Matthew 25:10
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10 And while they went to buy it, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.(A)
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Luke 13:25
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25 Once the owner of the house has got up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, open to us,’ then in reply he will say to you, ‘I do not know where you come from.’(A)
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1 Peter 1:13
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A Call to Holy Living
13 Therefore prepare your minds for action;[a] discipline yourselves; set all your hope on the grace that Jesus Christ will bring you when he is revealed.(A)
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- 1.13 Gk gird up the loins of your mind
Luke 12:36-37
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36 be like those who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door for him as soon as he comes and knocks. 37 Blessed are those slaves whom the master finds alert when he comes; truly I tell you, he will fasten his belt and have them sit down to eat, and he will come and serve them.(A)
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Matthew 24:44
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44 Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.(A)
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Revelation 22:20
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20 The one who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.”
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!(A)
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Matthew 25:6
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6 But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Look! Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’
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Amos 8:12-13
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12 They shall wander from sea to sea
and from north to east;
they shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the Lord,
but they shall not find it.(A)
13 On that day the beautiful young women and the young men
shall faint for thirst.(B)
Psalm 95:11
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11 Therefore in my anger I swore,
“They shall not enter my rest.”(A)
Genesis 7:16
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16 And those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him, and the Lord shut him in.(A)
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Revelation 22:11-12
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11 Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.”(A)
12 “See, I am coming soon; my reward is with me, to repay according to everyone’s work.(B)
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Hebrews 3:18-19
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18 And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, if not to those who were disobedient?(A) 19 So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.(B)
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2 Timothy 4:8
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8 From now on there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing.(A)
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