"The LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying..." (Leviticus 1:1).

"Wherefore we labor, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of Him" (II Corinthians 5:9).

"For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be" (Mark 13:19).

"Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you. All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Caesar's household" (Philippians 4:21-22).

"The LORD possessed me in the beginning of His way, before His works of old. I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was" (Proverbs 8:22-23).