Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand.
(circa 550 BC)
1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:
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To know wisdom and instruction,
To perceive the words of understanding,
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To receive the instruction of wisdom,
Justice, judgment, and equity;
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To give prudence to the simple,
To the young man knowledge and discretion—
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A wise man will hear and increase learning,
And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,
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To understand a proverb and an enigma,
The words of the wise and their riddles.
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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
(circa 1000 BC)
“But you say, ‘what does God know? Can He judge through the deep darkness?” (circa 2000 BC)
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying,
7 Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him.
And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.
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11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.
(circa 69 AD)
1 “At that time Michael shall stand up,
The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people;
And there shall be a time of trouble,
Such as never was since there was a nation,
Even to that time.
And at that time your people shall be delivered,
Every one who is found written in the book.
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And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake,
Some to everlasting life,
Some to shame and everlasting contempt.
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Those who are wise shall shine
Like the brightness of the firmament,
And those who turn many to righteousness
Like the stars forever and ever
(circa 550 BC)