And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
I am with you and will save you,’ declares the Lord. ‘Though I completely destroy all the nations among which I scatter you, I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you but only in due measure; I will not let you go entirely unpunished.’
All races (ethnos) will be assembled before him and he will separate people one from another as the shepherd separates sheep from goats.
He replied, 'Any plant my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.
The axe is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire."
For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise: and the prudence of the prudent I will reject.
Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.
Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is unleashed upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken, and at this time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. When these things have come to pass, stand, lift up your heads, and look up for your redemption draws nigh.
Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man.