Leviticus 4; Leviticus 5; Matthew 24:29-51

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Leviticus 4

1 The Lord commanded Moses
2 to tell the people of Israel that anyone who sinned and broke any of the Lord's commands without intending to, would have to observe the following rules.
3 If it is the High Priest who sins and so brings guilt on the people, he shall present a young bull without any defects and sacrifice it to the Lord for his sin.
4 He shall bring the bull to the entrance of the Tent, put his hand on its head, and kill it there in the Lord's presence.
5 Then the High Priest shall take some of the bull's blood and carry it into the Tent.
6 He shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it in front of the sacred curtain seven times.
7 Then he shall put some of the blood on the projections at the corners of the incense altar in the Tent. He shall pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar used for burning sacrifices, which is at the entrance of the Tent.
8 From this bull he shall take all the fat, the fat on the internal organs,
9 the kidneys and the fat on them, and the best part of the liver.
10 The priest shall take this fat and burn it on the altar used for the burnt offerings, just as he does with the fat from the animal killed for the fellowship offering.
11 But he shall take its skin, all its flesh, its head, its legs, and its internal organs, including the intestines,
12 carry it all outside the camp to the ritually clean place where the ashes are poured out, and there he shall burn it on a wood fire.
13 If it is the whole community of Israel that sins and becomes guilty of breaking one of the Lord's commands without intending to,
14 then as soon as the sin becomes known, the community shall bring a young bull as a sin offering. They shall bring it to the Tent of the Lord's presence;
15 the leaders of the community shall put their hands on its head, and it shall be killed there.
16 The High Priest shall take some of the bull's blood into the Tent,
17 dip his finger in it, and sprinkle it in front of the curtain seven times.
18 He shall put some of the blood on the projections at the corners of the incense altar inside the Tent and pour out the rest of it at the base of the altar used for burning sacrifices, which is at the entrance of the Tent.
19 Then he shall take all its fat and burn it on the altar.
20 He shall do the same thing with this bull as he does with the bull for the sin offering, and in this way he shall make the sacrifice for the people's sin, and they will be forgiven.
21 Then he shall take the bull outside the camp and burn it, just as he burns the bull offered for his own sin. This is an offering to take away the sin of the community.
22 If it is a ruler who sins and becomes guilty of breaking one of the Lord's commands without intending to,
23 then as soon as the sin is called to his attention, he shall bring as his offering a male goat without any defects.
24 He shall put his hand on its head and kill it on the north side of the altar, where the animals for the burnt offerings are killed. This is an offering to take away sin.
25 The priest shall dip his finger in the blood of the animal, put it on the projections at the corners of the altar, and pour out the rest of it at the base of the altar.
26 Then he shall burn all of its fat on the altar, just as he burns the fat of the animals killed for the fellowship offerings. In this way the priest shall offer the sacrifice for the sin of the ruler, and he will be forgiven.
27 If any of you people sin and become guilty of breaking one of the Lord's commands without intending to,
28 then as soon as the sin is called to your attention, you shall bring as your offering a female goat without any defects.
29 You shall put your hand on its head and kill it on the north side of the altar, where the animals for the burnt offerings are killed.
30 The priest shall dip his finger in the blood of the animal, put it on the projections at the corners of the altar, and pour out the rest of it at the base of the altar.
31 Then he shall remove all its fat, just as the fat is removed from the animals killed for the fellowship offerings, and he shall burn it on the altar as an odor pleasing to the Lord. In this way the priest shall offer the sacrifice for the man's sin, and he will be forgiven.
32 If you bring a sheep as a sin offering, it must be a female without any defects.
33 You shall put your hand on its head and kill it on the north side of the altar, where the animals for the burnt offerings are killed.
34 The priest shall dip his finger in the blood of the animal, put it on the projections at the corners of the altar, and pour out the rest of it at the base of the altar.
35 Then he shall remove all its fat, just as the fat is removed from the sheep killed for the fellowship offerings, and he shall burn it on the altar along with the food offerings given to the Lord. In this way the priest shall offer the sacrifice for your sin, and you will be forgiven.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.

Leviticus 5

1 Sin offerings are required in the following cases. If you are officially summoned to give evidence in court and do not give information about something you have seen or heard, you must suffer the consequences.
2 If you unintentionally touch anything ritually unclean, such as a dead animal, you are unclean and guilty as soon as you realize what you have done.
3 If you unintentionally touch anything of human origin that is unclean, whatever it may be, you are guilty as soon as you realize what you have done.
4 If you make a careless vow, no matter what it is about, you are guilty as soon as you realize what you have done.
5 When you are guilty, you must confess the sin,
6 and as the penalty for your sin you must bring to the Lord a female sheep or goat as an offering. The priest shall offer the sacrifice for your sin.
7 If you cannot afford a sheep or a goat, you shall bring to the Lord as the payment for your sin two doves or two pigeons, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.
8 You shall bring them to the priest, who will first offer the bird for the sin offering. He will break its neck without pulling off its head
9 and sprinkle some of its blood against the side of the altar. The rest of the blood will be drained out at the base of the altar. This is an offering to take away sin.
10 Then he shall offer the second bird as a burnt offering, according to the regulations. In this way the priest shall offer the sacrifice for your sin, and you will be forgiven.
11 If you cannot afford two doves or two pigeons, you shall bring two pounds of flour as a sin offering. You shall not put any olive oil or any incense on it, because it is a sin offering, not a grain offering.
12 You shall bring it to the priest, who will take a handful of it as a token that it has all been offered to the Lord, and he will burn it on the altar as a food offering. It is an offering to take away sin.
13 In this way the priest shall offer the sacrifice for your sin, and you will be forgiven. The rest of the flour belongs to the priest, just as in the case of a grain offering.
14 The Lord gave the following regulations to Moses.
15 If any of you sin unintentionally by failing to hand over the payments that are sacred to the Lord, you shall bring as your repayment offering to the Lord a male sheep or goat without any defects. Its value is to be determined according to the official standard.
16 You must make the payments you have failed to hand over and must pay an additional 20 percent. You shall give it to the priest, and the priest shall offer the animal as a sacrifice for your sin, and you will be forgiven.
17 If any of you sin unintentionally by breaking any of the Lord's commands, you are guilty and must pay the penalty.
18 You must bring to the priest as a repayment offering a male sheep or goat without any defects. Its value is to be determined according to the official standard. The priest shall offer the sacrifice for the sin which you committed unintentionally, and you will be forgiven.
19 It is a repayment offering for the sin you committed against the Lord.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.

Matthew 24:29-51

29 "Soon after the trouble of those days, the sun will grow dark, the moon will no longer shine, the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers in space will be driven from their courses.
30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky; and all the peoples of earth will weep as they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 The great trumpet will sound, and he will send out his angels to the four corners of the earth, and they will gather his chosen people from one end of the world to the other.
32 "Let the fig tree teach you a lesson. When its branches become green and tender and it starts putting out leaves, you know that summer is near.
33 In the same way, when you see all these things, you will know that the time is near, ready to begin.
34 Remember that all these things will happen before the people now living have all died.
35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
36 "No one knows, however, when that day and hour will come - neither the angels in heaven nor the Son; the Father alone knows.
37 The coming of the Son of Man will be like what happened in the time of Noah.
38 In the days before the flood people ate and drank, men and women married, up to the very day Noah went into the boat;
39 yet they did not realize what was happening until the flood came and swept them all away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man comes.
40 At that time two men will be working in a field: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind.
41 Two women will be at a mill grinding meal: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind.
42 Watch out, then, because you do not know what day your Lord will come.
43 If the owner of a house knew the time when the thief would come, you can be sure that he would stay awake and not let the thief break into his house.
44 So then, you also must always be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you are not expecting him.
45 "Who, then, is a faithful and wise servant? It is the one that his master has placed in charge of the other servants to give them their food at the proper time.
46 How happy that servant is if his master finds him doing this when he comes home!
47 Indeed, I tell you, the master will put that servant in charge of all his property.
48 But if he is a bad servant, he will tell himself that his master will not come back for a long time,
49 and he will begin to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
50 Then that servant's master will come back one day when the servant does not expect him and at a time he does not know.
51 The master will cut him in pieces and make him share the fate of the hypocrites. There he will cry and gnash his teeth.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.