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you_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n at_o his_o come_n chap._n 3._o 13._o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v establish_v you_o unblameable_a in_o holiness_n at_o the_o come_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n chap._n 4._o 16._o the_o lord_n himself_o will_v descend_v from_o heaven_n with_o a_o shout_n chap._n 5._o 23._o i_o pray_v that_o your_o whole_a spirit_n and_o soul_n and_o body_n be_v preserve_v blameless_a unto_o the_o come_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n 2._o epist._n chap._n 1._o 10._o he_o shall_v come_v to_o â—e_v glorify_v in_o his_o saint_n chap._n 2._o 1_o 3._o now_o i_o beseech_v you_o brethren_n by_o the_o come_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o by_o our_o gather_v together_o unto_o he_o that_o you_o be_v not_o soon_o shake_v in_o mind_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 3._o 5._o and_o the_o lord_n direct_v your_o heart_n into_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o patient_a wait_v for_o christ._n i_o may_v turn_v you_o to_o further_a testimony_n of_o he_o tit._n 2_o 13._o look_v for_o the_o bless_a hope_n and_o glorious_a appearance_n of_o the_o great_a god_n and_o our_o saviour_n heb._n 9_o 28._o unto_o they_o that_o look_v for_o he_o shall_v he_o appear_v the_o second_o time_n unto_o salvation_n we_o have_v also_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o apostle_n james_n chap._n 5._o 7._o be_v patient_a therefore_o brethren_n unto_o the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o apostle_n peter_n 1_o epist_n chap._n 5._o 4._o when_o the_o chief_a shepherd_n shall_v appear_v you_o shall_v receive_v a_o crown_n of_o glory_n which_o fade_v not_o away_o 2_o epist._n chap._n 3._o 10._o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n will_v come_v as_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o night_n of_o the_o apostle_n john_n 1_o epist._n chap._n 3._o 2._o when_o he_o shall_v appear_v we_o shall_v be_v like_o he_o for_o we_o shall_v see_v he_o as_o he_o be_v and_o in_o his_o revelation_n frequent_o rev._n 1._o 7._o behold_v he_o come_v with_o cloud_n and_o every_o eye_n shall_v see_v he_o 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the_o wicked_a p_o 20_o 21_o 4._o he_o will_v open_v the_o book_n 1._o of_o god_n remembrance_n p._n 22._o to_o 27._o 2._o of_o man_n conscience_n p_o 27_o 3_o of_o the_o law_n p_o 28_o 4_o of_o the_o gospel_n p_o 28_o 29_o 5_o of_o life_n p_o 30_o 5._o he_o will_v judge_v both_o the_o righteous_a and_o wicked_a p._n 30_o where_o 1._o concern_v their_o particular_a judgement_n 2._o concern_v the_o execution_n of_o their_o sentence_n pronounce_v p._n 30._o chapter_n 5_o 1_o concern_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o righteous_a 1_o the_o immediate_a antecedent_n be_v 1_o their_o resurrection_n p_o 31_o 32_o 2_o their_o meeting_n with_o the_o angel_n p_o 33_o 3_o their_o meeting_n one_o with_o another_o p_o 34_o 4_o their_o be_v catch_v up_o together_o into_o the_o air_n p_o 35_o 5_o their_o meeting_n with_o the_o lord_n p_o 36_o to_o 40_o chapter_n 6_o 2_o the_o judgement_n itself_o p_o 40_o 1_o he_o will_v take_v a_o account_n of_o they_o p_o 41_o 1_o of_o their_o grace_n p_o 42_o 2_o of_o the_o improvement_n of_o their_o talent_n ibid._n 3_o of_o their_o work_n of_o mercy_n p_o 43_o 4_o of_o their_o affliction_n p_o 44_o 2_o he_o will_v pronounce_v the_o sentence_n upon_o they_o p_o 44_o 45_o chapter_n 7_o 2_o concern_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o wicked_a 1_o the_o immediate_a antecedent_n be_v 1_o their_o resurrection_n and_o meeting_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n p_o 46_o to_o 50_o 2_o their_o meeting_n with_o devil_n p_o 50_o 51_o 3_o their_o meeting_n one_o with_o another_o p_o 52_o 4_o their_o see_v the_o righteous_a catch_v up_o to_o meet_v the_o lord_n p_o 53_o to_o 61_o 5_o their_o see_v the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n come_v to_o judge_v they_o p_o 59_o to_o 64_o 6_o their_o see_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o righteous_a p_o 64_o chapter_n 8_o 2_o the_o judgement_n it_o self_n &_o here_o concern_v 1_o the_o judge_n in_o 8_o property_n p_o 64_o to_o 72_o 2_o the_o assessor_n p_o 73_o 3_o the_o malefactor_n p_o 74_o 75_o 4_o the_o crime_n p_o 76_o 77_o 5_o the_o 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