Mark 13:8

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For nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines. These are but the beginning of birth pains.

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  • Jer 6:24 : 24 The people cry out,“We have heard reports about them! We have become helpless with fear! Anguish grips us, agony like that of a woman giving birth to a baby!
  • 2 Chr 15:6 : 6 One nation was crushed by another, and one city by another, for God caused them to be in great turmoil.
  • Isa 19:2 : 2 “I will provoke civil strife in Egypt, brothers will fight with each other, as will neighbors, cities, and kingdoms.
  • Acts 11:28 : 28 One of them, named Agabus, got up and predicted by the Spirit that a severe famine was about to come over the whole inhabited world.(This took place during the reign of Claudius.)
  • Rev 6:4 : 4 And another horse, fiery red, came out, and the one who rode it was granted permission to take peace from the earth, so that people would butcher one another, and he was given a huge sword.
  • 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 Now when they are saying,“There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will surely not escape.
  • Isa 37:3 : 3 “This is what Hezekiah says:‘This is a day of distress, insults, and humiliation, as when a baby is ready to leave the birth canal, but the mother lacks the strength to push it through.
  • Jer 4:31 : 31 In fact, I hear a cry like that of a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like that of a woman giving birth to her first baby. It is the cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath, reaching out for help, saying,“I am done in! My life is ebbing away before these murderers!”
  • Ps 48:6 : 6 Look at them shake uncontrollably, like a woman writhing in childbirth.
  • Jer 13:21 : 21 What will you say when the LORD appoints as rulers over you those allies that you, yourself, had actually prepared as such? Then anguish and agony will grip you like that of a woman giving birth to a baby.
  • Jer 22:23 : 23 You may feel as secure as a bird nesting in the cedars of Lebanon. But oh how you will groan when the pains of judgment come on you. They will be like those of a woman giving birth to a baby.
  • Jer 25:32 : 32 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,‘Disaster will soon come on one nation after another. A mighty storm of military destruction is rising up from the distant parts of the earth.’
  • Jer 49:24 : 24 The people of Damascus will lose heart and turn to flee. Panic will grip them. Pain and anguish will seize them like a woman in labor.
  • Jer 50:43 : 43 The king of Babylon will become paralyzed with fear when he hears news of their coming. Anguish will grip him, agony like that of a woman giving birth to a baby.
  • Mic 4:9-9 : 9 Jerusalem, why are you now shouting so loudly? Has your king disappeared? Has your wise leader been destroyed? Is this why pain grips you as if you were a woman in labor? 10 Twist and strain, Daughter Zion, as if you were in labor! For you will leave the city and live in the open field. You will go to Babylon, but there you will be rescued. There the LORD will deliver you from the power of your enemies.
  • Hag 2:22 : 22 I will overthrow royal thrones and shatter the might of earthly kingdoms. I will overthrow chariots and those who ride them, and horses and their riders will fall as people kill one another.
  • Zech 14:13 : 13 On that day there will be great confusion from the LORD among them; they will seize each other and attack one another violently.
  • Matt 24:8 : 8 All these things are the beginning of birth pains.

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  • Matt 24:6-10
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    6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Make sure that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is still to come.

    7For nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

    8All these things are the beginning of birth pains.

    9Persecution of Disciples“Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of my name.

    10Then many will be led into sin, and they will betray one another and hate one another.

  • Luke 21:9-12
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    9And when you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be afraid. For these things must happen first, but the end will not come at once.”

    10Persecution of Disciples Then he said to them,“Nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

    11There will be great earthquakes, and famines and plagues in various places, and there will be terrifying sights and great signs from heaven.

    12But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

  • Mark 13:7
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    7When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

  • Mark 13:9-10
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    9Persecution of Disciples“You must watch out for yourselves. You will be handed over to councils and beaten in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them.

    10First the gospel must be preached to all nations.

  • Luke 21:25-26
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    25The Arrival of the Son of Man“And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth nations will be in distress, anxious over the roaring of the sea and the surging waves.

    26People will be fainting from fear and from the expectation of what is coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

  • Mark 13:19
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    19For in those days there will be suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, or ever will happen.

  • Mark 13:12-14
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    12Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death.

    13You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

    14The Abomination of Desolation“But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be”(let the reader understand),“then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.

  • Isa 13:8
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    8They panic– cramps and pain seize hold of them like those of a woman who is straining to give birth. They look at one another in astonishment; their faces are flushed red.

  • Mark 13:24-25
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    24The Arrival of the Son of Man“But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light;

    25the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

  • Luke 21:22-23
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    22because these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.

    23Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people.

  • Mark 13:29-30
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    29So also you, when you see these things happening, know that he is near, right at the door.

    30I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

  • Matt 10:21
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    21“Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death.

  • Matt 24:21
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    21For then there will be great suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the world until now, or ever will happen.

  • Matt 24:14-15
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    14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole inhabited earth as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

    15The Abomination of Desolation“So when you see the abomination of desolation– spoken about by Daniel the prophet– standing in the holy place”(let the reader understand),

  • Mark 13:17
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    17Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days!

  • Luke 12:53
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    53They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

  • Isa 8:22
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    22When one looks out over the land, he sees distress and darkness, gloom and anxiety, darkness and people forced from the land.

  • Luke 21:7
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    7So they asked him,“Teacher, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that these things are about to take place?”

  • Matt 10:18
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    18And you will be brought before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them and to the Gentiles.

  • 2 Chr 15:6
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    6One nation was crushed by another, and one city by another, for God caused them to be in great turmoil.

  • Luke 21:31
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    31So also you, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.

  • Luke 21:16
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    16You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will have some of you put to death.

  • Matt 24:29
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    29The Arrival of the Son of Man“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.

  • Luke 21:20
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    20The Desolation of Jerusalem“But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.

  • Mark 13:4
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    4“Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that all these things are about to take place?”

  • Jer 25:32
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    32The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,‘Disaster will soon come on one nation after another. A mighty storm of military destruction is rising up from the distant parts of the earth.’

  • Matt 10:23
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    23Whenever they persecute you in one town, flee to another! I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

  • Luke 21:35
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    35For it will overtake all who live on the face of the whole earth.

  • Matt 24:19
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    19Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days!

  • Matt 8:12
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    12but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

  • Zech 14:13
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    13On that day there will be great confusion from the LORD among them; they will seize each other and attack one another violently.

  • Matt 24:34
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    34I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

  • Matt 13:42
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    42They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  • Luke 13:28
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    28There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves thrown out.