Luke 21:10

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Jesus Foretells Wars and Persecution

¹⁰Then he said to them, ^(A)“Nation will rise against nation, and ^(B)kingdom against kingdom.

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Luke 21:10

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¹⁰Then he said to them: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.^(A)

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Acts 2:19-20

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¹⁹And I will show wonders in the heavens above
    and signs on the earth below,
    blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke;
²⁰^(A)the sun shall be turned to darkness
    and the moon to blood,
    before ^(B)the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.

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Acts 2:19-20

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¹⁹I will show wonders in the heavens above
    and signs on the earth below,^(A)
    blood and fire and billows of smoke.
²⁰The sun will be turned to darkness
    and the moon to blood^(B)
    before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.

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Mark 13:8

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⁸For ^(A)nation will rise against nation, and ^(B)kingdom against kingdom. There will be ^(C)earthquakes in various places; there will be ^(D)famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.

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Mark 13:8

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⁸Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

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Hebrews 12:27

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²⁷This phrase, “Yet once more,” indicates ^(A)the removal of things that are shaken—that is, things that have been made—in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain.

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Hebrews 12:27

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²⁷The words “once more” indicate the removing of what can be shaken^(A)—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain.

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Zechariah 14:13

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¹³And ^(A)on that day a great panic from the Lord shall fall on them, so that ^(B)each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of the one will be raised against the hand of the other.

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Zechariah 14:13

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¹³On that day people will be stricken by the Lord with great panic.^(A) They will seize each other by the hand and attack one another.^(B)

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2 Chronicles 15:5-6

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⁵In those times there was no peace ^(A)to him who went out or to him who came in, for great disturbances afflicted all the inhabitants of the lands. ⁶They were broken in pieces. Nation was crushed by nation and city by city, for God troubled them with every sort of distress.

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2 Chronicles 15:5-6

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⁵In those days it was not safe to travel about,^(A) for all the inhabitants of the lands were in great turmoil. ⁶One nation was being crushed by another and one city by another,^(B) because God was troubling them with every kind of distress.

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Revelation 6:2-12

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²And I looked, and behold, ^(A)a white horse! And ^(B)its rider had a bow, and ^(C)a crown was given to him, and he came out ^(D)conquering, and to conquer.

³When he opened the second seal, I heard ^(E)the second living creature say, “Come!” ⁴And out came another horse, ^(F)bright red. Its rider was permitted ^(G)to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

⁵When he opened the third seal, I heard the ^(H)third living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, ^(I)a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand. ⁶And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, ^(J)“A quart^[a] of wheat for a denarius,^[b] and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and ^(K)do not harm the oil and wine!”

⁷When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of ^(L)the fourth living creature say, “Come!” ⁸And I looked, and behold, ^(M)a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill ^(N)with sword and with famine and with pestilence and ^(O)by wild beasts of the earth.

⁹When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under ^(P)the altar ^(Q)the souls of those who had been slain ^(R)for the word of God and for ^(S)the witness they had borne. ¹⁰They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, ^(T)holy and true, ^(U)how long ^(V)before you will judge and ^(W)avenge our blood on ^(X)those who dwell on the earth?” ¹¹Then they were each given ^(Y)a white robe and ^(Z)told to rest a little longer, ^(AA)until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers^[c] ^(AB)should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.

¹²When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, ^(AC)there was a great earthquake, and ^(AD)the sun became black as ^(AE)sackcloth, the full moon became like blood,

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Footnotes

Revelation 6:6 Greek choinix, a dry measure equal to about a quart
Revelation 6:6 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer
Revelation 6:11 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters

Revelation 6:2-12

New International Version

²I looked, and there before me was a white horse!^(A) Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown,^(B) and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.^(C)

³When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature^(D) say, “Come!” ⁴Then another horse came out, a fiery red one.^(E) Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth^(F) and to make people kill each other. To him was given a large sword.

⁵When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature^(G) say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse!^(H) Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. ⁶Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures,^(I) saying, “Two pounds^[a] of wheat for a day’s wages,^[b] and six pounds^[c] of barley for a day’s wages,^[d]^(J) and do not damage^(K) the oil and the wine!”

⁷When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature^(L) say, “Come!” ⁸I looked, and there before me was a pale horse!^(M) Its rider was named Death, and Hades^(N) was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.^(O)

⁹When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under^(P) the altar^(Q) the souls of those who had been slain^(R) because of the word of God^(S) and the testimony they had maintained. ¹⁰They called out in a loud voice, “How long,^(T) Sovereign Lord,^(U) holy and true,^(V) until you judge the inhabitants of the earth^(W) and avenge our blood?”^(X) ¹¹Then each of them was given a white robe,^(Y) and they were told to wait a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers and sisters,^[e] were killed just as they had been.^(Z)

¹²I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake.^(AA) The sun turned black^(AB) like sackcloth^(AC) made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red,

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Footnotes

Revelation 6:6 Or about 1 kilogram
Revelation 6:6 Greek a denarius
Revelation 6:6 Or about 3 kilograms
Revelation 6:6 Greek a denarius
Revelation 6:11 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 12:10; 19:10.

Zechariah 14:2-3

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²For ^(A)I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and ^(B)the city shall be taken ^(C)and the houses plundered ^(D)and the women raped. ^(E)Half of the city shall go out into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city. ³^(F)Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations as when he fights on a day of battle.

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Zechariah 14:2-3

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²I will gather all the nations^(A) to Jerusalem to fight against it;^(B) the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped.^(C) Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be taken from the city.^(D) ³Then the Lord will go out and fight^(E) against those nations, as he fights on a day of battle.^(F)

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Isaiah 19:2

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²And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians,
    ^(A)and they will fight, each against another
    and each against his neighbor,
    city against city, kingdom against kingdom;

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Isaiah 19:2

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²“I will stir up Egyptian against Egyptian—
    brother will fight against brother,^(A)
    neighbor against neighbor,
    city against city,
    kingdom against kingdom.^(B)

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Acts 11:28

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²⁸And one of them named ^(A)Agabus stood up and foretold ^(B)by the Spirit that there would be a great ^(C)famine over all the world (this took place in the days of ^(D)Claudius).

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Acts 11:28

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²⁸One of them, named Agabus,^(A) stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world.^(B) (This happened during the reign of Claudius.)^(C)

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Haggai 2:21-22

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²¹“Speak to ^(A)Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, ^(B)I am about to shake the heavens and the earth, ²²and ^(C)to overthrow the throne of kingdoms. I am about to destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations, and ^(D)overthrow the chariots and their riders. And the horses and their riders shall go down, ^(E)every one by the sword of his brother.

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Haggai 2:21-22

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²¹“Tell Zerubbabel^(A) governor of Judah that I am going to shake^(B) the heavens and the earth. ²²I will overturn^(C) royal thrones and shatter the power of the foreign kingdoms.^(D) I will overthrow chariots^(E) and their drivers; horses and their riders^(F) will fall, each by the sword of his brother.^(G)

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