1. Septuagint, Tobit, 14.5 (10th cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)
| 14.5. But God will again have mercy on them, and bring them back into their land; and they will rebuild the house of God, though it will not be like the former one until the times of the age are completed. After this they will return from the places of their captivity, and will rebuild Jerusalem in splendor. And the house of God will be rebuilt there with a glorious building for all generations for ever, just as the prophets said of it. |
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2. Hebrew Bible, Isaiah, 61.2 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
| 61.2. לִקְרֹא שְׁנַת־רָצוֹן לַיהוָה וְיוֹם נָקָם לֵאלֹהֵינוּ לְנַחֵם כָּל־אֲבֵלִים׃ | 61.2. To proclaim the year of the LORD’S good pleasure, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all that mourn;" |
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3. Hebrew Bible, Ezekiel, 40-48, 37 (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
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4. Hebrew Bible, Zechariah, 8.7, 14.4-14.5 (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE)
| 8.7. כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת הִנְנִי מוֹשִׁיעַ אֶת־עַמִּי מֵאֶרֶץ מִזְרָח וּמֵאֶרֶץ מְבוֹא הַשָּׁמֶשׁ׃ 14.4. וְעָמְדוּ רַגְלָיו בַּיּוֹם־הַהוּא עַל־הַר הַזֵּתִים אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם מִקֶּדֶם וְנִבְקַע הַר הַזֵּיתִים מֵחֶצְיוֹ מִזְרָחָה וָיָמָּה גֵּיא גְּדוֹלָה מְאֹד וּמָשׁ חֲצִי הָהָר צָפוֹנָה וְחֶצְיוֹ־נֶגְבָּה׃ 14.5. וְנַסְתֶּם גֵּיא־הָרַי כִּי־יַגִּיעַ גֵּי־הָרִים אֶל־אָצַל וְנַסְתֶּם כַּאֲשֶׁר נַסְתֶּם מִפְּנֵי הָרַעַשׁ בִּימֵי עֻזִּיָּה מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה וּבָא יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי כָּל־קְדֹשִׁים עִמָּךְ׃ | 8.7. Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will save My people from the east country, and from the west country;" 14.4. And His feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, Which is before Jerusalem on the east, And the mount of Olives shall cleft in the midst thereof Toward the east and toward the west, So that there shall be a very great valley; And half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, And half of it toward the south." 14.5. And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; For the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azel; Yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake In the days of Uzziah king of Judah; And the LORD my God shall come, And all the holy ones with Thee." |
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5. Plato, Phaedrus, 247a (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE)
| 247a. He is followed by an army of gods and spirits, arrayed in eleven squadrons; Hestia alone remains in the house of the gods. of the rest, those who are included among the twelve great gods and are accounted leaders, are assigned each to his place in the army. There are many blessed sights and many ways hither and thither within the heaven, along which the blessed gods go to and fro attending each to his own duties; and whoever wishes, and is able, follows, for jealousy is excluded from the celestial band. But when they go to a feast and a banquet |
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6. Septuagint, Tobit, 14.5 (4th cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)
| 14.5. But God will again have mercy on them, and bring them back into their land; and they will rebuild the house of God, though it will not be like the former one until the times of the age are completed. After this they will return from the places of their captivity, and will rebuild Jerusalem in splendor. And the house of God will be rebuilt there with a glorious building for all generations for ever, just as the prophets said of it. |
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7. Anon., Psalms of Solomon, 11.1, 11.5-11.6 (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. BCE)
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8. Hebrew Bible, Daniel, 12.9-12.10 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)
| 12.9. וַיֹּאמֶר לֵךְ דָּנִיֵּאל כִּי־סְתֻמִים וַחֲתֻמִים הַדְּבָרִים עַד־עֵת קֵץ׃ | 12.9. And he said: ‘Go thy way, Daniel; for the words are shut up and sealed till the time of the end." 12.10. Many shall purify themselves, and make themselves white, and be refined; but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand; but they that are wise shall understand." |
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9. Anon., Didache, 16.7 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE)
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10. New Testament, 1 Corinthians, 15.39-15.41 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
| 15.39. All flesh is not the same flesh, butthere is one flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish,and another of birds. 15.40. There are also celestial bodies, andterrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial differs from that ofthe terrestrial. 15.41. There is one glory of the sun, another gloryof the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs fromanother star in glory. |
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11. New Testament, 1 Thessalonians, 3.13 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
| 3.13. to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. |
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12. New Testament, 2 Corinthians, 3.3 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
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13. New Testament, Acts, 1.11-1.12 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE)
| 1.11. who also said, "You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky. 1.12. Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away. |
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14. New Testament, Apocalypse, 20.5, 21.5-21.6 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
| 20.5. The rest of the dead didn't live until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 21.5. He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." He said, "Write, for these words of God are faithful and true. 21.6. He said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life. |
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15. New Testament, Philippians, 1.23-1.24 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
| 1.23. But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. 1.24. Yet, to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake. |
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16. New Testament, Romans, 11.26, 11.33 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
| 11.26. and so all Israel will be saved. Even as it is written, "There will come out of Zion the Deliverer, And he will turn away ungodliness from Jacob. 11.33. Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out! |
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17. New Testament, John, 1.9, 3.18-3.21 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
| 1.9. The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world. 3.18. He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn't believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only born Son of God. 3.19. This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil. 3.20. For everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn't come to the light, lest his works would be exposed. 3.21. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God. |
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18. New Testament, Luke, 19.11, 19.37, 22.39 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
| 19.11. As they heard these things, he went on and told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the Kingdom of God would be revealed immediately. 19.37. As he was now getting near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen 22.39. He came out, and went, as his custom was, to the Mount of Olives. His disciples also followed him. |
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19. New Testament, Mark, 11.1, 13.3, 14.26 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
| 11.1. When they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples 13.3. As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately 14.26. When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. |
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20. New Testament, Matthew, 11.25-11.27, 19.11, 21.1, 24.3, 25.31, 26.30 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
| 11.25. At that time, Jesus answered, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants. 11.26. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight. 11.27. All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son desires to reveal him. 19.11. But he said to them, "Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given. 21.1. When they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethsphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples 24.3. As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age? 25.31. But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 26.30. When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. |
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21. Clement of Alexandria, Christ The Educator, 1.6.30-1.6.31 (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)
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22. Clement of Alexandria, Miscellanies, 7.7.49.4 (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)
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23. Irenaeus, Refutation of All Heresies, 1.3.1, 1.4.2, 1.6.1, 1.6.4, 1.7.5, 1.8.1, 1.8.3, 1.10.1-1.10.3, 1.15.4, 1.16.3, 1.19.1, 1.20.1, 1.20.3, 1.22.1, 1.25.5, 2.22.4-2.22.5, 2.27.2-2.27.3, 2.28.6-2.28.7, 2.28.9, 3.4.1-3.4.2, 3.8.1, 3.12.6, 3.12.11, 3.16.6, 3.18.7, 3.19.1, 3.21.5, 3.24.1, 4.4.3, 4.11.2, 4.13.1, 4.13.3, 4.33.8, 4.33.15, 4.36.2, 4.40.1, 5.1.1, 5.1.3, 5.27.1-5.27.2, 5.28.1, 5.29.1, 5.30.4, 5.32.1, 5.33.3-5.33.4, 5.34.2, 5.35.2, 5.36.1-5.36.2 (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)
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24. Irenaeus, Demonstration of The Apostolic Teaching, 36 (2nd cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE)
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25. Marcus Aurelius Emperor of Rome, Meditations, 5.27 (2nd cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE)
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26. Tertullian, On Baptism, 8.1 (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)
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27. Nag Hammadi, Apocalypse of Peter, 2.12 (3rd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)
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28. Epiphanius, Panarion, 31.23.1-31.23.4 (4th cent. CE - 5th cent. CE)
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29. Anon., 4 Ezra, 7.123
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30. Anon., 4 Baruch, 9.18
| 9.18. And what is crimson will become white as wool -- the snow will be blackened -- the sweet waters will become salty, and the salty sweet, in the intense light of the joy of God. |
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31. Anon., Apocalypse of Peter, 2.12
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