Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

General references

Bible References

The redeemed

Acts 2:41
So they accepted his message and were baptized, and about three thousand persons united with them on that day.
Revelation 5:9
Then they sang a new song: "You deserve to take the book and break its seals, because you have been slaughtered, and with your blood have bought men from every tribe, tongue, people, and nation,
Revelation 7:9
After this I looked, and there was a vast throng that no one could count from every nation, tribe, people, and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,
Revelation 14:1
Then I looked, and there the Lamb was standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand people who had His name and the name of His Father written on their foreheads.
Revelation 19:1
After this I heard something like the loud shout of a great multitude in heaven, saying: "Praise the Lord! Salvation, glory, and power belong to our God,

Everlasting

2 Corinthians 4:17
For this slight and momentary sorrow continues to accumulate for me a solid and eternal glory far beyond any comparison,
2 Thessalonians 2:16
May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and graciously given us encouragement that is eternal, and a hope that is well-founded,
Jude 1:24
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to make you stand in His glorious presence faultless and full of triumphant joy,

And sorrow

Revelation 7:17
because the Lamb who is in the center of the throne will be their Shepherd, and God will wipe every tear from their eyes."
Revelation 21:1
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.
Revelation 22:3
No longer will there be anything that has a curse on it. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and His slaves will worship Him,

General references

Matthew 5:4
"Blessed are the mourners, for they will be comforted.