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They have rejected his Law, refused to accept his promises, disobeyed his decrees, and failed to do what he commanded.
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That's the reason, Ezra, that there is emptiness for the empty and fullness for the full.
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"The time is coming when these signs will take place. The invisible city will appear, and the land that is now hidden will be seen.
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Everyone who survives the calamities I have predicted will also see the wonderful things I will do.
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My son the Messiah will be revealed, together with those who come with him. He will bring four hundred years of happiness to all these survivors.
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At the end of that time, my son the Messiah and all human beings will die.
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Then the world will return to its original silence, and for seven days it will be like it was at the beginning. No one will be left alive.
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After seven days this corrupt age will pass out of existence and a new age will be awakened.
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The ground will give up the dead who sleep there in silence, and the souls of the dead will be released from the places where they have been kept.
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God Most High will appear on his judgment seat. Mercy and patience will vanish completely
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and be replaced by judgment. Truth and faithfulness will once again stand firm.