“Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is  drawing near.”  - Luke 21:28

"I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” – Luke 7:28

"This will be your opportunity to bear witness." - Luke 21:13

"But we exhort you, brethren, to do so more and more, to aspire to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we charged you; so that you may command the respect of outsiders, and be dependent on nobody." –1 Thessalonians 4:10b-12

"For when we were with you, we kept telling you beforehand that we were to suffer affliction, just as it has come to pass, and just as you know." -1 Thessalonians 3:17

"But since we were torn away from you, brothers, for a short time, in person not in heart, we endeavored the more eagerly and with great desire to see you face to face." - 1 Thessalonians 2:17

‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’? - Luke 20:17

“Tell us by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority.” - Luke 20:2

"Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour." - Matthew 25:13

An introduction to the 2020 Advent Devotional.