Zechariah 14:2
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2 For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city shall be taken and the houses plundered and the women raped; half the city shall go into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city.(A)
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Luke 21:20-24
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The Destruction of Jerusalem Foretold
20 “When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.[a](A) 21 Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those inside the city must leave it, and those out in the country must not enter it,(B) 22 for these are days of vengeance, as a fulfillment of all that is written.(C) 23 Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people; 24 they will fall by the edge of the sword and be taken away as captives among all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled on by the nations, until the times of the nations are fulfilled.(D)
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- 21.20 Or is at hand
Romans 9:27-29
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27 And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, “Though the number of the children of Israel were like the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved,(A) 28 for the Lord will execute his sentence on the earth quickly and decisively.”[a] 29 And as Isaiah predicted,
“If the Lord of hosts had not left descendants to us,
we would have fared like Sodom
and been made like Gomorrah.”(B)
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- 9.28 Other ancient authorities read for he will finish his work and cut it short in righteousness, because the Lord will make the sentence shortened on the earth
Matthew 24:19-22
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19 Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing infants in those days! 20 Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. 21 For at that time there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.(A) 22 And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved, but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.(B)
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Isaiah 13:16
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16 Their infants will be dashed to pieces
before their eyes;
their houses will be plundered
and their wives raped.(A)
Mark 13:14
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The Desolating Sacrilege
14 “But when you see the desolating sacrilege set up where it ought not to be (let the reader understand), then those in Judea must flee to the mountains;(A)
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Matthew 24:15-16
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The Desolating Sacrilege
15 “So when you see the desolating sacrilege, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),(A) 16 then those in Judea must flee to the mountains;
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Galatians 4:26-27
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26 But the other woman corresponds to the Jerusalem above; she is free, and she is our mother.(A) 27 For it is written,
“Rejoice, you childless one, you who bear no children,
burst into song and shout, you who endure no birth pangs,
for the children of the desolate woman are more numerous
than the children of the one who is married.”(B)
Luke 19:43-44
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43 Indeed, the days will come upon you when your enemies will set up ramparts around you and surround you and hem you in on every side.(A) 44 They will crush you to the ground, you and your children within you, and they will not leave within you one stone upon another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”[a](B)
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- 19.44 Gk lacks from God
Isaiah 65:6-9
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6 See, it is written before me:
I will not keep silent, but I will repay;
I will indeed repay into their laps(A)
7 their[a] iniquities and their[b] ancestors’ iniquities together,
says the Lord;
because they offered incense on the mountains
and reviled me on the hills,
I will measure into their laps
full payment for their actions.(B)
8 Thus says the Lord:
As the wine is found in the cluster,
and they say, “Do not destroy it,
for there is a blessing in it,”
so I will do for my servants’ sake
and not destroy them all.
9 I will bring forth descendants from Jacob
and from Judah inheritors of my mountains;
my chosen shall inherit it,
and my servants shall settle there.(C)
Matthew 22:7
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7 The king was enraged. He sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.(A)
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Zechariah 13:8-9
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8 In the whole land, says the Lord,
two-thirds shall be cut off and perish,
and one-third shall be left alive.(A)
9 And I will put this third into the fire,
refine them as one refines silver,
and test them as gold is tested.
They will call on my name,
and I will answer them.
I will say, ‘They are my people,’
and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’ ”(B)
Joel 3:2
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2 I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat, and I will enter into judgment with them there, on account of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations. They have divided my land(A)
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