Isaiah 60:1
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Chapter 60
The Dawning of Divine Glory for Zion
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- 60:1–9 The light the prophet proclaims to Zion symbolizes the blessing to come to her: the glory of the Lord, the return of her children, the wealth of nations who themselves will walk by her light. The passage is famous from its use in the Latin liturgy for the feast of Epiphany.
Isaiah 60:3
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3 Nations shall walk by your light,
kings by the radiance of your dawning.(A)
1 Corinthians 15:53-55
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53 For that which is corruptible must clothe itself with incorruptibility, and that which is mortal must clothe itself with immortality.(A) 54 [a]And when this which is corruptible clothes itself with incorruptibility and this which is mortal clothes itself with immortality, then the word that is written shall come about:(B)
“Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”(C)
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- 15:54–55 Death is swallowed up in victory: scripture itself predicts death’s overthrow. O death: in his prophetic vision Paul may be making Hosea’s words his own, or imagining this cry of triumph on the lips of the risen church.
Revelation 7:17
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17 For the Lamb who is in the center of the throne will shepherd them
and lead them to springs of life-giving water,[a]
and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”(A)
Revelation 21:4
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4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more death or mourning, wailing or pain, [for] the old order has passed away.”(A)
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