Matthew 24:8
But all these things are only the beginning of birth pains.
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All these are the beginning of sorrows.
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Deuteronomy 28:59then Yahweh will make your plagues terrible, and those of your descendants; they will be great plagues, of long duration, and severe diseases, of long duration.
Isaiah 9:17Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men nor will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows, 1 since every one is godless and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks foolish things. 1 In all these things, his anger does not subside; instead, his hand is still stretched out. 1
Isaiah 10:4Nothing remains, and you crouch among the prisoners or fall among the killed. 1 In all these things, his anger does not subside; instead, his hand is still stretched out. 1
1 Peter 4:17For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God. If it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey God's gospel? 1
Matthew Henry on Matthew 24:5-32
Awful Predictions. 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9 Then shall… Read the whole commentary →