“Jeremiah the prophet has pointed out, that as many believers as God has prepared for this purpose, to multiply those left upon earth, should both be under the rule of the saints to minister to this Jerusalem, and that [His] kingdom shall be in it, saying, "Look around Jerusalem towards the east, and behold the joy whi…”
Irenaeus, 3th c. — Against Heresies 5.35.1-2
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36O Jerusalem, look about thee toward the east, and behold the joy that cometh unto thee from God.
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34For I will take away the rejoicing of her great multitude, and her pride shall be turned into mourning.
35For fire shall come upon her from the Everlasting, long to endure; and she shall be inhabited of devils for a great time.
— Baruch 4:36 —
37Lo, thy sons come, whom thou sentest away, they come gathered together from the east to the west by the word of the Holy One, rejoicing in the glory of God.