(Mark 13:27)"And then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven." (ESV)
Some have tried to use this verse as evidence that the Bible teaches a flat earth. But Jesus is obviously using symbolic language to say he will gather his elect from everywhere. Jesus has perfect knowledge of the earth, he created it (John 1:1-3).
Since it is Pride Month, let us look at what the Bible says about pride.
(Proverbs 11:2)"Where pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom."
(Proverbs 16:18)"Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall."
(Proverbs 21:4)"Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin."
(Mark 7:20-23)"And he said, what comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person."
(James 4:6)"But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."
(1 John 2:16)"For all that is in the world-the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life-is not from the Father but is from the world."
*All Scripture quotations from the ESV (English Standard Version)
