Revelation 7:1
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The 144,000 of Israel Sealed
7 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind could blow on earth or sea or against any tree.(A)
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Matthew 24:31
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31 And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.(A)
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Jeremiah 49:36
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36 and I will bring upon Elam the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and I will scatter them to all these winds, and there shall be no nation to which the exiles from Elam shall not come.(A)
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Daniel 7:2
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2 I,[a] Daniel, saw in my vision by night the four winds of heaven stirring up the great sea,
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- 7.2 Theodotion: Aram Daniel answered and said, I
Mark 13:27
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27 Then he will send out the angels and gather the[a] elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
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- 13.27 Other ancient authorities read his
Daniel 8:8
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8 Then the male goat grew exceedingly great, but at the height of its power the great horn was broken, and in its place there came up four prominent horns toward the four winds of heaven.(A)
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Ezekiel 7:2
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2 You, O mortal, thus says the Lord God to the land of Israel:
An end! The end has come
upon the four corners of the land.(A)
Ezekiel 37:9
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9 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath:[a] Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath,[b] and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.”(A)
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Isaiah 27:8
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8 By expulsion,[a] by exile you struggled against them;
with his fierce blast he removed them in the day of the east wind.(A)
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- 27.8 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Revelation 9:14
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14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great River Euphrates.”(A)
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Isaiah 11:12
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12 He will raise a signal for the nations
and will assemble the outcasts of Israel
and gather the dispersed of Judah
from the four corners of the earth.(A)
Revelation 7:3
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3 saying, “Do not damage the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have marked the servants of our God with a seal on their foreheads.”(A)
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Matthew 8:26-27
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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) 27 They were amazed, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”
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Zechariah 1:18-20
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Second Vision: The Horns and the Smiths
18 [a]And I looked up and saw four horns. 19 I asked the angel who spoke with me, “What are those?” And he answered me, “Those are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.” 20 Then the Lord showed me four blacksmiths.
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- 1.18 2.1 in Heb
Revelation 9:4
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4 They were told not to damage the grass of the earth or any green growth or any tree, but only those people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.(A)
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Zechariah 6:1
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Eighth Vision: Four Chariots
6 And again I looked up and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains—mountains of bronze.
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Jonah 1:4
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4 But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a mighty storm came upon the sea that the ship threatened to break up.(A)
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Revelation 6:6
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6 and I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a day’s pay[a] and three quarts of barley for a day’s pay,[b] but do not damage the olive oil and the wine!”
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Revelation 4:1-6
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The Heavenly Worship
4 After this I looked, and there in heaven a door stood open! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.”(A) 2 At once I was in the spirit,[a] and there in heaven stood a throne, with one seated on the throne!(B) 3 And the one seated there looks like jasper and carnelian, and around the throne is a rainbow that looks like an emerald. 4 Around the throne are twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones are twenty-four elders, dressed in white robes, with golden crowns on their heads.(C) 5 Coming from the throne are flashes of lightning and rumblings and peals of thunder, and in front of the throne burn seven flaming torches, which are the seven spirits of God,(D) 6 and in front of the throne there is something like a sea of glass, like crystal.
Around the throne, and on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and back:(E)
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- 4.2 Or in the Spirit
Isaiah 27:3
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3 I, the Lord, am its keeper;
every moment I water it.
I guard it night and day
so that no one can harm it;(A)
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