A day is coming when the new king from the royal line of David will be a symbol to the nations. They will gather in his royal city and give him honor.

Listen, everyone who lives on earth! Look for a signal flag to be raised on the mountaintops! Listen for the blowing of the bugle!

A time is coming when the LORD Almighty will receive offerings from this land divided by rivers, this strong and powerful nation, this tall and smooth-skinned people, who are feared all over the world. They will come to Mount Zion, where the LORD Almighty is worshiped.

People of Jerusalem, go out of the city And build a road for your returning people! Prepare a highway; clear it of stones! Put up a signal so that the nations can know

Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother, "This child is chosen by God for the destruction and the salvation of many in Israel. He will be a sign from God which many people will speak against

He said to them, "Go throughout the whole world and preach the gospel to all people.

I ask, then: Did God reject his own people? Certainly not! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin.

"Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars; I am the only one left, and they are trying to kill me."

It is the same way now: there is a small number left of those whom God has chosen because of his grace.

I am less than the least of all God's people; yet God gave me this privilege of taking to the Gentiles the Good News about the infinite riches of Christ,

The descendants of Javan were the people of Elishah, Spain, Cyprus, and Rhodes;

The descendants of Egypt were the people of Lydia, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,

The descendants of Javan were the people of Elishah, Spain, Cyprus, and Rhodes.

The descendants of Egypt were the people of Lydia, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,

"Soldiers from Persia, Lydia, and Libya served in your army. They hung their shields and their helmets in your barracks. They are the men who won glory for you.

"That war will also kill the soldiers hired from Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, Arabia, Kub, and even from among my own people."

You did business in Greece, Tubal, and Meshech and traded your goods for slaves and for articles of bronze.

"Mortal man," he said, "denounce Gog, chief ruler of the nations of Meshech and Tubal in the land of Magog. Denounce him

and tell him that I, the Sovereign LORD, am his enemy.

The Sovereign LORD said, "Mortal man, denounce Gog, the chief ruler of the nations of Meshech and Tubal, and tell him that I am his enemy.

and those in the East will praise him. The people who live along the sea will praise the LORD, the God of Israel.

From the most distant parts of the world we will hear songs in praise of Israel, the righteous nation. But there is no hope for me! I am wasting away! Traitors continue to betray, and their treachery grows worse and worse.

He will not lose hope or courage; he will establish justice on the earth. Distant lands eagerly wait for his teaching."

I will tell the north to let them go and the south not to hold them back. Let my people return from distant lands, from every part of the world.

Listen to me, distant nations, you people who live far away! Before I was born, the LORD chose me and appointed me to be his servant.

My people will come from far away, from the north and the west, and from Aswan in the south."

I will come quickly and save them; the time of my victory is near. I myself will rule over the nations. Distant lands wait for me to come; they wait with hope for me to save them.

The kings of Spain and of the islands will offer him gifts; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring him offerings.

The LORD will terrify them. He will reduce the gods of the earth to nothing, and then every nation will worship him, each in its own land.

Foolish people will learn to understand, and those who are always grumbling will be glad to be taught."

But now many nations will marvel at him, and kings will be speechless with amazement. They will see and understand something they had never known."

Now you will summon foreign nations; at one time they did not know you, but now they will come running to join you! I, the LORD your God, the holy God of Israel, will make all this happen; I will give you honor and glory."

The LORD said, "I was ready to answer my people's prayers, but they did not pray. I was ready for them to find me, but they did not even try. The nation did not pray to me, even though I was always ready to answer, 'Here I am; I will help you.'

People from one end of the world to the other honor me. Everywhere they burn incense to me and offer acceptable sacrifices. All of them honor me!

As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

"Do for others what you want them to do for you: this is the meaning of the Law of Moses and of the teachings of the prophets.

Go, then, to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples: baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

As the scripture says, "Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand."