Mark 13:27
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27 Then he will send out the angels and gather the[a] elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
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- 13.27 Other ancient authorities read his
Zechariah 2:6
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Interlude: An Appeal to the Exiles
6 Up, up! Flee from the land of the north, says the Lord, for I have spread you abroad like the four winds of heaven, says the Lord.(A)
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Matthew 24:31
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31 And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.(A)
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Deuteronomy 30:4
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4 Even if you are exiled to the ends of the world,[a] from there the Lord your God will gather you, and from there he will take you back.(A)
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- 30.4 Heb of heaven
Revelation 7:1-3
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The 144,000 of Israel Sealed
7 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind could blow on earth or sea or against any tree.(A) 2 I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, with the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to damage earth and sea, 3 saying, “Do not damage the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have marked the servants of our God with a seal on their foreheads.”(B)
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2 Thessalonians 2:1
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The Man of Lawlessness
2 As to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we beg you, brothers and sisters,(A)
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Luke 16:22
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22 The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham.[a] The rich man also died and was buried.(A)
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- 16.22 Gk to Abraham’s bosom
Mark 13:20
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20 And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved, but for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut short those days.
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Matthew 13:41
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41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin[a] and all evildoers,(A)
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- 13.41 Or stumbling
Revelation 15:6-7
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6 and out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, robed in pure bright linen,[a] with golden sashes across their chests. 7 Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever;(A)
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- 15.6 Other ancient authorities read stone
Revelation 7:5-9
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5 From the tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed,
from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,
6 from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,
7 from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,
8 from the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand sealed.
The Multitude from Every Nation
9 After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands.(A)
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1 Peter 1:2
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2 who have been chosen and destined by God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with his blood:
May grace and peace be yours in abundance.(A)
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2 Timothy 2:10
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10 Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, so that they may also obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.(A)
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1 Thessalonians 4:14-17
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14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have died.[a](A) 15 For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will by no means precede those who have died.[b] 16 For the Lord himself, with a cry of command, with the archangel’s call and with the sound of God’s trumpet, will descend from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first.(B) 17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will be with the Lord forever.(C)
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Colossians 3:12
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12 Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.(A)
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Romans 8:33
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33 Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.(A)
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John 11:52
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52 and not for the nation only, but to gather into one the dispersed children of God.
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John 10:16
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16 I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.(A)
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Luke 18:7
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7 And will not God grant justice to his chosen ones who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long in helping them?
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Mark 13:22
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22 False messiahs[a] and false prophets will appear and produce signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect.(A)
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- 13.22 Or christs
Matthew 25:31-32
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The Judgment of the Nations
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.(A) 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,(B)
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Matthew 24:24
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24 For false messiahs[a] and false prophets will appear and produce great signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.(A)
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Matthew 24:22
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22 And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved, but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.(A)
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Matthew 13:49
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49 So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous(A)
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Matthew 12:42
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42 The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and indeed something greater than Solomon is here!(A)
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