Every Knee Shall Bow (Isaiah 45:22-24, Phil 2:7-11) | Gold and Red Floral Texture Orthodox Cross with Gothic Lettering | Christian Jean JacketTurn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth, for I am God and there is none besides Me. I have sworn by Myself; a word that shall not return has gone forth from my mouth in righteousness: Every knee shall kneel down to Me; every tongue shall swear. Only in Yahweh, one shall say to Me, are righteousness and strength. Isaiah 45: 22 24 (Lexham English Bible translation) [He] emptied himself by taking the form of a slave, by becoming in the

and like war horses they run

nor is it far off

and I do not know where they have laid Him

because the just will have light

This is why in church the [doxology] begins with

- 1 Peter 4:7

The heavens declare the glory of God

even the death of the cross

and pre-exists the body

The Ladder of Divine Ascent

Pushkin very vividly described these torments in his dramatic play “Miserly Knight:”

I believe the words of the wise