The Americans - "The Chain" scene

From season 3 episode 7, "Walter Taffet."

[@wowbobwow37]

I've said it before. The Americans has the best use of source music in a television series.

[@wojtekjan5427]

wowbobwow37 2nd place. First always Miami Vice.

[@arthurmead5341]

AHAHAHHAHAHHA

[@arthurmead5341]

They played u2 in the finale, fuck off

[@ротатоаск]

Nope, Sopranos.

[@Qegurezi]

I would have loved a little bit more music. Excellent tho, absolutely.

[@michaelbull1566]

Noah Emmerich got to direct this episode and he knocked it out of the park.

[@Stormwatch153]

Fleetwod Mac and the Americans - both are true masterpieces.

[@christianbrand3863]

One of the best scenes from one of the best series of all time. Spot on!

[@HidingFromFate]

What I've never been clear on is why Elizabeth shot that woman in the van.

[@canadave87]

+kikkiokioli I think Elizabeth heard the Afrikaans accent and figured she was probably an agent there to protect the guy they were grabbing.

[@canadave87]

+kikkiokioli I think Elizabeth heard the Afrikaans accent and figured she was probably an agent there to protect the guy they were grabbing.

[@HidingFromFate]

Hmm, that would make sense. I guess I never picked that up about her accent, vaguely assuming that it was eastern European of some kind.

[@joaquinibarra8591]

That's why KGB spent more time training Elizabeth in her english (which is far better than her russian). B.O.S.S instead prefers disposable agents.

[@Philip-1]

Years later, I still can't hear The Chain without being reminded of this scene.

[@tatianalyulkin410]

No. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY.

[@merkitten953]

@@tatianalyulkin410 uh, no.

[@hotelmario510]

Every time you hear "The Chain" in a movie or TV show you know some shit is about to GO DOWN

[@dylanklebold3529]

this show always nail the music

[@arthurmead5341]

They played u2 in the finale, fuck off

[@seels9]

@@arthurmead5341 lol imagine being in the 80s and not loving the Joshua Tree. Just because U2 sucks now doesn't mean they did at that point.

[@ChrisWolff2013]

@@seels9 U2 were gods in the 80s.

[@flippert0]

IKR? The Americans brought me back to listening to Pete Townshend ('Rough Boys', in one of the Season 1 episodes)

[@sleepydwarf1400]

This show was criminally underrated. I was in prison on a furlough violation from a drug smuggling charge (50lbs of weed from canada to Vermont) and I loved this show my face when I realized we got FX in our cell and the final season was starting. Great.

[@edwardfetner2513]

ouch

[@rogerwaters580]

They have FX in prisons? See, country clubs. Let's slash the budget for that, etc. Here in the UK, they recently tried to ban guitars from prisons. Not on any health and safety grounds. No, just to make prison even more punitive.

[@subversivelysurreal3645]

i loved it, too❤️one night watching it during the first season i said, ‘He ad-ores her!’ (meaning Phillip, of course), and then i found out-and i said, ‘he really DOES adore her!’👉🏾i just thought that had it been called, ‘The Soviets’, more people might’ve been curious enough to tune in and find out wtf it was all about.

[@dark2023-1lovesoni]

​@rogerwaters580 when prisons get too punitive they wind up just encouraging minor criminals to go out in a blaze rather than be captured. We've seen this in the US, where our prisons are now only about forced labor, then they took away the ability to earn a degree while incarcerated, and now with minimum mandatory sentences and the 3 strike policy it's gotten bad. Folks who are back out after their second stint are practically unemployable in the normal job market and have earned skills and contacts from their previous stints. So they're practically forced into becoming career criminals. Since they know if they get caught again they'll be screwed anyway they usually decide "in for a penny, in for a pound" and then when they DO get caught they'd rather run &/or shoot it out instead of go back.

[@jovicrazed]

This show has such an amazing soundtrack. Tusk is beyond perfect for the scene it was used in.

[@DaisyDee5610]

The Chain was from Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors album.

[@jovicrazed]

@@DaisyDee5610 and you’re telling me this why?

[@zabearjew3353]

I was floored by this scene. Just perfectly executed to the music. Its incredible how music can make a scene completely come alive and make you feel something. Plus The Americans got a very positive review by an Ex CIA operative on their disguises. The goth makeup, and the way he walked in this scene was like another person.

[@lawrenceofarabia5299]

I'm feeling the series has really dope sounds but the other real thing I seem to be digging are these too hip chariots these people are pushing, chev caprice classic, homeschool malibu's & what I really 70's buicks, defined gangster mobiles, I sure would like a couple of those myself, might have to switch grinds and be something like a pimp.

[@terry9238]

The media never cease reminding us that crime and corruption pay. Is that the message they’re trying to promote? That we should do whatever it takes to be able to buy expensive cars?

[@tatianalyulkin410]

The only opinion that matters is of the Mendez clan. Since Uncle Tony died anyone bothered to find out what Aunt Jonna thinks? But if she approves it's like a frigging Tony.

[@uniquehorn1480]

Love the use of classic music and vintage cars in this. It puts me right back into the 80s.

[@robwilliams6753]

that was the idea, my dude.

[@gregn8206]

Begs the question, how has a Fleetwood Mac documentary, starting Mathew Ryhs as Lindsey Buckingham, not been made yet???

[@juanoro-barcenas79495]

The Americans is The Sopranos of the 2010s. Both had killer soundtracks.

[@michaelbeahn5977]

All these years later and I still cannot pick the best music montage of the show. This show uses music like this unlike any other. But this one is absolutely in the discussion for best music montage!!

[@lincolnparc8897]

At 4:12 when Phillip is tossing the guy in the van the word "America" is shown through the window... clever.

[@jasonbusch8475]

"You are not part of this discourse, Paige" "Discourse?" "That is a good word, Henry" My favorite part of this show is them just being a family lol

[@trinapowell4436]

Yep! Just a suburban middle class family getting ready for their day. Kids bickering, petulant preteen boy, rule follower big sister, travel agent parents off to commit an international kidnapping in the nation's capital in broad daylight.

[@mytwocents7464]

Phillip looks like Johnny Ramone on this one

[@jerrywood8348]

Reminds me of his costume from the pilot, when he kicked that pervert guys ass that was hitting on Paige.

[@bilimjaryqy3382]

@@jerrywood8348 Yeah.. That's what hewas

[@MaybeMaybeMyco]

My favorite scene of any show ever. Good so good

[@rlouie05]

Hans was never cut out for this line of work.

[@Nicecatholicgirl]

I wasn't sorry to see him go.

[@gcg19922010]

OMG. I will miss this show so much. Philip never looked hotter than this. haha

[@mikespenser4013]

I liked Keri in the stewardess outfit!

[@AlicesMazduhs]

I honestly liked him best with his natural hair especially when it was a little longer/poofier. It looked a bit weird when it was shorter in season 6

[@merkitten953]

Phillip was def a hottie 😇 i love the scene where he beats up that dude who was perving on Paige. Capable = sexy.

[@sidfiddler2131]

The greatest show on TV since The Sopranos. Listen to the wind blow...

[@cmdreftilon9786]

maybe one of the best series ever made. Hope there will be a spinn-off "The Russians" one Day :-)

[@jamesz9456]

There was a spinoff in Russia about CIA sleeper cells.

[@zombiesingularity]

It'll get made after the USA collapses, so about 8 years.

[@youknowwhoyouare2269]

@@jamesz9456 🥺without Nadia & Tatiana? What's the point 😣

[@0207612]

Should be more heralded. As good as any show ever made.

[@TheFuzzypuddle]

lol... i had forgotten about Philip's emo phase that he went through.

[@bigbill74scots]

I miss this show soooooo much.

[@pedrobarragan746]

The hell with Guardians of the Galaxy, The Americans did it first.

[@Obetv01]

All time best show. A masterpiece.

[@brose2323]

Love the detail that they put in for a 1980s period re creation. This really tricky to do ,especially for exterior shots. The one ding I found was the red tanker truck on the street. That's a Freightliner Columbia from the early 2000s. I would have thrown in some Beatles and Pinto from the 70s.

[@suzannadannaTARDIS]

Apparently, paying the rights for Beatles songs is crazy expensive.

[@brose2323]

@suzannadannaTARDIS hehe , no I meant Volkswagen Beetle. They were all over yet in the mid 80s.

[@mtwilda]

Whenever I watch this scene I always wonder how they managed to find an Oldsmobile Omega in such nice shape. The prop master for this show has talked about just how hard it was to find cars for these scenes, because the producers specifically wanted nondescript cars, which aren't the kind of cars people typically preserve.

[@brose2323]

Hollywood studios keep alot of vehicles, clothes and furniture warehoused. That Oldsmobile could have been used in a tv show 30 years ago. Where they get in trouble is when a background vehicle is out of place.

[@Mitchcraft.]

This show had the best soundtrack since the sopranos

[@Dolethetuber]

Never Forget #EmoPhillip

[@lincolnparc8897]

LoL you're right he looks like Emo Phillips w that wig

[@magnoliasouth]

This is a good one too, but I still have to say that Tainted Love was definitely the most chilling, so far.

[@jamesz9456]

@Ilija Bozinov Season 4, Episode 2. A girl on a bus is listening to "Tainted Love" on her walkman while Philip deals with some business.

[@annabonanno5200]

What about U2? Elizabeth on the train?

[@annabonanno5200]

My all time favorite is probably still "In the Air Tonight" Season 1 Episode 1 Or Yaz, "Only You" when Philip is dancing with Kimmy. Also, The Cure and "Pictures of you" WOW

[@valentinat.2777]

@@annabonanno5200 "In the Air Tonight" I was completely carried away by the music S1E1 is one of the best ones

[@darrenrosenberg525]

Wasn't there a Major Tom scene? I'm looking for it

[@merkitten953]

God i miss this fucking show.

[@johannessanmiguel]

We all do!!

[@JJ-zy3zv]

I love this show. So much.

[@andrewdavis7399]

Lots of Oldsmobiles in this scene, waiting to see my first car an 78' Olds Cutlas Supreme.

[@soniahidalgoc1604]

Best scene ever 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@BOBXFILES2374a]

A CORVAIR VAN and a PONTIAC GTO in the SAME SCENE? Car-guy heaven.

[@dawnhewitt1]

The best show, hands down.

[@jeff1199]

Elizabeth looks so beautiful with that short wig!

[@jimjones3984]

Favorite show

[@limesquared]

omg, I want to know so bad; was this just the work of the writers and cinematographer, or did they have a choreographer on hand. It would be so cool if they did this in real time...

[@whataboutrob442]

Always thought Mathew Ryhs looked like Lindsey Buckingham.

[@scf7334]

Who was the woman with the groceries? Never could figure out why Elizabeth shot her...? And, Jesus - Philip looks hot as hell in this scene.

[@eugenpawlenko8825]

She was another South African operative (Venters partner), as indicated by her strong accent

[@geraltofrivia9424]

A south african operative here to help kidnapping the Black dude

[@scf7334]

Ahh, thank you!

[@mtw251]

I had seen the thumbnail image of this video and knew this was a famous scene, but I avoided spoilers (didn't even know what episode it was in), so by the time the real scene rolled around it was competing with a completely imaginary version in my mind (Phil and Liz totaled the Delta 88 and got a new car! It's Paige's first mission! It's a chase scene! "The Chain" represents the Soviet/KGB loyalty being handed down across generations!).

[@someboy89]

Philip doing his best elizebeth impression (hairstyle)

[@yougonasorryschannel3518]

3:25 he doesnt look suspicious at all...

[@neal2399]

Like a bad Twilight knockoff

[@rosyaruta3698]

Dateci un altra stagioneeeeee!!! The Americans 7 pleaseeeeee

[@LeVidocq]

Banger needle drop

[@jimwexler9462]

How wierd that after all martha does get that foster kid?

[@terry9238]

Why the dim lighting? There’s no excuse for this. Get WITH it , TV industry!

[@rebeccamae9720]

Philip here looks like Steve Perry from Journey. Waiting for him to break out into "Don't stop believin'! Hold onto that feeeeeeeelin'!"

[@Nicecatholicgirl]

I thought more like one of the Ramones.

[@kylen9721]

SO GOOD

[@Chimaere11]

Who is that girl Elisabeth killed?

[@thanatossassin]

Chimaere11 the getaway driver for the South Africans

[@a.ham.9856]

I think she was actually the white south african guy's wife. The operation was a revenge hit for the ANC, specifically the black guy in the cafe. His son had been killed by the Phillip beat up so Phillip and Elizabeth were loaned out to help. The next scene is where the ANC guy gets his revenge and it's one of the most brutal things I've ever seen on tv. Even Phillip and Elizabeth wince a bit. vimeo.com/171113255.

[@iug5672]

​@@a.ham.9856 Oh, necklacing, yeah that's brutal. Although that happening to that guy feels more "justified" than when I first learnt about this execution method in the movie "Elite Squad" since they pretty much kill off a rather innocent guy. It also doesn't help that unlike the African dude, this guy was screaming in terror. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXK6nqVtlMekh9U

[@BucyKalman]

@@iug5672 Necklacing was a standard method of execution used by the ANC. They actuallly did it mostly to black South Africans who were considered informants or collaborators of the apartheid regime.

[@chrisfallon7124]

I got lost in Queens N.Y. today, and pulled into a Glendale Diner .

[@djbeema]

Damn I miss this show

[@FredaWerdiger]

Noam Emmerich directed this episode...

[@ChrisWolff2013]

A job well done

[@D4veJap4n]

What the fuck happened to that poor woman with the shopping hahah

[@brianm5060]

She had a south african accent, so she was shot

[@taniaogg9647]

Poor Hans.

[@illerac84]

I actually never liked his character. His death was fitting. Such an idealist for "the cause," or whatever, but Liz just ices him without a second thought.

[@Nicecatholicgirl]

@@illerac84 Me either.

[@elmacanonmoreno9481]

Before Guardians Of The Galaxy made it popular.

[@jerodast]

...again :P

[@MCColdFlame]

Elma Canon Moreno the chain was MASSIVE before guardians even used it. It was MASSIVE before BBC use it as the theme for F1. Fleetwood Mac are one of the greatest rock bands of all time and Rumours is in the top 10 best selling albums of all time.

[@cordyceps420]

Out of all the disguises Philip could have used, he decided to dress up as a fiminine emo, which would make everyone look at him a little longer. Exactly the opposite of a "gray man"

[@jjseandxcefree]

he looks like LINDSAY!!

[@aesoprockinin]

What are the odds that lady would actually be buying baguettes in bulk ??

[@Deadshotsabot]

lol they have peeped her already in scenes before this, the accent confirmed it was his partner

[@Mineminemine8]

Hands down, Phillip’s worst wig in the entire series. Elizabeth’s wig was pretty cute on her, though.

[@scottwatrous]

She had serious Robyn vibes and I am here for it.

[@lincolnparc8897]

Exactly he looks like a Ramones Halloween costume 🤪

[@alexthunderrex]

Why did Elizabeth kill her?

[@DavidLMoran1954]

The South Africans were trying to kidnap a Black activist. The girl was driving the van that the intended victim was to be put in.

[@griffithchung9377]

Which Elizabeth confirmed when she prompted her to speak in a distinctly South African accent.

[@stskotty]

Griffith Chung I feel so sorry for people who don't watch The Americans.

[@thems151]

She was South African. The accent confirmed it. She was likely part of the kidnap team

[@natsuneisen6208]

Pre-mission target practice just to make sure that her aim was on point.

[@situated4]

Operational perfection. Putinesque.

[@camiloortegonochoa1949]

Elizabeth

[@simonfrederiksen104]

Fly birdie! 4:00

[@d1bigshifter737]

Is this a binge worthy series

[@trsgringo]

Yes. I just watched the whole series recently. Very good.

[@christopherhoffman2515]

Abso-freakin'-lutely!!

[@johnbrzeczyszczykiewicz5972]

I don’t think it went to plan😂

[@JuliusG73]

What's the connection between the track and scene? I have an idea but wanted to confirm with what others thought.

[@theshanaman7805]

Is there one?

[@jerodast]

To some degree I don't think there is one, which is kind of a shame since it's such a thematic track. You could argue that the shifting and impermanent alliances between countries and movements that, for instance, brings Russia together with the South Africans, parallels the ups and downs of the relationships of the band. In another part of the episode Philip is talking with the South African guy and he talks about how he's passing his mission on to his sons - but of course it's a life of hardship and burning people to death. So that also touches on the idea of familial yet fractured bonds, sort of?

[@julianabfranca]

I wonder how they did all of this in the street in the daylight without anyone seeing..

[@culley20]

People would definitely have seen. It's just that without camera phones, with their disguises, and quickness of extraction there is not much within that time frame that could have completely compromised them.

[@rionrace]

Especially when people are in shock they tend to not register things that well.

[@carolbarnes6503]

Rastislav

[@FlenexGames]

When Hans was honking, he was drawing attention away from the fight

[@Qegurezi]

Hence the strong disguises.

[@mitseraffej5812]

Why did Elizabeth shoot the bakery delivery woman. Was the victim just collateral damage or part of the story?

[@illerac84]

I believe she asked the woman that question to hear her speak. They heard her accent and knew she was part of the South African operation.

[@fyllingenoy131]

She was a South African NIS agent. You see her in a couple of season 3 episodes talking to contacts. Elizabeth recognized her and realized the that she and Venter were going to use the bakery van to kidnap Reuben.

[@funzi914]

Wait why did she kill the bread lady after asking for time

[@LH-ot5rk]

When she answered Elizabeth with an accent she gave herself away as one of the South African operatives.

[@SovietSniper1]

Are you really Canadian?

[@jimwexler9462]

Do u own this footage?

[@captainjackpugh6050]

Lmao what kind of question is that?

[@jimwexler9462]

@@captainjackpugh6050 a sarcastix answer maybe? 😁

[@Nicecatholicgirl]

Damn you love, damn your lies.

[@theandrigo1]

Never seen this show before, what’s going on here? Is this the fbi stomping the ring??

[@davidb6535]

Russian spies (KGB) living as deep undercover agents in the United States. The FBI is working against them. It's a masterpiece of a show, really worth it to watch!

[@SenseiDonGraham]

lol his wig was bad in this episode

[@SovietSniper1]

#JustAsking

[@denisnos697]

американцы, ходите и оглядывайтесь. Наши повсюду

[@jerodast]

WoooOOOooOOoo

[@ViperIdous]

Loved this series so much until it turned into a soap

[@zato3163]

Uh...thats Phil collins

[@mikemartin5749]

Uh, no it's not.

[@fegan1456]

😂

[@jerodast]

Watch the pilot if you want Phil Collins.

[@HillTrekkerSarge]

I thought the whole apartheid bit thrown into this show was a stretch and just plain dumb. Almost as though the creators of the show just wanted an excuse to put it in the series. Just as dumb is Elizabeth being this hand to hand fighting badass. The actress is a bit light and frail to be convincing in that role. All the average man would have to do is punch her once in the grill and it's over.

[@davidmehnert6206]

Oh no, if you thought apartheid did not play a role in late 80’s espionage... well, maybe you had to be a grad student at Oxford, on a fellowship paid out of the estate of a gold and diamond magnate, but .. I did fall in love with Afrikaans, a most expressive and poetic language.

[@mousyaesthete6873]

@@davidmehnert6206 Whoa.

[@Square-Watermelon]

Jesus is God & He loves you Jesus is God and He will soon be seen by all men, women, and children up in the clouds. Jesus is returning now! Exodus 3:14 (God speaking) And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. John 8:58 (Jesus speaking) Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. John 10:30 (Jesus speaking) I and my Father are one. Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, *The everlasting Father,* The Prince of Peace. Matthew 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, *God with us.* John 1:1 & 14 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 14 And the Word was made flesh (Lord Jesus), and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John 8:24 (Jesus speaking) I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. John 14:9 (Jesus speaking) Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father? Hebrews 1:1-3, & 8 (God calls His Son "O God" because Jesus IS God in the flesh) 1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; 8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom 1 John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. Titus 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Revelation 1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; *and every eye shall see him,* and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. Isaiah 44:6 (God speaking) Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. Revelation 1:8 (Jesus speaking) I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, *the Almighty.* Revelation 22:13 (Jesus speaking) I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. --- There Are None Righteous Romans 3:10 & 23 10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Luke 5:31-32 (Jesus speaking) 31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick 32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. 1 Peter 3:18 (The word “quicken” means “to make alive”) For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved Ephesians 2:8-9 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

[@Square-Watermelon]

Jesus is God Jesus is God and He will soon be seen by all men, women, and children up in the clouds. Jesus is returning now! Exodus 3:14 (God speaking) And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. John 8:58 (Jesus speaking) Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. John 10:30 (Jesus speaking) I and my Father are one. Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, *The everlasting Father,* The Prince of Peace Matthew 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, *God with us.* John 1:1 & 14 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 14 And the Word was made flesh (Lord Jesus), and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John 8:24 (Jesus speaking) I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. John 14:9 (Jesus speaking) Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father? Hebrews 1:1-3, & 8 (God calls His Son "O God" because Jesus IS God in the flesh) 1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; 8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 1 John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. Titus 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Revelation 1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; *and every eye shall see him,* and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen Isaiah 44:6 (God speaking) Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. Revelation 1:8 (Jesus speaking) I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, *the Almighty.* Revelation 22:13 (Jesus speaking) I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. --- There Are None Righteous Romans 3:10 & 23 10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Luke 5:31-32 (Jesus speaking) 31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. 32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. 1 Peter 3:18 (The word “quicken” means “to make alive”) For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Ephesians 2:8-9 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.