Matthew 25:6
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6 But (A)at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’
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2 Peter 3:10
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10 But (A)the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then (B)the heavens will pass away with a roar, and (C)the heavenly bodies[a] will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.[b]
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- 2 Peter 3:10 Or elements; also verse 12
- 2 Peter 3:10 Greek found; some manuscripts will be burned up
John 5:28-29
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28 Do not marvel at this, for (A)an hour is coming when (B)all who are in the tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out, (C)those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
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Matthew 25:1
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The Parable of the Ten Virgins
25 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like (A)ten virgins who took their lamps[a] and went to meet (B)the bridegroom.[b]
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- Matthew 25:1 Or torches
- Matthew 25:1 Some manuscripts add and the bride
Matthew 24:44
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44 Therefore you also must be (A)ready, for (B)the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
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Malachi 3:1-2
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3 (A)“Behold, I send (B)my messenger, and (C)he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord (D)whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and (E)the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. 2 But (F)who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For (G)he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap.
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Isaiah 25:9
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9 It will be said on that day,
“Behold, this is our God; (A)we have waited for him, that he might save us.
This is the Lord; we have waited for him;
(B)let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”
Revelation 19:7-9
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7 Let us rejoice and exult
and give him the glory,
for (A)the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and (B)his Bride has made herself ready;
8 (C)it was granted her to clothe herself
with fine linen, bright and pure”—
for the fine linen is (D)the righteous deeds of the saints.
9 And the angel said[a] to me, “Write this: (E)Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, (F)“These are the true words of God.”
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- Revelation 19:9 Greek he said
Revelation 16:15
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15 (“Behold, (A)I am coming like a thief! (B)Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, (C)that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”)
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Jude 14-15
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14 It was also about these that Enoch, (A)the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, (B)“Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, 15 (C)to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have (D)committed in such an ungodly way, and of all (E)the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
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2 Thessalonians 1:7-10
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7 and to grant (A)relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when (B)the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven (C)with his mighty angels 8 (D)in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those (E)who do not know God and on those who (F)do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 They will suffer the punishment of (G)eternal destruction, (H)away from[a] the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, 10 (I)when he comes on (J)that day (K)to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our (L)testimony to you (M)was believed.
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- 2 Thessalonians 1:9 Or destruction that comes from
1 Thessalonians 5:1-3
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The Day of the Lord
5 Now concerning (A)the times and the seasons, brothers,[a] (B)you have no need to have anything written to you. 2 For you yourselves are fully aware that (C)the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then (D)sudden destruction will come upon them (E)as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
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Luke 12:46
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46 the master of that servant will come (A)on a day when he does not expect him and (B)at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful.
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Luke 12:38-40
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38 If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants! 39 (A)But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour (B)the thief was coming, he[a] would not have left his house to be broken into. 40 You also must be (C)ready, for (D)the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
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- Luke 12:39 Some manuscripts add would have stayed awake and
Luke 12:20
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20 But God said to him, (A)‘Fool! (B)This night (C)your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, (D)whose will they be?’
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Mark 13:33-37
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33 (A)Be on guard, (B)keep awake.[a] For you do not know when the time will come. 34 (C)It is like a man (D)going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants[b] in charge, (E)each with his work, and commands (F)the doorkeeper to stay awake. 35 (G)Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, (H)in the evening, or (I)at midnight, or (J)when the rooster crows,[c] or (K)in the morning— 36 lest (L)he come suddenly and (M)find you asleep. 37 And what I say to you I say to all: (N)Stay awake.”
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- Mark 13:33 Some manuscripts add and pray
- Mark 13:34 Or bondservants
- Mark 13:35 That is, the third watch of the night, between midnight and 3 a.m.
Matthew 25:31
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The Final Judgment
31 (A)“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, (B)then he will sit on his glorious throne.
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Amos 4:12
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12 “Therefore thus I will do to you, O Israel;
because I will do this to you,
prepare to meet your God, O Israel!”
Psalm 98:9
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9 before the Lord, for he comes
to (A)judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with equity.
Psalm 50:3-6
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3 Our God comes; he (A)does not keep silence;[a]
before him is a devouring (B)fire,
around him a mighty tempest.
4 (C)He calls to the heavens above
and to the earth, that he may judge his people:
5 “Gather to me my faithful ones,
who made (D)a covenant with me by sacrifice!”
6 (E)The heavens declare his righteousness,
for (F)God himself is judge! Selah
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- Psalm 50:3 Or May our God come, and not keep silence
Psalm 96:13
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13 before the Lord, for he comes,
for he comes (A)to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness,
and the peoples in his faithfulness.
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