a call to persevere

remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you stood your ground in a great contest in the face of suffering

do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.

you need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you receive what He has promised.

for in just a very little while, "He who is coming will come and will not delay. But my righteous one will live by faith. and if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him."

but we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed

but of those

who believe and are saved.