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Verses about End Times

Prophecy and the return of Jesus Christ. 30 curated verses to bring you clarity and truth.

Psalms 6:10

Let all my enemies be put to shame and deeply troubled. Let them turn away and be suddenly ashamed.

The writer is asking God to cause his enemies to feel shame and distress, and to turn them back in sudden defeat.

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Ezra 6:20

The priests and Levites had all gone through the purification ceremonies together, making themselves ceremonially clean. Then they killed the Passover lamb f…

This verse describes how the religious leaders prepared themselves spiritually and then sacrificed the Passover lamb for all the Jewish people who had returned from Babylon.

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Genesis 8:9

But the dove couldn't find anywhere to land, so she returned to Noah in the ark because water still covered the entire earth. Then Noah reached out his hand,…

The dove returned to Noah because there was still nowhere safe to land, showing that God's judgment through the flood wasn't finished yet.

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Psalms 104:29

When You hide Your face, they are deeply disturbed; when You take away their breath, they die and return to the dust they came from.

This verse acknowledges that all life depends completely on God's presence and breath - when He withdraws His sustaining power, living things die and return to dust.

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2 Samuel 19:39

All the people crossed the Jordan River. When the king had crossed over, he kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and then Barzillai returned to his own home.

This verse shows King David expressing heartfelt gratitude and blessing to Barzillai, a loyal friend who had helped him during a difficult time.

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2 Chronicles 28:12

Then some of the leaders from the tribe of Ephraim, Azariah son of Johanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai,…

These leaders from Ephraim courageously stood up to challenge their own returning warriors who had taken captives from Judah.

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Genesis 30:25

After Rachel gave birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, 'Let me go now so I can return to my own land and my own country.'

Jacob is asking his father-in-law Laban for permission to leave and return home after his wife Rachel had their son Joseph.

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2 Chronicles 10:2

When Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who was living in Egypt (where he had run away to escape from King Solomon), heard the news, he came back from Egypt.

This verse tells us that Jeroboam, who had been hiding in Egypt to escape Solomon's anger, heard about something important happening and decided it was safe to return home.

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Isaiah 37:28

But I know where you live, when you leave and when you return, and your anger against me.

God is telling someone that He sees and knows everything about their life and their hostility toward Him.

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1 Chronicles 20:3

David brought out the people who were in the city and put them to forced labor with saws, iron picks, and axes. David did the same thing to all the Ammonite …

This verse describes David forcing captured enemies into hard labor with tools, then returning home to Jerusalem after conquering the Ammonite cities.

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1 Kings 13:29

The old prophet picked up the body of the man of God and placed it on his donkey, then brought it back. The old prophet returned to the city to mourn for him…

The old prophet shows respect and grief by taking responsibility to properly bury the man of God who died because of his deception.

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Isaiah 55:11

In the same way, my word that goes out from my mouth will not return to me empty-handed. It will accomplish what I want it to do and will succeed in the purp…

God is promising that His word always accomplishes exactly what He intends it to do - it never fails or comes back empty.

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2 Chronicles 13:14

When the people of Judah looked around, they saw they were surrounded, enemies were attacking from both the front and the back. So they cried out to the LORD…

This verse shows that when God's people found themselves completely surrounded by enemies, they turned to God in desperate prayer while the priests called out to Him with their trumpets.

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Numbers 23:5

And the LORD put a message in Balaam's mouth, and said, 'Go back to Balak, and this is what you must say.'

God is giving Balaam the exact words he must speak to King Balak, showing that God controls the message regardless of what people want to hear.

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Judges 14:8

After some time passed, he went back to marry her. On the way, he stopped to look at the dead body of the lion he had killed earlier. To his surprise, there …

This verse shows how Samson discovered that bees had made honey in the body of the lion he had previously killed, which would later inspire his famous riddle.

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Isaiah 2:2

In the last days, the mountain where the LORD's house stands will be established as the highest of all mountains, raised up above all the hills. People from …

God is promising that in the future, His kingdom will be the greatest power on earth, and people from all nations will be drawn to Him.

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Genesis 43:18

The men were afraid when they were brought into Joseph's house. They said to each other, 'We're being brought here because of the money that was put back in …

The brothers were terrified that Joseph was setting them up to be punished and enslaved because of the mysterious money that had appeared in their grain sacks.

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Ezekiel 33:6

But if the watchman sees danger coming and doesn't sound the alarm to warn everyone, when that danger hits and people get hurt, yeah, they're still responsib…

If you see something coming and stay quiet, you're responsible for what happens next.

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2 Samuel 3:16

Her husband followed her, crying as he walked behind her all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner told him, 'Go back home.' So he went back.

This verse shows a heartbroken husband being forced to let his wife go, following her while weeping until he's ordered to return home.

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2 Chronicles 30:6

So the messengers carried letters from the king and his officials throughout all Israel and Judah. According to the king's command, the letters said, 'You ch…

King Hezekiah is calling the scattered people of Israel to return to God, promising that God will welcome back those who have survived the Assyrian attacks.

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Isaiah 37:37

So King Sennacherib of Assyria left Jerusalem, went back home, and lived in Nineveh.

This verse shows that the Assyrian king retreated and returned to his own capital city after his failed attempt to conquer Jerusalem.

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2 Samuel 12:23

But now that he is dead, why should I continue to fast? Can I bring him back to life? I will go to him someday, but he will never come back to me.

David is saying that since his child has died, there's no point in continuing to mourn through fasting because death is final - he can't bring the child back, though he will join him in death someday.

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Jeremiah 6:17

I also appointed watchmen to guard you, saying, 'Listen for the sound of the trumpet.' But they said, 'We will not listen.'

God is saying that He placed spiritual guards to warn His people of danger, but they refused to pay attention to the warnings.

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Jeremiah 42:12

I'll show you mercy so that he'll show you mercy too, and you'll get to go back home to your own country.

God's mercy creates a chain reaction that brings you back to where you belong.

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Joel 3:4

And you, Tyre and Sidon, and all you coastal regions of Palestine, what's your deal with me? Are you trying to get back at me for something? Because if you t…

God's basically saying 'try me' to anyone thinking they can mess with his people.

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Psalms 18:26

With those who are pure, you show yourself pure; and with those who are stubborn and rebellious, you show yourself stubborn in return.

God responds to people according to their heart attitude toward Him - showing kindness to the pure and resistance to those who rebel against Him.

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Jeremiah 30:24

The Lord's fierce anger will not go away until He has completed what He plans to do and has carried out the purposes of His heart. In the days to come, you w…

God is saying His anger won't end until He finishes His plans, and someday people will understand why it was necessary.

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Luke 4:1

Jesus was completely filled with the Holy Spirit when he came back from the Jordan River, and the Spirit led him straight into the wilderness.

Sometimes God leads us into difficult places right after our biggest spiritual moments.

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1 Samuel 23:28

So Saul stopped chasing David and went to fight the Philistines instead. That's why they named that place Sela-hammahlekoth.

This verse shows how God used the Philistine threat to rescue David from Saul's pursuit at just the right moment.

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Jeremiah 32:44

People will buy fields with money, sign legal documents, seal them, and call witnesses to make it official in the land of Benjamin, around Jerusalem, in the …

God is promising that normal life will return to the land - people will buy and sell property again because He will bring His people back from exile.

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