Jesus defends you, delivers you, and preserves you until He takes you to heaven.

“So will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem. Defending, He will also deliver it; passing over, He will preserve it.” (Isa 31:5)

“And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve [sozo] me for His heavenly kingdom.” (2Tim 4:18)

“And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.” (Jn 10:28)

“For He Himself has said, I will never leave you nor forsake you. So we may boldly say: The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” (Heb 13:5,6)

“My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.” (Jn 10:29)

“who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us” (2Cor 1:10)

“Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless [amomos]” (Jude 1:24)

“Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.” (Lk 17:33)

“just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love” (Eph 1:4)

“that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.” (Eph 5:27)

“in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight” (Col 1:22)

“Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.” (Rom 8:33)

“[nothing] shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Rom 8:39)

“So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. For we walk by faith, not by sight.” (2Cor 5:6-7)

“For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.” (Phil 1:23)

Reading: Isa 31-33; 1Cor 7