Mark 13:20

If the Lord had not cut those days short, nobody would have escaped, but for the sake of his own chosen people he has cut the days short.

Romans 9:27-29

And Isaiah cries out about Israel, "Although the sons of Israel are as numerous as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved,

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And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.

Few in number

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Few in number

Mark 13:20
If the Lord had not cut those days short, nobody would have escaped, but for the sake of his own chosen people he has cut the days short.
Romans 9:27
And Isaiah cries out about Israel, "Although the sons of Israel are as numerous as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved,