Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
General references
Bible References
At
Matthew 24:44 Therefore, you [who follow Me] must also be ready; because the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not expect Him.
Mark 13:33 “Be on guard and stay constantly alert [and pray]; for you do not know when the appointed time will come.
Luke 12:20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own all the things you have prepared?’
1 Thessalonians 5:1
Now as to the times and dates, brothers and sisters, you have no need for anything to be written to you.
Revelation 16:15
(“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is he who stays awake and who keeps his clothes [that is, stays spiritually ready for the Lord’s return], so that he will not be naked—spiritually unprepared—and men will not see his shame.”)
A cry
Matthew 24:31 And He will send His angels with a loud trumpet and they will gather together His elect (God’s chosen ones) from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
John 5:28 Do not be surprised at this; for a time is coming when all those who are in the tombs will hear His voice,
1 Thessalonians 4:16
For the Lord Himself will come down from heaven with a shout of command, with the voice of the archangel and with the [blast of the] trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
2 Peter 3:10
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will vanish with a [mighty and thunderous] roar, and the [material] elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and the works that are on it will be burned up.
Behold
Matthew 25:31 “But when the Son of Man comes in His glory and majesty and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.
Psalm 50:3
May our God come and not keep silent;
Fire devours before Him,
And around Him a mighty tempest rages.
May our God come and not keep silent;
Fire devours before Him,
And around Him a mighty tempest rages.
Psalm 96:13
Before the Lord, for He is coming,
For He is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness
And the peoples in His faithfulness.
Before the Lord, for He is coming,
For He is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness
And the peoples in His faithfulness.
Psalm 98:9
Before the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth;
He will judge the world with righteousness
And the peoples with fairness.
Before the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth;
He will judge the world with righteousness
And the peoples with fairness.
2 Thessalonians 1:7
and to give relief to you who are so distressed and to us as well when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in a flame of fire,
Jude 1:14
It was about these people that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, when he said, “Look, the Lord came with myriads of His holy ones
Go
Matthew 25:1 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
Isaiah 25:9
It will be said in that day,
“Indeed, this is our God for whom we have waited that He would save us.
This is the Lord for whom we have waited;
Let us shout for joy and rejoice in His salvation.”
It will be said in that day,
“Indeed, this is our God for whom we have waited that He would save us.
This is the Lord for whom we have waited;
Let us shout for joy and rejoice in His salvation.”
Amos 4:12
“Therefore this is what I shall do to you, O Israel;
Because I will do this to you,
Prepare to meet your God [in judgment], O Israel!”
“Therefore this is what I shall do to you, O Israel;
Because I will do this to you,
Prepare to meet your God [in judgment], O Israel!”
Malachi 3:1
“Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will prepare and clear the way before Me. And the Lord [the Messiah], whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says the Lord of hosts.
Revelation 19:7
Let us rejoice and shout for joy! Let us give Him glory and honor, for the marriage of the Lamb has come [at last] and His bride (the redeemed) has prepared herself.”
General references
Luke 12:38 Whether he comes in the second watch (before midnight), or even in the third (after midnight), and finds them so [prepared and ready], blessed are those servants.