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Genesis 12:1-3 (repeated in Gen.
18:18, 22:17-18, 26:24 and 28:12-14)
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Exodus 9:14-16 -- purpose of the
plagues
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Exodus 19:6 -- Israel was to be
a "kingdom of priests"
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Numbers 14:21 -- glory of Lord
fills the whole earth
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Deuteronomy 4:6-8 -- show your
understanding to the nations
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Deuteronomy 10:19 -- "You are to
love those who are aliens"
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Deuteronomy 28:10 -- "all the
peoples on the earth will see that you are called by the name of
the Lord"
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Deuteronomy 32:1 - "Hear, O
earth, the words of my mouth."
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Joshua 4:24 -- "so that all the
peoples of the earth might know"
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1 Samuel 2:10 -- "The LORD will
judge the ends of the earth."
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1 Samuel 17:46 -- "the whole
world will know there is a God in Israel"
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1 Kings 8:41-43, 59-60 (also in
2 Chronicles 6:32-33) -- "so that all peoples of the earth may
know your name" (Solomon's prayer at dedication of Temple)
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2 Kings 19:15 -- "Hezekiah
prayed . . . : O LORD, you alone are God over all the kingdoms
of the earth.'"
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1 Chronicles 16:31 "Let the
earth be glad; let them say among the nations, The Lord
reigns!'"
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1 Chronicles 16:24 -- "Declare
his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all
peoples"
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2 Chronicles 6:33 -- "so that
all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you"
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Psalm 2:7-10 -- "You are my Son
. . . I will make the nations your inheritance"
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Psalm 7:7-8 -- "Let the Lord
judge the peoples"
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Psalm 8:9 -- "How majestic is
your name in all the earth!"
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Psalm 18:49 -- "I will praise
you among the nations"
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Psalm 22:26-28 -- "all the
families of the nations will bow down"
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Psalm 19:1-4 -- "their words to
the ends of the world"
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Psalm 22:27 -- "All the ends of
the earth will remember and turn to the Lord"
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Psalm 24 -- "The earth is the
Lord's"
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Psalm 33 -- "Blessed is the
nation whose God is the Lord"
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Psalm 45:17 -- "The nations will
praise you for ever and ever"
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Psalm 46:10 -- "I will be
exalted among the nations"
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Psalm 47 -- "God reigns over the
nations"
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Psalm 48:10 -- "Like your name,
O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth"
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Psalm 49:1 -- "Hear this, all
you peoples; listen, all who live in this world"
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Psalm 50 -- "From the rising of
the sun to the place where it sets"
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Psalm 57 -- "I will sing of you
among the peoples"
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Psalm 59:13 -- "It will be known
to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob."
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Psalm 65:5-8 -- "the hope of all
the ends of the earth . . . where morning dawns and evening
fades you call forth
songs of joy"
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Psalm 66 -- "All the earth bows
down to you . . . Praise our God, O peoples"
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Psalm 67 -- "your salvation
among all peoples"
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Psalm 68:32 -- "Sing to God, O
kingdoms of the earth"
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Psalm 72 -- "all nations will
serve him"
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Psalm 72:9 -- "the desert tribes
will bow before him"
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Psalm 72:17, 19 -- "All nations
will be blessed through him . . . May the whole earth be filled
with his glory"
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Psalm 77:14 -- "you display your
power among the peoples"
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Psalm 82 -- "all the nations are
your inheritance"
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Psalm 83:18 -- "You alone are
the Most High over all the earth."
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Psalm 86:8-13 -- all nations
will come and worship
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Psalm 87 -- the register of the
peoples
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Psalm 96 -- "sing to the Lord,
all the earth . . . Declare his glory among the nations"
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Psalm 97 -- "The Lord reigns,
let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice"
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Psalm 98:3 -- "All the ends of
the earth have seen the salvation of our God."
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Psalm 98:9 -- "He comes to judge
the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the
peoples with equity."
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Psalm 99:1-3 -- "He is exalted
over all the nations. Let them praise your great and awesome
name"
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Psalm 102:15 -- "The nations
will fear the name of the LORD, all the kings of the earth will
revere your glory."
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Psalm 102:22 -- "when the
peoples and the kingdoms assemble to worship the Lord"
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Psalm 105:1 -- "make known among
the nations what He has done"
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Psalm 106:8 -- reason for
dividing the Red Sea
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Psalm 108:3 -- "I will sing of
you among the peoples"
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Psalm 108:5 -- "Be exalted, O
God, above the heavens, and let your glory be over all the
earth."
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Psalm 110:6 -- "He will judge
the nations,"
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Psalm 113:3 -- "From the rising
of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is
to be praised"
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Psalm 117 -- "Praise the Lord,
all you nations"
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Psalm 126 -- "it was said among
the nations"
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Psalm 135 -- "our Lord is
greater than all gods"
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Psalm 138:4 -- "may all the
kings of the earth praise you, O Lord"
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Isaiah 2:3 -- "Many peoples will
come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob.
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Isaiah 6:3 -- "They were calling
to one another: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole
earth is full of his glory.'"
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Isaiah 11:9 -- "fill the earth
with the knowledge of the Lord"
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Isaiah 11:10 -- "in that day a
Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples, the
nations . . ."
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Isaiah 12:4 -- "Make known among
the nations what He has done"
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Isaiah 24:16 -- "From the ends
of the earth we hear singing: Glory to the Righteous One.'"
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Isaiah 25:6 -- "the LORD
Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples"
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Isaiah 42:4 -- "in His law the
islands will put their hope"
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Isaiah 42:6 -- "I will keep you
and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light
for the Gentiles."
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Isaiah 34:1 -- "Come near, you
nations, and listen; pay attention, you peoples!"
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Isaiah 37:16 -- "O Lord Almighty
. . . , you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth."
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Isaiah 42:4 -- "He will not
falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth.
In his law the islands will put their hope."
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Isaiah 43:6 -- "I will say to
the north, 'Give them up!' and to the south, 'Do not hold them
back.'"
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Isaiah 45:6 -- "from the rising
of the sun to the place of its setting men may know there is
none besides me."
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Isaiah 45:22 -- "Turn to me . .
. all you ends of the earth"
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Isaiah 49:1-6 -- "I will make
you a light for the Gentiles"
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Isaiah 49:22 -- "The Sovereign
Lord says: "See, I will beckon to the Gentiles, I will lift up
my banner to the peoples."
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Isaiah 52:10 -- "The Lord will
lay bare his holy arm in the sight of all the nations, and all
the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God."
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Isaiah 56:7 -- "my house shall
be called a house of prayer for all nations"
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Isaiah 59:19 -- "From the west,
men will fear the name of the Lord, and from the rising of the
sun, they will revere His glory."
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Isaiah 60:3 -- "Nations will
come to your light"
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Isaiah 62:11 -- "The Lord has
made proclamation to the ends of the earth"
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Isaiah 66:19 -- "They will
proclaim my glory among the nations"
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Jeremiah 3:17 -- "All nations
will gather in Jerusalem to honor the name of the Lord"
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Jeremiah 16:19 To you the
nations will come from the ends of the earth and say, "Our
fathers possessed nothing but false gods, worthless idols that
did them no good."
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Ezekiel 36:22-23 -- "The nations
will know I am the Lord"
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Daniel 2:47; 4:1-2; 6:25 --
"Surely your God is the God of gods"
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Daniel 7:13, 14 -- "all peoples,
nations and languages should serve Him"
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Jonah's story -- the missionary
book of the Old Testament [ e-book on Jonah ]
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Micah 1:2 -- "Hear, O peoples,
all of you, listen, O earth and all who are in it."
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Micah 4:2 -- "Many nations will
come"
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Micah 5:4 -- "His greatness will
reach to the ends of the earth."
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Habbakuk 2:14 -- "The earth will
be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the
water cover the sea"
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Zephaniah 2:11 -- "Nations on
every shore will worship him"
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Zephaniah 3:9 -- "Then will I
purify the lips of the peoples, that all of them may call on the
name of the Lord."
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Haggai 2:7 -- "Desire of all
nations"
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Zechariah 2:11 -- "Many nations
will be joined with the Lord in that day and will become my
people"
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Zechariah 8:20-23 -- "Many
peoples and inhabitants of many cities will come"
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Zechariah 9:10 -- "He will
proclaim peace to the nations"
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Zechariah 14:9 -- "The Lord will
be king over the whole earth."
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Malachi 1:10-11 -- "My name will
be great among the nations, from the rising to the setting of
the sun"
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Matthew 4:8-11 -- Temptation of
Jesus
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Matthew 6:9-10 -- The Lord's
prayer
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Matthew 10:18 -- "On my account
you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to
them and to the Gentiles."
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Matthew 13 (Ezekiel 17:23) --
parables of sower, weeds, mustard seed, fishing net
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Matthew 24:14 -- the gospel will
be preached in the whole world
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Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:15 -
The Great Commission (which many say is a re-statement of
God's promise to Abraham in Genesis 12) [ Rev. Susan
Fitkin's reflection on the passage ]
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Mark 11:17 (Isaiah 56:7) -- a
house of prayer for all nations
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Mark 13:10 -- "the gospel must
first be preached to all nations"
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Mark 16:15 (see Matthew
28:19-20)
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Luke 2:32 -- "a light for
revelation to the Gentiles"
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Luke 10:2 -- "harvest is
plentiful, but the workers are few"
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Luke 10:27 -- "love your
neighbor as yourself"
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John 3:16 [ text of verse ]
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John 12:32 -- "I, when I am
lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself."
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John 21:4-14 -- some Biblical
commentators have said the 153 fish equals the number of all the
tribes and nations which the ancients thought existed on earth
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Acts 1:8; 2:5-12 13:47 (Isaiah
49:6) -- witnesses in all the earth
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Acts 3:25 -- "He said to
Abraham, Through your offspring, all peoples on earth will be
blessed.'"
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Acts 9:15 "Go! This man is my
chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles and their
kings."
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Acts 11:18 -- "They praised God,
saying, So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance
unto life.'"
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Acts 13:47 -- "I have made you a
light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends
of the earth." (Isaiah 49:6)
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Acts 14:27 -- "They reported all
that God had done through them and how he had opened the door of
faith to the Gentiles."
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Acts 28:28 -- "Therefore I want
you to know that God's salvation has been sent to the Gentiles,
and they will listen!"
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Romans 1:5 -- "We received grace
and apostleship to call people from among all the Gentiles to
obedience."
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Romans 3:29 -- "Is God the God
of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of
Gentiles too."
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Romans 10:12-15 -- "How can they
hear?"
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Romans 15:10 "Rejoice, O
Gentiles, with his people." (Deuteronomy 32:43]
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Romans 15:11 "Praise the Lord,
all you Gentiles, and sing praises to him, all you peoples."
(Psalm 117:1)
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Romans 16:26 -- So that all
nations might believe
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2 Corinthians 4:15 -- "grace
that is reaching more and more people"
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Galatians 3:8 -- "The Scripture
foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and
announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: All nations will be
blessed through you.'" (Genesis 12:3; 18:18; 22:18)
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Galatians 3:14 -- "He redeemed
us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the
Gentiles."
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Ephesians 1:10 -- "To bring all
things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even
Christ."
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Ephesians 2:11-19 -- "you are no
longer foreigners and aliens"
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Philippians 2:10 -- Every knee
shall bow
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1 Thessalonians 2:15-16 -- "to
keep us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved"
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Hebrews 6:13-14 -- God's promise
to Abraham
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2 Peter 3:9, 12 -- "not wanting
anyone to perish"
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1 John 2:2 -- "He is the atoning
sacrifice . . . for the sins of the whole world"
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Revelation 5:9 -- "you purchased
men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation"
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Revelation 7:9 -- Every tribe,
tongue, people and nation
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Revelation 14:6 -- "The angel
had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the
earth -- to every nation, tribe, language and people."
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Revelation 15:4 -- "all nations
will come and worship before you"
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Revelation 21:23-24 --
"The Lamb is
its lamp. The nations will walk by its light"