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'In The Future' in the Bible

"You're driving me from the soil today. I'll be hidden from you, and I'll wander throughout the earth as a fugitive. In the future, whoever finds me will kill me."

Verse ConceptsAbel and CainFugitivesThe HomelessWanderersDriven From God's PresenceGod HidingBeing Hidden From GodHidden From God

God continued to speak to Abraham, "You and your descendants who are born in the future are to keep my covenant that is, you and your descendants, generation after generation.

Verse ConceptsAbraham, Testing And Victory

In the future when you come to check on my wages, my honesty will testify for me. If I have any female goats that are not speckled or spotted, or any lambs that are not black, they will be considered stolen.”

Verse ConceptsHonestyBlack AnimalsBlemished CreaturesBlack And White

Jacob called for his sons and said, "Gather together so I can tell you what will happen to you in the future.

Verse ConceptsPredicting The FutureOthers SummoningTogetherness

And when your son asks you {in the future}, saying, 'What [is] this?' you will say to him, 'With strength of hand Yahweh brought us out from Egypt, from a house of slaves.

Verse ConceptsStrength Of GodAskingWhat Is This?Groups Of SlavesTeaching ChildrenGod Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

Now I am going back to my people, but first, let me warn you what these people will do to your people in the future.”

Verse ConceptsNationalismRevelation Of The FutureReturning to their land

When you are in trouble and all these things have come on you, if, in the future, you are turned again to the Lord your God, and give ear to his voice:

Verse ConceptsDistressReturning To GodEnd Of Days

If only it would really be their desire to fear me and obey all my commandments in the future, so that it may go well with them and their descendants forever.

Verse ConceptsFear Of The LordPenitentReceptive HeartsFear God!Keep The Commandments!

"When your child asks you in the future, {saying}, 'What [is the meaning of] the legal provisions and the rules and the regulations that Yahweh our God commanded for you?'

Verse ConceptsAskingMeaningThe Future

the one {feeding you} manna in the desert, [food] that your ancestors did not know, in order to humble you and in order to test you [so that he could] do good to you {in the future}.

Verse ConceptsEatingMannaTestingBeneficial Afflictions For FaithBeneficial Afflictions For HumilityAfflictions, Benefits OfUnknown ThingsGod Led Them Through The Wilderness

For I know that after my death you will certainly act corruptly, and you will turn aside from the way that I have commanded you, and the disaster in the future days will befall you, because you will do evil in the eyes of Yahweh, {provoking him with the work of your hands}."

Verse ConceptsCorruption, CausesGod's WaysProvoking GodSin, Nature OfKnowing Beforehand

so that this may be a reminder among you. When your children ask in the future, saying, '{What do these stones mean to you}?'

Verse ConceptsAskingMeaning

And he said to the {Israelites}, "When your children ask in the future {their parents}, '{What is the meaning of these stones}?'

Verse ConceptsAskingMeaning

But in fact, we have done this because of anxiety, because of a reason, saying, 'In the future your children may say to our children, '{What is the relationship between you and Yahweh the God of Israel}?

Verse ConceptsFuture GenerationsWhat Have We In Common?Worrying About The FutureStruggles In Relationship

instead, it [is] a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us for performing the serving of Yahweh in his presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and fellowship offerings; so that your children may not say in the future to our children, "You have no portion in Yahweh." '

Verse ConceptsFutureGenerationsServanthood, And Worship Of God

And we thought, if they say to us and to our children in the future, we can say, 'Look at this replica of the altar of Yahweh, which our ancestors made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices; rather, it [is] a witness between us and you.'

Verse ConceptsCopies Of AltarsThe Altar Of The LordBuilding Relationships

I have done as you said: I have given you a wise and far-seeing heart, so that there has never been your equal in the past, and never will there be any like you in the future.

Verse ConceptsDiscernment Of GovernorsWisdom, Human ImportanceUnique Individuals

May the Lord God of Israel be praised, in the future and forevermore. Then all the people said, "We agree! Praise the Lord!"

Verse ConceptsAgreement, Before GodAmeneternity, nature ofPraise, Manner And Methods OfEternal Praise

The Lord God of Israel deserves praise, in the future and forevermore. Let all the people say, "We agree! Praise the Lord!"

Verse ConceptsAgreement, Before GoddoxologyPraise, Manner And Methods OfEternal PraiseAmenPraise The Lord!Blessed Be God!

So I concluded that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy [the fruit of] his labor, for this is his lot in life. {For no one knows what will happen in the future.}

Verse ConceptsCareersWithheld KnowledgeUnknown FutureBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifeaccomplishments

For who knows what [is] good for a man in his life during the few days of his fleeting life, which are fleeting as a shadow? For who can tell anyone what will happen {in the future} under the sun?

Verse ConceptsPhysical LifeTravailWithheld KnowledgeUnknown FutureUnder The SunBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifeuncertainty

The fool {talks too much}, for no one knows what will be. Who can tell anyone what will happen {in the future}?

Verse ConceptsMultiplyingWithheld KnowledgeUnknown FutureToo Many Words

And it shall happen in the future of the days the mountain of the house of Yahweh [shall] be established; it will be among the highest of the mountains, and it shall be raised from [the] hills. All [of] the nations shall travel to him;

Verse ConceptsDays, LastThe Final Days Of TimeNames And Titles For The ChurchRevelation Of The FutureThe Temple In HeavenJerusalem In Millennial Kingdomend times prophecyEnd Of DaysEnd Times

{But there will be no gloom for those who were in distress}. In former times he treated [the] land of Zebulun and Naphtali with contempt, but in the future he will honor the way of the sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee [of] the nations.

Verse ConceptsHumilityComing Out Of DarknessDespair

In the future Jacob shall take root; Israel shall blossom and bud, and they shall fill the face of the world with fruit.

Verse ConceptsBlossomFilling PlacesRootsPotential Of FruitGod's People PlantedRoses

Who among you will pay attention to this?Let him listen and obey in the future.

The LORD's anger won't turn back until he has accomplished what he intended to do. In the future you will clearly understand it.

Verse ConceptsGod, Purpose OfGuidance, God's Promises OfHeart, DivineUnderstandingAnger Of God, Nature OfDeterminationProper Understanding

Behold, [in the restored Jerusalem] I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them; and I will reveal to them an abundance of peace (prosperity, security, stability) and truth.

Verse ConceptsCuresAbundance, SpiritualdoctorsHealthAbundant PeaceGod HealsGod's Healing LoveHealing SicknessFaith And HealingRecoveryHealth And HealingWealth And Prosperitywholeness

"Son of Man, pay attention! The house of Israel keeps on saying, "The vision that he's talking about concerns the distant future. He's prophesying concerning times that are far in the future!'

Verse ConceptsProphetic VisionsRevelation Of The Future

"[As for you], king, your thoughts on your bed {turned to} what [it was] that would be {in the future}, and the revealer of mysteries has made known to you what that would be.

Verse ConceptsSleeplessnessRevelation Of The FutureLying Down To RestGod Revealing Mysteries

{Inasmuch as} you saw that a stone from the mountain was chiseled out [but] not by hands, and [that] it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold, [thereby] the great God made known to the king what will be {in the future}, and the dream is certain and its explanation trustworthy."

Verse ConceptsFuturePredictionsTrustworthinessCutting StonesChrist The RockSure KnowledgePredicting The FutureIron Objects

The vision of the evenings and the morningsthat has been told is true.Now you must seal up the visionbecause it refers to many days in the future.”

Verse ConceptsPredictionsSealsRevelation Of The FutureSealing The MessageVisions From GodGod's Word Is True

And I have come to instruct you about what will happen to your people {in the future}, for [there is] a further vision [here] {for the future}.

Verse ConceptsFuturePredictionsRevelation Of The FutureEnd Of Days

However, in the future the number of the people of Israel will be like the sand of the sea which can be neither measured nor numbered. Although it was said to them, "You are not my people," it will be said to them, "You are children of the living God!"

Verse ConceptsGod, Living And Self sustainingDivine FavourSons Of GodUncountableBelievers As Sons Of GodSand And GravelLiving For GodThe Seaisrael

Afterward, the Israelites will turn and seek the Lord their God and their Davidic king. Then they will submit to the Lord in fear and receive his blessings in the future.

Verse ConceptsDay of the LORDDays, LastThe Final Days Of TimeConversion, God's demands forLast DaysShepherds, As Kings And LeadersSaul And David

In the future the Lord's Temple Mount will be the most important mountain of all; it will be more prominent than other hills. People will stream to it.

Verse ConceptsDays, LastThe Final Days Of TimeRevelation Of The FutureGod On HighComing To GodThe Temple In HeavenMillennial Kingdom, Christ Supreme On The EarthEnd Of Days

"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "In the future, people will come, including residents of many cities,

Verse ConceptsThe Nations Before God

"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "In the future, ten men speaking all the languages of the nations will grab hold of one Jewish person by the hem of his garment and say, "Let us go up to Jerusalem with you, because we heard that God is with you."'"

Verse ConceptsExperience, of GodClothingJews, TheLanguagesLast DaysGod With YouGoing TogetherTen PeopleGraspingJerusalem In Millennial Kingdom

Jesus said to him, “You have [in fact] said it; but more than that I tell you [regardless of what you do with Me now], in the future you will see [Me revealed as] the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

Verse ConceptsLast ThingsRight Hand Of GodSittingSon Of ManSecond Coming Of ChristRight SidesAssentingMaranathaAccompanying The Second ComingAll Authority Has Been Given To Jesusmath

In the future life, when they come back from the dead, whose wife will she be? for the seven had her for a wife.

Verse ConceptsSeven ChildrenMarriage No MoreTransferring WivesThe Resurrection

and if it may bear fruit in the future; and if not you shall cut it down.

Verse ConceptsDivine DelaysFelling TreesBearing FruitOlive Treescutting

But in the future the Son of man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.

Verse ConceptsClaimsDivinity Of ChristRight Hand Of GodSittingSon Of ManExaltation Of ChristRight Sides

But to prevent the matter spreading any further among the people, let us stop them by threats from speaking in the future in this name to any one whatever."

Verse ConceptsSpreadingPersecution, Forms OfWitnessing, And Holy SpiritSpeaking In Christ's NameSpreading The Gospel

But now, since you have been freed from [the practice of] sin and have become slaves to God, the benefits you receive are a holy life [here] and never ending life in the future.

Verse Conceptseternal life, experience ofHoliness Of The SaintsHoliness, Purpose OfServants Of The LordSlavery, SpiritualFruitful LabourTargetsSinSubject To GodPromise Of HeavenUniversalismHolinessReligious FreedomFreedomliberation

And [that class of] persons whom God [so] predetermined, He also called [through the Gospel. See II Thess. 2:14]. And those He called, He also made right with Himself. And those He made right with Himself, He also [determined to be] honored [i.e., in the future life].

Verse ConceptsBeing ChosenBlessings, SpiritualJustification, Results OfOnce Saved Always SavedJustification Under The GospelGod's Call, ResultsCalledGlorificationRejoicing In ChristJustification

But I do not plan to see you yet, as I will [only] be passing through. For I am hoping to stay with you for some time [i.e., in the future], if the Lord permits.

Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TimeHope, Nature OfStaying A Long TimeTrusting God's Plan

storing up for themselves what in the future will prove to be a good foundation, that they may gain the only true Life.

Verse ConceptsAge To ComeSpiritual InvestmentRich, TheRiches, SpiritualThriftSpiritual FoundationsSpiritual TreasuresSeeking LifeStoring Other Things

And sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah, burning them up with fire as an example to those whose way of life might in the future be unpleasing to him;

Verse ConceptsExamples, Purpose OfSexual Sin, Nature OfAfflictions Of The WickedDestruction Of CitiesTwo CitiesAshes Of HumiliationExamples Of Ungodly Mencondemnation

[This book is from] John [and is being sent] to the seven churches that are in Asia [Note: This refers to the province of Asia Minor, a part of present-day Turkey]. May there be unearned favor and peace to you from God, the One who is [in the present], who was [in the past] and who will come [in the future], and from the seven spirits that are in front of God's throne [Note: Because the number "seven" was regarded as the number of perfection by the Jews, it is thought that this refers to the Holy Spirit].

Verse ConceptsSevenSpiritsNames And Titles For The Holy SpiritProvincesThe Existence Of GodSeven PeopleSeven SpiritsGod In Three PersonsGrace Be To YouThe Fact Of His ComingGoing To Church

After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a [war] trumpet speaking with me, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things.”

Verse ConceptsNecessityHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansThe Act Of OpeningOpening HeavenGoing Up To HeavenTrumpets For SignallingPredicting The FutureGod's VoiceSpecial RevelationGoing To HeavenRainbowPurgatoryThe Rapturerevelation

And each of the four living beings had six wings [and] were covered with eyes all around them and [even] within them. And day and night they never stop saying, [Note: Some translations have "singing" here and at other places below], "Holy, holy, holy [is] the Lord God Almighty, who was [in the past] and who is [in the present] and who will come [in the future]."

Verse ConceptsGod, Holiness OfdoxologyNightSeraphimWingsWorship, Reasons ForGod, TrinityPraise, Should Be Offered ByThe AlmightyUnceasing PraiseThe Existence Of GodFour CreaturesSix ThingsUnceasingAlways PraisingInside And OutEyes In ProphecyFeet Of CreaturesThe Fact Of His ComingEyesCherubimPurgatoryrejuvenationAngelic Beings Praising God

And they said to me, You are to give word again of what is coming in the future to the peoples and nations and languages and kings.

Verse ConceptsLanguagesProphesy!AmericaProphecies concerningrevelation

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