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Και θελω αγιασει το ονομα μου το μεγα, το βεβηλωθεν μεταξυ των εθνων, το οποιον εβεβηλωσατε εν μεσω αυτων· και θελουσι γνωρισει τα εθνη οτι εγω ειμαι ο Κυριος, λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος, οταν αγιασθω εν υμιν εμπροσθεν των οφθαλμων αυτων.
Ιεζεκιήλ 36:23
True Christianity #251
251. To show from the Word that there are two-part expressions in it whose elements seem like repetitions of the same thing would take too long - it would fill pages and pages. To remove doubt, however, I wish to list passages that mention nations and peoples together, and others that mention joy and gladness together.
The following are passages that mention nations and peoples together:
Woe to a sinful nation, to a people heavy with wickedness. (Isaiah 1:4)
The peoples walking in darkness have seen a great light; you have increased the nation. (Isaiah 9:2-3)
Assyria is the rod of my anger. I will send it against a hypocritical nation; I will command it to go against a people of my wrath. (Isaiah 10:5-6)
It will happen in that day that the nations will seek the Root of Jesse, who stands as a banner for the peoples. (Isaiah 11:10)
Jehovah is striking the peoples with an incurable blow; he is ruling the nations with anger. (Isaiah 14:6)
In that day, a far-flung and shaven people will be brought out as a gift for Jehovah Sabaoth, a measured and trampled nation. (Isaiah 18:7)
A strong people, they will honor you; a city of powerful nations will fear you. (Isaiah 25:3)
Jehovah will swallow up the covering over all peoples, the veil over all nations. (Isaiah 25:7)
Approach, you nations, and hear, you peoples. (Isaiah 34:1)
I called you to be a covenant for the people, a light for the nations. (Isaiah 42:6)
All the nations should be gathered together and the peoples should convene. (Isaiah 43:9)
Behold, I will lift my hand toward the nations and my banner toward the peoples. (Isaiah 49:22)
I gave him as a witness for the peoples, a leader and a legislator for the nations. (Isaiah 55:4-5)
Behold, a people is coming from a northern land, and a great nation from the sides of the earth. (Jeremiah 6:22-23)
No longer will I let you hear the slander of the nations; you will not bear the insult of the peoples anymore. (Ezekiel 36:15)
All peoples and nations will worship him. (Daniel 7:14)
To prevent the nations from making cruel remarks about them and saying among the peoples, "Where is their God?" (Joel 2:7)
The remnants of my people will plunder them and the remainders of my nation will inherit them. (Zephaniah 2:9)
Many peoples will come, and numerous nations, to seek Jehovah in Jerusalem. (Zechariah 8:22)
My eyes have seen the salvation that you have prepared before the face of all peoples, a light of revelation to the nations. (Luke 2:30-32)
You have redeemed us in your blood, [some] from every people and nation. (Revelation 5:9)
You need to prophesy again upon peoples and nations. (Revelation 10:11)
You will put me as the head of the nations; a people whom I had not known will serve me. (Psalms 18:43)
Jehovah makes the counsel of the nations useless; he turns the thoughts of the peoples upside down. (Psalms 33:10)
You will make us a proverb among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples. (Psalms 44:14)
Jehovah will subdue the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet. Jehovah rules over the nations; the willing among the peoples have gathered. (Psalms 47:3, 8-9)
The peoples will confess you and the nations will rejoice, because you are going to judge the peoples in uprightness and lead the nations on earth. (Psalms 67:3-5)
Remember me, Jehovah, with the good pleasure of your people, so that I may rejoice in the joy of your nations. (Psalms 106:4-5)
There are more passages like this as well.
Both nations and peoples are mentioned because "nations" mean those who focus on goodness or, in an opposite sense, on evil; and "peoples" mean those who focus on truths or, in an opposite sense, on falsities. For this reason, those who belong to the Lord's spiritual kingdom are called "peoples" and those who belong to the Lord's heavenly kingdom are called "nations," since all who are in the spiritual kingdom focus on truths and therefore intelligence; and all who are in the heavenly kingdom focus on good actions and therefore wisdom.
Luke 3
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Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
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in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
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He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.
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As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.
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Every valley will be filled. Every mountain and hill will be brought low. The crooked will become straight, and the rough ways smooth.
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All flesh will see God's salvation.'"
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He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be baptized by him, "You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
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Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and don't begin to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father;' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!
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Even now the axe also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doesn't bring forth good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire."
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The multitudes asked him, "What then must we do?"
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He answered them, "He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise."
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Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what must we do?"
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He said to them, "Collect no more than that which is appointed to you."
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Soldiers also asked him, saying, "What about us? What must we do?" He said to them, "Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages."
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As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ,
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John answered them all, "I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire,
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whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."
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Then with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people,
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but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,
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added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.
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Now it happened, when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying. The sky was opened,
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and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying "You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased."
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Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
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the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
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the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,
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the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah,
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the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
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the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er,
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the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
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the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim,
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the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
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the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
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the son of Amminadab, the son of Aram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
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the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
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the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
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the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
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the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,
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the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
