Matthew 24:28

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Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

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  • Luke 17:37 : 37 And they answered him, 'Where, Lord?' He said to them, 'Where there is a body, there the vultures will gather.'
  • Deut 28:49 : 49 The LORD will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eagle swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand.
  • Job 39:27-30 : 27 Does the eagle soar at your command and build its nest on high? 28 It dwells and lodges on the rocky crag, on the sharp point of the cliff and its stronghold. 29 From there it searches for food; its eyes see it from afar. 30 Its young ones drink blood, and where the slain are, there it is.
  • Jer 16:16 : 16 Behold, I am sending many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that, I will send many hunters, and they will hunt them from every mountain, every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks.
  • Amos 9:1-4 : 1 I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and He said, 'Strike the capitals so that the thresholds shake, and shatter them on the heads of all the people. Those who survive I will kill with the sword; not one of them will flee, not a single one will escape.' 2 'If they dig down to the depths of Sheol, from there My hand will take them. If they climb up to the heavens, from there I will bring them down.' 3 'If they hide themselves on the top of Mount Carmel, from there I will search them out and seize them. If they conceal themselves from My sight on the floor of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them.' 4 'If they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will set My eyes on them for harm and not for good.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 17:36-37
    2 verses
    84%

    36Two people will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.

    37And they answered him, 'Where, Lord?' He said to them, 'Where there is a body, there the vultures will gather.'

  • Matt 24:26-27
    2 verses
    78%

    26So if anyone tells you, 'He is in the wilderness,' do not go out; or 'He is in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.

    27For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

  • Matt 24:29-31
    3 verses
    76%

    29Immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly powers will be shaken.

    30Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the peoples of the earth will mourn as they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

    31And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

  • Jer 7:33
    74%

    33The corpses of this people will become food for the birds of the air and the animals of the earth, and there will be no one to frighten them away.

  • Deut 28:26
    73%

    26Your carcasses will be food for all the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to frighten them away.

  • Mark 13:24-27
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    72%

    24But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;

    25the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

    26Then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

    27And He will send His angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.

  • Isa 34:15
    71%

    15There, the arrow snake will make her nest, lay eggs, hatch them, and care for her young in her shadow. Indeed, there the kites will gather, each one with its mate.

  • Rev 19:17
    71%

    17Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying high overhead: 'Come, gather for the great supper of God,'

  • Luke 17:23-24
    2 verses
    70%

    23People will say to you, 'Look, there he is!' or 'Here he is!' Do not go running off after them.

    24For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.

  • Matt 24:14-18
    5 verses
    70%

    14'And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.'

    15'So when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),'

    16'then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.'

    17'Let no one on the housetop come down to take anything out of their house.'

    18And let the one who is in the field not turn back to get their cloak.

  • Isa 18:6
    69%

    6They will all be left for the birds of prey on the mountains and the wild animals of the earth. The birds will spend the summer feeding on them, and all the wild animals will winter upon them.

  • Luke 21:35
    69%

    35For it will come upon all who live on the face of the earth as a snare.

  • Luke 21:27-28
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    69%

    27Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

    28When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.

  • Matt 24:33-34
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    69%

    33In the same way, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door.

    34Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place.

  • Matt 24:44
    68%

    44So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

  • Matt 24:39-40
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    39and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

    40Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.

  • Deut 14:12-13
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    68%

    12But of these you shall not eat: the eagle, the vulture, and the black vulture;

    13the red kite, the black kite, and any kind of falcon;

  • Ps 79:2
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    2They have given the dead bodies of Your servants as food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of Your faithful ones to the wild animals of the earth.

  • Luke 17:30
    68%

    30It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

  • Isa 24:13
    68%

    13So it will be in the midst of the earth among the nations, like the shaking of an olive tree, as gleanings after the grape harvest is over.

  • Matt 24:37
    68%

    37As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

  • 1 Thess 4:17
    68%

    17After that, we who are alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.

  • Lev 11:14
    67%

    14the kite and any kind of falcon or hawk,

  • Matt 13:41
    67%

    41The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom all things that cause sin and all who practice lawlessness.

  • Mark 13:29
    67%

    29In the same way, when you see these things happening, know that it is near—right at the door.

  • Ezek 32:4
    67%

    4I will leave you on the land, hurl you onto the open field. I will make all the birds of the heavens settle on you, and the wild beasts of the earth will feast on you.

  • Matt 24:7
    67%

    7'Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.'

  • Job 28:7
    67%

    7No bird of prey knows that path, nor has the hawk's eye seen it.

  • Luke 21:20
    67%

    20When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near.

  • Mark 13:14
    67%

    14When you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be, as spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.

  • Jer 4:13
    67%

    13Behold, he comes up like clouds, his chariots are like a whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!