Psa 50:3, Hos 1:7, Zec 2:8-10, Mal 3:1, Mat 1:21-23, Luk 21:28 | ESV | STEP | Our God comes ; he does not keep silence ; before him is a devouring fire , around him a mighty tempest .

ab Rom. 8:23; Eph. 4:30; [Rom. 13:11]; See ch. 1:68

Psalms 50:3

3 Our God comes; he ^adoes not keep silence; ^{▼▼Or May our God come, and not keep silence}
before him is a devouring ^cfire,
around him a mighty tempest.

Hosea 1:7

7 But ^dI will have mercy on the house of Judah, and I will save them by the Lord their God. I ^ewill not save them by bow or by sword or by war or by horses or by horsemen.”

Zechariah 2:8-10

8 For thus said the Lord of hosts, after his glory sent me ^{▼▼Or he sent me after glory} to the nations who plundered you, ^gfor he who touches you touches ^hthe apple of his eye: 9 “Behold, ⁱI will shake my hand over them, ^jand they shall become plunder for those who served them. Then ^kyou will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me. 10 ^lSing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for ^mbehold, I come ⁿand I will dwell in your midst, declares the Lord.

Malachi 3:1

1 ^o“Behold, I send ^pmy messenger, and ^qhe will prepare the way before me. And the Lord ^rwhom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and ^sthe messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.

Matthew 1:21-23

21 She will bear a son, and ^tyou shall call his name Jesus, ^ufor he will save his people from their sins.” 22 ^vAll this took place ^wto fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:

23 ^x“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name ^yImmanuel”
(which means, God ^zwith us).

Luke 21:28

28 Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and ^aaraise your heads, because ^abyour redemption is drawing near.”