Matthew 8:11-12: "11 'I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, 12 while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'"
Psalm 107:2-9: "2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble 3 and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
"4 Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in; 5 hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them. 6 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. 7 He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in. 8 Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! 9 For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things."
Revelation 7:9-17: "9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, 'Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!' 11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying, 'Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.'
"13 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, 'Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?' 14 I said to him, 'Sir, you know.' And he said to me, 'These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 'Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence. 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. 17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.'"
Revelation 2:10: "'Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.'"
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A multitude comes from the east and the west
To sit at the feast of salvation
With Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the blest,
Obeying the Lord's invitation.
Have mercy upon us, O Jesus!
O God, let us hear when our Shepherd shall call
In accents persuasive and tender,
That while there is time we make haste, one and all,
And find Him, our mighty defender.
Have mercy upon us, O Jesus!
All trials shall be like a dream that is past,
Forgotten all trouble and mourning,
All questions and doubts have been answered at last,
When rises the light of that morning.
Have mercy upon us, O Jesus!
The heavens shall ring with an anthem more grand
Than ever on earth was recorded.
The blest of the Lord shall receive at His hand
The crown to the victors awarded.
Have mercy upon us, O Jesus!
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The first few lines of the first verse seem to combine elements from Matthew 8:11, Psalm 107:2-3, and Revelation 7:9, although Matthew 8:11 is the most prominent. That Jacob is called "the blest" is a reference to Genesis 32:22-32, in which Jacob wrestles with God until He blesses him.
Revelation 7:9-17 seems to appear in the third and fourth verses. The third verse is an extension of verses 16 and 17 (and maybe even Psalm 107:6-9) and lists things that - like hunger, thirst, heat, and tears - will be no more. The "anthem more grand" at the beginning of the fourth verse seems to be the multitude's "crying out with a loud voice" in verse 10, although this also appears elsewhere in Revelation.
"The crown to the victors awarded" in the fourth verse comes from Revelation 2:10.
Revelation 7:9-17 seems to appear in the third and fourth verses. The third verse is an extension of verses 16 and 17 (and maybe even Psalm 107:6-9) and lists things that - like hunger, thirst, heat, and tears - will be no more. The "anthem more grand" at the beginning of the fourth verse seems to be the multitude's "crying out with a loud voice" in verse 10, although this also appears elsewhere in Revelation.
"The crown to the victors awarded" in the fourth verse comes from Revelation 2:10.
