Matthew 24:31
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31 (A)And he will send out his angels[a] with a trumpet blast, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
The Lesson of the Fig Tree.[b]
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- 24:31 Send out his angels: cf. Mt 13:41 where they are sent out to collect the wicked for punishment. Trumpet blast: cf. Is 27:13; 1 Thes 4:16.
- 24:32–35 Cf. Mk 13:28–31.
1 Corinthians 15:23
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23 but each one in proper order: Christ the firstfruits; then, at his coming, those who belong to Christ;(A)
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1 Corinthians 15:52
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52 in an instant, in the blink of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.(A)
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