham: 6 But he whose descent is not counted from them received
tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. 7 And without all contradiction
the less is blessed of the better. 8 And here men that die receive tithes; but there he
receiveth
them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth. 9 And as I may so say, Levi also, who
receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham. 10 For he was yet in the loins of his father,
when Melchisedec met him. Hebrews 7:1-10
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KJV)
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20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that
great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 Make
you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing
in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews
13:20-21 (KJV)
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17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle,
and easy
to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace. James
3:17-18 (KJV)
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11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
12 For
the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto
their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. 1
Peter 3:11-12 (KJV)
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14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things,
be diligent that ye may
be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. 2 Peter 3:14 (KJV)
Endnotes:
1 GRUMBINE, J.C.F., Melchizedek or the Secret Doctrine of the Bible,
Kessinger Publishing, LLC, Kila Montana (1919), ISBN 1-56459-910-8 p.11-15.
2 The Urantia Book, Urantia Foundation, 1995 at pp.
1014-1015. "...Melchizedek organized his schools at Salem, patterning them on the
olden system which had been developed by the early Sethite priests of the second Eden....
The ceremonies of the Salem worship were very simple. Every person who signed or marked
the clay tablets of the Melchizedek church committed to memory, and subscribed to the
following belief:
1. I believe in El Elyon, the Most High God, the only Universal Father
and Creator of all things. 2. I accept the Melchizedek covenant with the Most High, which
bestows the favor of God on my faith, not on sacrifices and burnt offerings. 3. I promise
to obey the seven commandments of Melchizedek and to tell the good news of this covenant
with the Most High to all men." The Urantia Book, Urantia Publishing, 1995, pp. 1017.
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