Luke 21:28-36
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Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and z raise your heads, because a your redemption is drawing near."
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And he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree, and all the trees.
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As soon as they come out in leaf, you see b for yourselves and know that the summer is already near.
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So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near.
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c Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all has taken place.
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d Heaven and earth will pass away, but e my words will not pass away.
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"But watch yourselves f lest g your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and h cares of this life, and i that day come upon you suddenly j like a trap.
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For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth.
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But k stay awake at all times, l praying that you may m have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and n to stand before the Son of Man."
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Job 10:15
If I am guilty, woe to me! If I am in the right, I cannot lift up my head, for I am filled with disgrace and look on my affliction.
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Romans 8:23
And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Romans 13:11
Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.
Luke 1:68
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people
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Luke 12:57
And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?
Matthew 16:3
And in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.
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Luke 9:27
But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.
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Psalms 102:26
They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away.
Isaiah 51:6
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and they who dwell in it will die in like manner; but my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness will never be dismayed.
2 Peter 3:10
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.
Matthew 5:18
For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
Hebrews 12:27
This phrase, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of things that are shaken - that is, things that have been made - in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain.
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Psalms 119:89
Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.
Isaiah 40:8
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
1 Peter 1:23
Since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God.
1 Peter 1:25
But the word of the Lord remains forever." And this word is the good news that was preached to you.
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Romans 13:13
Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy.
1 Thessalonians 5:6 - 7
So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober.
1 Peter 4:7
The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.
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James 5:5
You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
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Matthew 13:22
As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.
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1 Thessalonians 5:3 - 4
While people are saying, "There is peace and security," then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
Luke 12:40
You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
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Ecclesiastes 9:12
For man does not know his time. Like fish that are taken in an evil net, and like birds that are caught in a snare, so the children of man are snared at an evil time, when it suddenly falls upon them.
Isaiah 24:17
Terror and the pit and the snare are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth!
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Luke 12:37
Blessed are those servants whom the master find...
Matthew 25:13
Watch therefore, for you know neither the day n...
Matthew 26:41
Watch and pray that you may not enter into temp...
Mark 14:34 - 38
And he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful...
Acts 20:31
Therefore be alert, remembering that for three ...
1 Corinthians 16:13
Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like ...
1 Thessalonians 5:6
So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let...
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary th...
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Luke 18:1
And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
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Hosea 12:4
He strove with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought his favor. He met God at Bethel, and there God spoke with us -
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Revelation 6:17
For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?
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