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Deuteronomy 28:10

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“And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord; and they shall be afraid of thee.”
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The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

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The Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways.

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And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord; and they shall be afraid of thee.

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And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

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The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

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The verse speaks of "all people of the earth" seeing that "thou art called by the name of the Lord" and being afraid, referring to the people of Israel and their relationship with God in the context of the Mosaic covenant, not a future visible return of Christ. There is no mention of Christ, clouds, glory, or any elements associated with a "Visible Return" in this text.

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Cross-References

Deuteronomy 11:25Thematic

“There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the Lord your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.”

Numbers 6:27Thematic

“And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.”

Jeremiah 33:9Thematic

“And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.”

2 Chronicles 7:14Thematic

“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

Deuteronomy 2:25Thematic

“This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.”

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