Psalm 46:2
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2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change,
though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea,(A)
Psalm 23:4
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4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley,[a]
I fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.(A)
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- 23.4 Or the valley of the shadow of death
Hebrews 13:6
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6 So we can say with confidence,
“The Lord is my helper;
I will not be afraid.
What can anyone do to me?”
Luke 21:9-11
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9 “When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified, for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately.” 10 Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom;(A) 11 there will be great earthquakes and in various places famines and plagues, and there will be dreadful portents and great signs from heaven.
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Psalm 27:3
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3 Though an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war rise up against me,
yet I will be confident.(A)
Luke 21:33
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33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.(A)
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Matthew 21:21
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21 Jesus answered them, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will be done.(A)
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Psalm 82:5
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5 They have neither knowledge nor understanding;
they walk around in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.(A)
Psalm 18:7
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7 Then the earth reeled and rocked;
the foundations also of the mountains trembled
and reeled because he was angry.(A)
2 Peter 3:10-14
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10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be destroyed with fire, and the earth and everything that is done on it will be disclosed.[a](A)
11 Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of persons ought you to be in leading lives of holiness and godliness, 12 waiting for and hastening[b] the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set ablaze and destroyed and the elements will melt with fire? 13 But, in accordance with his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home.(B)
Final Exhortation and Doxology
14 Therefore, beloved, while you are waiting for these things, strive to be found by him at peace, without spot or blemish,(C)
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Luke 21:25-28
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The Coming of the Son of Man
25 “There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves.(A) 26 People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in a cloud’ with power and great glory.(B) 28 Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”[a](C)
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- 21.28 Or at hand
Matthew 8:24-26
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24 A windstorm suddenly arose on the sea, so great that the boat was being swamped by the waves, but he was asleep. 25 And they went and woke him up, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” 26 And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, you of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a dead calm.(A)
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Genesis 7:11-12
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11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened.(A) 12 The rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights.(B)
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