uh, how do you know this?
And I am bemused that most of the quotes are from the gospels.
Actually, Catholics have the gospel read at every mass...even in the days the mass was in Latin. So most Catholics are aware of these quotes.
Book of Hebrews? Not so much...
It is amazing how many thing Jesus sais which are not mentioned in Church, especially the thing he told us to do.
I have heard all of the passages within the past few years, but maybe not the KJV. When our pastor writes his sermons, they are chronological as he does the entire book. He doesn’t skip around too much.
The New American Standard Bible uses the word “release” instead of redemption only in verse 35 : “Women received back their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their release, so that they might obtain a better resurrection;” so I checked my concordance and the definition of redemption is “a release effected by payment of ransom.”
So these could have paid money but chose instead to be tortured so they could glorify God in a greater way at the throne. Why pay money to Satan? Also consider that Paul could have gotten out of appealing to Rome.
I have been studying the great tribulation, being a post-tribber, and those who are faithful until death are given the privilege of serving the King of kings day and night (even when there is no night).
Keep in mind in Revelation that there are 5 kings who have fallen mentioned in Revelation. I think that those who have been faithful during tribulation under those kings who have been under Satan are included in the group. Just my opinion.
In Hebrews I laugh when I read that they “accepted joyfully the seizure of your property, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and an abiding one” because we are so ingrained with our rights.
Going systematically through the bible is one way to prevent avoiding of any scripture.