Zechariah 8:20
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Many Peoples Drawn to Jerusalem
20 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, the inhabitants of many cities;
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Isaiah 2:2-3
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2 In days to come
the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest of the mountains
and shall be raised above the hills;
all the nations shall stream to it.(A)
3 Many peoples shall come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.(B)
Zechariah 2:11
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11 Many nations shall join themselves to the Lord on that day and shall be my people, and I will dwell in your midst. And you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.
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Micah 4:1-2
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Peace and Security through Obedience
4 In days to come
the mountain of the Lord’s temple
shall be established as the highest of the mountains
and shall be raised up above the hills.
Peoples shall stream to it,(A)
2 and many nations shall come and say:
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction,
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.(B)
Jeremiah 16:19
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19 O Lord, my strength and my stronghold,
my refuge in the day of trouble,
to you shall the nations come
from the ends of the earth and say:
“Our ancestors have inherited nothing but lies,
worthless things in which there is no profit.(A)
Revelation 11:15
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The Seventh Trumpet
15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying,
“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord
and of his Messiah,[a]
and he will reign forever and ever.”(A)
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Romans 15:9-12
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9 and that the gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,
“Therefore I will confess you among the gentiles
and sing praises to your name”;(A)
10 and again he says,
“Rejoice, O gentiles, with his people”;
11 and again,
“Praise the Lord, all you gentiles,
and let all the peoples praise him”;
12 and again Isaiah says,
“The root of Jesse shall come,
the one who rises to rule the gentiles;
in him the gentiles shall hope.”(B)
Acts 15:18
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18 known from long ago.’[a]
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- 15.18 Other ancient authorities read things.
Known to God from of old are all his works.’
Acts 15:14
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14 Simeon has related how God first looked favorably on the gentiles, to take from among them a people for his name.
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Matthew 8:11
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11 I tell you, many will come from east and west and will take their places at the banquet with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,(A)
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Malachi 1:11
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11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense is offered to my name and a pure offering, for my name is great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.(A)
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Zechariah 14:16-17
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16 Then all who survive of the nations that have come against Jerusalem shall go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the Festival of Booths.[a](A) 17 If any of the families of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, there will be no rain upon them.(B)
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Amos 9:12
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12 in order that they may possess the remnant of Edom
and all the nations who are called by my name,
says the Lord who does this.(A)
Hosea 2:23
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23 and I will sow him[a] for myself in the land.
And I will have pity on Lo-ruhamah,[b]
and I will say to Lo-ammi,[c] “You are my people,”
and he shall say, “You are my God.”(A)
Hosea 1:10
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The Restoration of Israel
10 [a]Yet the number of the people of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea, which can be neither measured nor numbered, and in the place where it was said to them, “You are not my people,” it shall be said to them, “Children of the living God.”(A)
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Isaiah 66:18-20
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18 for I know[a] their works and their thoughts.
I am[b] coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they shall come and shall see my glory,(A) 19 and I will set a sign among them. From them I will send survivors to the nations, to Tarshish, Put,[c] and Lud, to Meshech,[d] Tubal, and Javan, to the coastlands far away that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory, and they shall declare my glory among the nations.(B) 20 They shall bring all your kindred from all the nations as an offering to the Lord, on horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and on mules, and on dromedaries, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the Lord, just as the Israelites bring a grain offering in a clean vessel to the house of the Lord.(C)
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Isaiah 60:3-12
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3 Nations shall come to your light
and kings to the brightness of your dawn.(A)
4 Lift up your eyes and look around;
they all gather together; they come to you;
your sons shall come from far away,
and your daughters shall be carried in their nurses’ arms.(B)
5 Then you shall see and be radiant;
your heart shall thrill and rejoice,[a]
because the abundance of the sea shall be brought to you;
the wealth of the nations shall come to you.(C)
6 A multitude of camels shall cover you,
the young camels of Midian and Ephah;
all those from Sheba shall come.
They shall bring gold and frankincense
and shall proclaim the praise of the Lord.(D)
7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to you;
the rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you;
they shall be acceptable on my altar,[b]
and I will glorify my glorious house.(E)
8 Who are these that fly like a cloud
and like doves to their windows?
9 For the coastlands shall wait for me,
the ships of Tarshish first,
to bring your children from far away,
their silver and gold with them,
for the name of the Lord your God
and for the Holy One of Israel,
because he has glorified you.(F)
10 Foreigners shall build up your walls,
and their kings shall minister to you,
for in my wrath I struck you down,
but in my favor I have had mercy on you.(G)
11 Your gates shall always be open;
day and night they shall not be shut,
so that nations shall bring you their wealth,
with their kings led in procession.(H)
12 For the nation and kingdom
that will not serve you shall perish;
those nations shall be utterly laid waste.(I)
Isaiah 49:22-23
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22 Thus says the Lord God:
I will soon lift up my hand to the nations
and raise my signal to the peoples,
and they shall bring your sons in their bosom,
and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.(A)
23 Kings shall be your foster fathers
and their queens your nursing mothers.
With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you
and lick the dust of your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;
those who wait for me shall not be put to shame.(B)
Isaiah 49:6
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6 he says,
“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant
to raise up the tribes of Jacob
and to restore the survivors of Israel;
I will give you as a light to the nations,
that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”(A)
Isaiah 11:10
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Return of the Remnant of Israel and Judah
10 On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be glorious.(A)
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Psalm 138:4-5
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4 All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O Lord,
for they have heard the words of your mouth.(A)
5 They shall sing of the ways of the Lord,
for great is the glory of the Lord.
Psalm 117
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Psalm 117
Universal Call to Worship
1 Praise the Lord, all you nations!
Extol him, all you peoples!(A)
2 For great is his steadfast love toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
Praise the Lord!(B)
Psalm 89:9
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9 You rule the raging of the sea;
when its waves rise, you still them.(A)
Psalm 72:17
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17 May his name endure forever,
his fame continue as long as the sun.
May all nations be blessed in him;[a]
may they pronounce him happy.(A)
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- 72.17 Or bless themselves by him
Psalm 67:1-4
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Psalm 67
The Nations Called to Praise God
To the leader: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.
1 May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make his face to shine upon us, Selah(A)
2 that your way may be known upon earth,
your saving power among all nations.(B)
3 Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.
4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
for you judge the peoples with equity
and guide the nations upon earth. Selah(C)
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