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2 Thessalonians 2
"As to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ... we beg you not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as though from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here."
North Rose Window - Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork.
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2 Thessalonians 1
"...and from the glory of his might, when he comes to be glorified by his saints and to be marvelled at on that day among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed."
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1 Thessalonians 5: 1-11
"Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anything written to you. For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night."
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"Then they began motioning to his father to find out what name he wanted to give him. He asked for a writing-tablet and wrote, ‘His name is John.’ And all of them were amazed."
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1 Corinthians 4: 1-5
"Therefore do not pronounce judgement before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart."
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Matthew 16: 1-12
"You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times."
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Matthew 15: 21-28
"He answered, ‘I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.’ But she came and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, help me.’"
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1 Thessalonians 3: 1-13
"And may he strengthen you that you may be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints."
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Matthew 15: 1-20
"Do you know that the Pharisees took offence when they heard what you said?
He answered, Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted."
St. Paul, Catacombs of Praetextatus, fresco, fourth century.
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1 Thessalonians 2: 13-20
"For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming ? Is it not you ? Yes, you are our glory and joy!"
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Matthew 14: 13-36
"...he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’ Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him."
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1 Thessalonians 1: 1-10
"...and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath that is coming.
Giovanni di Paolo - Saint John the Baptist in Prison Visited by two disciples.
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Matt 11: 2-11
When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?”
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Matthew 13: 44 -58
"The Kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field."
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Matthew 13: 1-23
"... so they might not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn - and I would heal them."
Detail from Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral.
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Rev 21: 9-21
"The angel who talked to me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city..."
The Proclamation of Jonah.
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Matthew 12: 37-50
"The people of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and... because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah..."
The Great East Window, York Minster.
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Rev. 21. 1-8
"And he that sat on the throne, said: Behold, I make all things new."
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Matthew 12: 22-37
"Or how can one enter a strong man's house and plunder his property, without first tying up the strong man?"
The Great East Window, York Minster.
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Rev 20
"And he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should no more seduce the nations..."
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Matthew 12: 1-21
"How much more valuable is a human being than a sheep... 'Stretch out your hand.' "
The Great East Window, York Minster.
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Rev 19:20
"And the beast was captured..."
York Minster, Great East Window. The Great Whore Riding on the Beast (Rev 17: 3-5)
Rev 16: 17-20 The seventh vial is poured into the air, a voice from the temple says ‘It is done’, there are lightning, thunder, voices, and an earthquake which splits the city into three.
A depiction of the The Third Vial (Rev 16: 4-7) The Great East Window, York Minster.
