Thematic Bible: Election


Thematic Bible



"Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken. Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet blast, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

"But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light; the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. Then everyone will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds with great power and glory. read more.
Then he will send angels and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.

This is what the Lord says: "When juice is discovered in a cluster of grapes, someone says, 'Don't destroy it, for it contains juice.' So I will do for the sake of my servants -- I will not destroy everyone. I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and from Judah people to take possession of my mountains. My chosen ones will take possession of the land; my servants will live there. Sharon will become a pasture for sheep, and the Valley of Achor a place where cattle graze; they will belong to my people, who seek me.

I will give you hidden treasures, riches stashed away in secret places, so you may recognize that I am the Lord, the one who calls you by name, the God of Israel. For the sake of my servant Jacob, Israel, my chosen one, I call you by name and give you a title of respect, even though you do not recognize me. I am the Lord, I have no peer, there is no God but me. I arm you for battle, even though you do not recognize me.

Won't God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them? I tell you, he will give them justice speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"



For he says to Moses: "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." So then, it does not depend on human desire or exertion, but on God who shows mercy.




Then he said, 'The God of our ancestors has already chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear a command from his mouth, Verse ConceptsChrist, Character OfPredestination, Of PersonsHearing God's WordKnowing God's WillGod Appointing OthersKnowing FactsRighteousness Of Christ

The children of your elect sister greet you. Verse ConceptsElection, Description OfChildren In The Faith



"I have revealed your name to the men you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me, and they have obeyed your word. Verse ConceptsAbility, Of God To Saveethics, basis ofelection, to salvationGod, Revelation OfTheologyBible, In Christian LivingGod Giving To The SonPeople Belong To GodOther References To God's Name




From Paul, a slave of God and apostle of Jesus Christ, to further the faith of God's chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth that is in keeping with godliness, Verse ConceptsApostles, Function In Early ChurchFaith, Nature OfChristiansLettersPaul, Apostle To GentilesNames And Titles For The ChristianMaintaining FaithKnowing God's TruthThe Truth Of The Gospel

"Here is my servant whom I support, my chosen one in whom I take pleasure. I have placed my spirit on him; he will make just decrees for the nations. He will not cry out or shout; he will not publicize himself in the streets. A crushed reed he will not break, a dim wick he will not extinguish; he will faithfully make just decrees. read more.
He will not grow dim or be crushed before establishing justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait in anticipation for his decrees." This is what the true God, the Lord, says -- the one who created the sky and stretched it out, the one who fashioned the earth and everything that lives on it, the one who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who live on it: "I, the Lord, officially commission you; I take hold of your hand. I protect you and make you a covenant mediator for people, and a light to the nations, to open blind eyes, to release prisoners from dungeons, those who live in darkness from prisons.

"I am about to send my messenger, who will clear the way before me. Indeed, the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom you long for, is certainly coming," says the Lord who rules over all. Who can endure the day of his coming? Who can keep standing when he appears? For he will be like a refiner's fire, like a launderer's soap. He will act like a refiner and purifier of silver and will cleanse the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will offer the Lord a proper offering. read more.
The offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in former times and years past. "I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me," says the Lord who rules over all.


I am the Lord, I have no peer, there is no God but me. I arm you for battle, even though you do not recognize me. Verse ConceptsGod, The LordGod Clothing PeopleNo Other Is GodI Am The LordSolar EclipseAcknowledged


even before they were born or had done anything good or bad (so that God's purpose in election would stand, not by works but by his calling) -- Verse ConceptsElection, Characteristics OfGood Or BadBirthChosen Disciples

I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and from Judah people to take possession of my mountains. My chosen ones will take possession of the land; my servants will live there.

that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you, who by God's power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.



For it says in scripture, "Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and priceless cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame." Verse ConceptsCornerstonesConfidence, In ChristdefeatZion, As A SymbolNames And Titles For ChristSpiritual FoundationsCapstoneChrist The RockThe Effects Of FaithNot Put To ShamePreciousScripture SaysDisappointmentpeterzion


How blessed is the one whom you choose, and allow to live in your palace courts. May we be satisfied with the good things of your house -- your holy palace. Verse Conceptselection, privileges ofChoicesdrawing near to GodAccess To God, The Characteristics OfApproaching GodPlenty Through GodBlessed Through GodWe Live With GodGoodness








When morning came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles: Verse ConceptsOrdinationTwelve DisciplesChosen DisciplesChrist With His Disciples



For it says in scripture, "Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and priceless cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame." Verse ConceptsCornerstonesConfidence, In ChristdefeatZion, As A SymbolNames And Titles For ChristSpiritual FoundationsCapstoneChrist The RockThe Effects Of FaithNot Put To ShamePreciousScripture SaysDisappointmentpeterzion


When morning came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles: Verse ConceptsOrdinationTwelve DisciplesChosen DisciplesChrist With His Disciples



For the sake of my servant Jacob, Israel, my chosen one, I call you by name and give you a title of respect, even though you do not recognize me. Verse Conceptselection, privileges ofElection, Description OfIsrael As The ElectCalling, Of IndividualsGod, All knowingPeople Have HonourFor The Sake Of God's People



it was said to her, "The older will serve the younger," just as it is written: "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."


Before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, I solemnly charge you to carry out these commands without prejudice or favoritism of any kind. Verse ConceptsFavouritismethics, socialequalityElection, Description OfSolemn ChargesMinisters, Should BeAngels, DescriptionPartialityMen's Orders






But God said to Abraham, "Do not be upset about the boy or your slave wife. Do all that Sarah is telling you because through Isaac your descendants will be counted. Verse ConceptsAbrahamProphecies Concerning ChristPay Attention To People!sarah

"You are the LORD God who chose Abram and brought him forth from Ur of the Chaldeans. You changed his name to Abraham. Verse ConceptsPast, TheGod Renaming PeopleBringing People Out Of Other Places

Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother who was also a mother to me. Verse ConceptsMothers, Examples OfChosen DisciplesMothersMothers Love For Her ChildrenMotherhood


The church in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you, and so does Mark, my son. Verse ConceptsBabylonThe Church As The ElectBabylon, In NtPeter, The ApostleChurch, Examples OfChildren In The Faith


What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was diligently seeking, but the elect obtained it. The rest were hardened, Verse ConceptsChristiansReprobatesSeeking For Abstract ThingsNot FindingGod Hardening PeopleIsrael Hardened




And what if he is willing to make known the wealth of his glory on the objects of mercy that he has prepared beforehand for glory -- Verse ConceptsElection, Results InPredestined PeopleGloryRiches Of GraceGod Will Show MercyMercy And Grace

even before they were born or had done anything good or bad (so that God's purpose in election would stand, not by works but by his calling) -- Verse ConceptsElection, Characteristics OfGood Or BadBirthChosen Disciples


On that day,' says the Lord who rules over all, 'I will take you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant,' says the Lord, 'and I will make you like a signet ring, for I have chosen you,' says the Lord who rules over all." Verse ConceptsDay of the LORDChosen InstrumentsMinistry, Nature OfRingsSealsServants Of The LordSymbols

When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice and praise the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal life believed. Verse ConceptsGentiles, In NtHappinessHonouring GodPredestined PeopleThe Call Of GodPredestination, Of PersonsReligious AwakeningsThe Gentiles ConversionThose Who Believed In ChristElect

And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved. But because of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut them short. Verse ConceptsRestraintA Short TimeShort Time Till The EndThose Not SavedFor The Sake Of God's PeopleGod's Intervention


Won't God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them? Verse ConceptsChosen OnesJustification, Necessity OfNightGod Is JustJusticeGod Not DelayingGod Does Right For PeopleGod VindicatesRevengeExercisePersistencevindication

"I have revealed your name to the men you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me, and they have obeyed your word. Verse ConceptsAbility, Of God To Saveethics, basis ofelection, to salvationGod, Revelation OfTheologyBible, In Christian LivingGod Giving To The SonPeople Belong To GodOther References To God's Name

Before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, I solemnly charge you to carry out these commands without prejudice or favoritism of any kind. Verse ConceptsFavouritismethics, socialequalityElection, Description OfSolemn ChargesMinisters, Should BeAngels, DescriptionPartialityMen's Orders

The church in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you, and so does Mark, my son. Verse ConceptsBabylonThe Church As The ElectBabylon, In NtPeter, The ApostleChurch, Examples OfChildren In The Faith

So the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, while the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten to settle in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine remained in other cities. Verse ConceptsCityChanceA Tenth Of PeopleHoly City


"I have shown love to you," says the Lord, but you say, "How have you shown love to us?" "Esau was Jacob's brother," the Lord explains, "yet I chose Jacob and rejected Esau. I turned Esau's mountains into a deserted wasteland and gave his territory to the wild jackals."

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