Luke 13:28-30 Part 2 of 2

"There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, for you will see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, but you will be thrown out. And people will come from all over the world--from east and west, north and south--to take their places in the Kingdom of God. And note this: Some who seem least important now will be the greatest then, and some who are the greatest now will be the least important then."

"And people will come from all over the world--from east and west, north and south--to take their places in the Kingdom of God."

Matthew 8:11  "And I tell you this, that many Gentiles will come from all over the world--from east and west--and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of Heaven."

Psalm 107:3  For he has gathered the exiles from many lands, from east and west, from north and south. (see verses 1-9)

Isaiah 49:12  "See, my people will return from far away, from lands to the north and west, and from as far south as Egypt." (see verses 8-26)

Isaiah 59:19  In the west, people will respect the name of the LORD; in the east they will glorify him. For he will come like a raging flood tide driven by the breath of the LORD. (see chapter 59)

Malachi 1:11  "But my name is honored by people of other nations from morning till night. All around the world they offer sweet incense and pure offerings in honor of my name. For my name is great among the nations," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. (see all of the book of Malachi)

Luke 14:15  Hearing this, a man sitting at the table with Jesus exclaimed, "What a blessing it will be to attend a banquet in the Kingdom of God!" (see verses 16-24)

Luke 22:29-30  "And just as my Father has granted me a Kingdom, I now grant you (the disciples) the right to eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom. And you will sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel."

"And note this: Some who seem least important now will be the greatest then, and some who are the greatest now will be the least important then." 

Matthew 19:30  "But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then."

Matthew 20:16  "So those who are last now will be first then, and those who are first will be last." (see verses 1-16)

Mark 10:31  "But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then." (see verses 17-31)

 

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