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| − | The '''remnant''' is a concept of the [[Old Testament]] that only a small fraction of mankind are chosen or called by [[God]]. This concept is referenced in multiple key passages of the Old Testament, most notably in the [[Book of Isaiah]]. This concept is also used throughout [[The Gospels]] (except the [[Book of John]]), in many letters by Saints [[Saint Paul|Paul]], [[Timothy]] and [[Peter]], and 8 times in the [[Book of Revelation]], with the Greek word λοιπός (loipos).<ref>https://biblehub.com/greek/3062.htm</ref> | + | The '''remnant''' is a concept of the [[Old Testament]] that only a small fraction of mankind are chosen or called by [[God]]. This concept is referenced in multiple key passages of the Old Testament (80 times in [[ESV]]), most notably in the [[Book of Isaiah]] (16 times in [[ESV]]). This concept is also used throughout [[The Gospels]] (except the [[Book of John]]), in many letters by Saints [[Saint Paul|Paul]], [[Timothy]] and [[Peter]], and 8 times in the [[Book of Revelation]], with the Greek word λοιπός (loipos).<ref>https://biblehub.com/greek/3062.htm</ref> |
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| | *Isaiah 10:20-21 (Now it will come about in that day that the remnant of Israel, and those of the house of Jacob who have escaped, will never again rely on the one who struck them, but will truly rely on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. | | *Isaiah 10:20-21 (Now it will come about in that day that the remnant of Israel, and those of the house of Jacob who have escaped, will never again rely on the one who struck them, but will truly rely on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. |
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| | *Jeremiah 11:22-23 ([T]herefore thus says the Lord of hosts, "Behold, I am about to punish them! The young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters will die by famine; and a remnant will not be left to them, for I will bring disaster on the men of Anathoth—the year of their punishment.") | | *Jeremiah 11:22-23 ([T]herefore thus says the Lord of hosts, "Behold, I am about to punish them! The young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters will die by famine; and a remnant will not be left to them, for I will bring disaster on the men of Anathoth—the year of their punishment.") |
| | *Jeremiah 23:2-3 (... declares the Lord. 3 “Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and bring them back to their pasture, and they will be fruitful and multiply.") | | *Jeremiah 23:2-3 (... declares the Lord. 3 “Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and bring them back to their pasture, and they will be fruitful and multiply.") |
| | + | *{{bibleref|Zephaniah|2|9}} (“The remnant of my people shall plunder them, and the survivors of my nation shall possess them.”) |
| | *Romans 11:5 (In the same way then, there has also come to be at the present time a remnant according to God’s gracious choice.) | | *Romans 11:5 (In the same way then, there has also come to be at the present time a remnant according to God’s gracious choice.) |
| | *Romans 9:27-28 (Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, “Though the number of the sons of Israel be like the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that will be saved; for the Lord will execute His word on the earth, thoroughly and quickly.”) | | *Romans 9:27-28 (Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, “Though the number of the sons of Israel be like the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that will be saved; for the Lord will execute His word on the earth, thoroughly and quickly.”) |