Malachi 3:18
18Then once more you shall asee the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.Matthew 3:12
12His bwinnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and cgather his wheat into the barn, dbut the chaff he will burn with eunquenchable fire.”Matthew 13:39
39and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. fThe harvest is gthe end of the age, and the reapers are angels.Matthew 22:10-14
10And those servants went out into the roads and hgathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests.11“But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there ia man who had no wedding garment. 12And he said to him, j‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. 13Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot and kcast him into the outer darkness. In that place lthere will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ 14For many are mcalled, but few are nchosen.”
Matthew 25:6-13
6But oat midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ 7Then all those virgins rose and ptrimmed their lamps. 8And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’ 10And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and qthose who were ready went in with him to rthe marriage feast, and sthe door was shut. 11Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, t‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ 12 uBut he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, vI do not know you.’ 13 wWatch therefore, for you xknow neither the day nor the hour.Matthew 25:32
32Before him ywill be gathered zall the nations, and aahe will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates abthe sheep from the goats.1 Corinthians 4:5
5Therefore acdo not pronounce judgment before the time, adbefore the Lord comes, aewho will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. afThen each one will receive his commendation from God.
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