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• Isaiah 27

  Isaiah 27 is a prophecy that "in that day" the LORD will punish Leviathan, guard Israel as his vineyard, and summon his scattered people with a great trumpet to worship in Jerusalem.

• Psalm 72

  Psalm 72 is a prayer for the king, asking God to grant that he rule with righteousness and justice. Its closing doxology and the colophon "The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended" conclude Book II of the Psalms (Psalms 42–72).

• 1 Kings 11

  First Kings 11 recounts how Solomon, led astray by his foreign wives, served other gods and provoked the Lord's anger. Hadad, Rezon, and Jeroboam rise up as adversaries, the division of the kingdom is foretold, and Solomon dies.

• Revelation 8

  Revelation 8 is the chapter in which the Lamb opens the seventh seal and heaven falls silent. Seven angels receive trumpets, and four of them sound in turn, bringing plagues upon a third of the earth, the sea, the rivers, and the heavens.

• Revelation 21

  Revelation 21 depicts the vision of a new heaven and a new earth and of the holy city, the New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven. It describes the world brought to completion, in which God dwells with humanity.

• Perseverance of the Saints

  The perseverance of the saints is the Reformed (Calvinist) doctrine that God upholds to the end those whom He has truly saved, so that they never fall away completely from the faith. Other denominations understand the matter differently.

• Psalm 27:14

  The final verse of Psalm 27 places the exhortation to be strong and courageous between two calls to "wait on the LORD." It is often cited as a verse about faith during seasons of waiting for an answer from God.

• Psalm 111:10

  The final verse of Psalm 111, which declares that the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. Together with Proverbs 9:10 and Job 28:28, it is frequently cited as a representative expression of biblical wisdom thought.

• Psalm 46:8–11

  The final stanza of Psalm 46, which proclaims that God makes wars to cease unto the end of the earth and will be exalted among the nations. Its words "Be still, and know that I am God" are often cited to encourage trust and meditation in times of crisis.

• Psalm 2:12

  The final verse of Psalm 2, which warns the kings of the earth to submit to the king whom the LORD has installed ("the Son") and pronounces a blessing on those who take refuge in the LORD. It is widely read as a prophecy of Christ and is frequently discussed because of the difficulty of translating the Hebrew word rendered "Son."

• Psalm 124:8

  The final verse of Psalm 124, which confesses that the help that saved Israel comes from God, the maker of heaven and earth. Because Reformed churches in the Calvinist tradition have used it to open worship, it appears frequently in orders of service.

• Exodus 40

  The final chapter of Exodus. In obedience to God's command, Moses sets up the tabernacle on the first day of the first month of the second year after the Exodus. The book ends as the cloud covers the tent of meeting and the glory of the LORD fills the tabernacle.

• Numbers 36

  The final chapter of the Book of Numbers. When the heads of the families of the children of Gilead are concerned that the inheritance (land) granted to the daughters of Zelophehad might pass to another tribe, Moses, in accordance with the word of the LORD, rules that daughters who inherit must marry within the tribe of their fathers.

• Ruth 4

  The final chapter of the Book of Ruth, in which Boaz acquires the right of redemption at the gate of Bethlehem and takes Ruth as his wife. Their son Obed, the grandfather of David, is born, and the chapter closes with a genealogy from Perez to David.

• 1 Samuel 31

  The final chapter of 1 Samuel recounts how Saul and three of his sons die after their defeat by the Philistines at Mount Gilboa, and how the men of Jabesh-gilead recover and bury their bodies.

• 2 Kings 25

  The final chapter of 2 Kings, recording the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonian siege, the burning of the temple, the carrying away of the people of Judah into captivity, the assassination of the governor Gedaliah, and the release of the captive king Jehoiachin from prison.

• 1 Chronicles 29

  The final chapter of 1 Chronicles. It records David's gift of his personal wealth for building the temple, the leaders' willing offerings, David's prayer of thanksgiving, the accession of Solomon, and the death of David.

• Nehemiah 13

  The final chapter of the Book of Nehemiah, recording the reforms Nehemiah carried out after returning from the royal court: concerning the temple chambers, the portions due to the Levites, trade on the Sabbath, and marriages with foreigners.

• Judges 21:25

  The final verse of the Book of Judges, which sums up the disorder of the period of the judges by stating that there was no king and that every man did that which was right in his own eyes. It is frequently cited in discussions of the monarchy, the rule of God, and moral relativism.

• Song of Solomon 8

  The final chapter of the Song of Solomon, containing the woman's longing for her beloved, the confession that "love is strong as death," the account of the little sister and the vineyards, and a closing call to the beloved.