Prophecy and the return of Jesus Christ. 30 curated verses to bring you clarity and truth.
And they said to each other, 'Let's choose a leader and go back to Egypt.'
⚡ The Israelites wanted to abandon God's plan and return to their old life of slavery because they were afraid of the challenges ahead.
Read Made SimpleFrom there he went to Mount Carmel, and then he returned to Samaria.
⚡ This verse simply describes Elisha's journey from one place to Mount Carmel and then back to Samaria.
Read Made SimpleBut Absalom sent secret messengers throughout all the tribes of Israel, telling them, 'As soon as you hear the trumpet sound, then you must declare, Absalom …
⚡ Absalom secretly organized a rebellion against his father King David by sending messengers to coordinate a simultaneous announcement that he was taking over as king.
Read Made SimpleThe armed soldiers marched in front of the priests who were blowing the trumpets, and the rear guard followed behind the ark, with the priests continuing to …
⚡ This verse describes the organized marching order of Israel's army and priests as they walked around Jericho - soldiers in front, priests with trumpets, the ark of God, and more guards in back.
Read Made SimpleYou will turn back and listen to the LORD's voice, and you will follow all his commands that I'm giving you today.
⚡ This verse promises that God's people will return to Him and obey His commands after a period of turning away.
Read Made SimpleThis is what the LORD says: After seventy years are completed in Babylon, I will come to you and keep my good promise to you by bringing you back to this place.
⚡ God is promising that after 70 years of exile in Babylon, He will fulfill His promise and bring His people back home.
Read Made SimpleBut the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet to call for help; and the men of Abiezer rallied to follow him.
⚡ God's Spirit empowered Gideon to take action, and when he called for help, his own people immediately responded to join him.
Read Made SimpleThen the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice coming from the four corners of the golden altar that sits right in front of God's throne.
⚡ When heaven speaks from the altar, you know something major is about to go down.
Read Made SimpleJoseph turned away from his brothers and cried; then he turned back to them and spoke with them. He took Simeon from among them and had him tied up right in …
⚡ Joseph is overwhelmed with emotion seeing his brothers after so many years, but he hides his tears and continues testing them by keeping Simeon as a prisoner.
Read Made SimpleBut his sons are going to get fired up and gather a massive army. One of them will definitely show up like a flood, sweeping through everything in his path. …
⚡ Sometimes the next generation comes back stronger and more determined than ever.
Read Made SimpleThen he said to me, 'Do you understand why I came to you? I have to go back now and fight against the spiritual prince over Persia. And after I leave, the pr…
⚡ There's a whole spiritual battle happening behind the scenes that we can't even see.
Read Made SimpleThe sounds of joy and happiness, the voices of grooms and brides, the voices of people saying, 'Praise the LORD of armies: for the LORD is good; his love las…
⚡ God is promising to restore joy, celebration, and worship to His people after their time of suffering and exile.
Read Made SimpleIf someone injures their neighbor, the same injury should be done to them in return.
⚡ This verse establishes the principle of equal justice - whatever harm you cause to someone else should be done to you as punishment.
Read Made SimpleIf you turn back to the LORD, your relatives and children will find mercy from those who have taken them captive, and they will be allowed to return to this …
⚡ God promises that if his people return to him, he will show mercy and bring their captive family members home because he is gracious and never rejects those who truly come back to him.
Read Made SimpleWhen Israel had finished killing all the people of Ai who were out in the field and wilderness where they had chased them, and when every last one had been k…
⚡ This verse describes Israel's complete military victory over the city of Ai, fulfilling God's command to destroy the city and its inhabitants.
Read Made SimpleAnd my God put it in my heart to gather together the nobles, the rulers, and the people so they could be counted according to their family lines. I found a r…
⚡ Nehemiah is saying that God inspired him to organize a census of the returned Jewish exiles by researching their family records.
Read Made SimpleDuring those times, there was no safety for anyone who traveled - whether they were leaving their homes or returning to them. Instead, great troubles and dis…
⚡ This verse describes a period when chaos and danger made normal life impossible, with trouble affecting everyone everywhere.
Read Made SimpleAnd he stretched himself out over the child three times, and cried out to the LORD, saying, 'O LORD my God, I beg you, let this child's life return to him ag…
⚡ The prophet Elijah is desperately pleading with God to bring a dead child back to life, showing his faith that God has power over death itself.
Read Made SimplePlease give back to them today their lands, vineyards, olive groves, and houses. Also return the interest you've been charging them on the money, grain, wine…
⚡ Nehemiah is demanding that wealthy Jews immediately return the property they've taken from their poor neighbors and stop charging them interest on loans.
Read Made SimpleWhen he arrived, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites came down from the hills with him, following his lead.
⚡ This verse shows Ehud rallying the Israelites to follow him into battle by blowing a trumpet as a call to action.
Read Made SimpleWhen the messengers came back to him, he asked them, 'Why have you returned?'
⚡ King Ahaziah is surprised and questioning why his messengers have returned so quickly from their mission.
Read Made SimpleCry out loudly, don't hold back, raise your voice like a trumpet blast, and show my people their wrongdoing, and tell the family of Jacob about their sins.
⚡ God is commanding his messenger to boldly and clearly call out the people's sins without holding anything back.
Read Made SimpleIf someone buys property from a Levite, then the house that was sold and the city where it's located must be returned during the Year of Jubilee. This is bec…
⚡ This verse establishes that Levite priests had permanent property rights to their cities, and any sold property would automatically return to them during the Jubilee year.
Read Made SimpleListen! I will give the command, says the LORD, and I will bring the enemy armies back to this city. They will attack it, capture it, and burn it down. I wil…
⚡ God is warning that He will bring the Babylonian army back to completely destroy Jerusalem and make all of Judah's cities empty because of the people's disobedience.
Read Made SimpleThe Israelites came back from pursuing the Philistines and took everything valuable from their camps.
⚡ This verse describes how the Israelites returned from chasing their defeated enemies and claimed all the valuable items left behind in the Philistine camps.
Read Made SimpleHe took a bag of money with him and won't come home until the day he planned to return.
⚡ The writer is showing how an adulteress reassures her target that her husband is away on business with plenty of money and won't return for a while.
Read Made SimpleLet the gathering of nations surround you; for their sake, take your place on high again.
⚡ The writer is asking God to rise up and take His rightful place as judge over all the nations who will gather around Him.
Read Made SimpleAbram traveled from the southern region back to Bethel, returning to the same place where he had set up his tent when he first arrived, which was between Bet…
⚡ This verse shows Abram retracing his steps back to a spiritually significant place where he had previously worshiped God.
Read Made SimpleSo the men of Benjamin did exactly that. They took wives for themselves from among the dancing women they captured, taking only as many as they needed. Then …
⚡ The writer is describing how the tribe of Benjamin finally got wives and was able to rebuild their communities after nearly being wiped out.
Read Made SimpleWhen David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten women who were his concubines - the ones he had left behind to take care of the house. He pla…
⚡ David isolated his ten concubines for the rest of their lives after they were violated by his son Absalom during the rebellion.
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