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Mark 13:27
ESV 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.
NIV And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.
NASB And then He will send forth the angels, and will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of heaven.
CSB 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.
NLT And he will send out his angels to gather his chosen ones from all over the world — from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven.
KJV And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

What does Mark 13:27 mean?

At the end of the tribulation, the world will be a mess. All sea life will be dead (Revelation 8:9; 16:3). Billions will be dead from disease, famine, pestilence, and war (Revelation 6:8; 9:15; 11:13; 14:20). Much of the vegetation will be gone (Revelation 8:7). The earth itself will be damaged by earthquakes and a large meteorite (Revelation 8:8–11; 16:18–20).

When the last of God's enemies have been destroyed and the beast and the false prophet thrown into the lake of fire (Revelation 19:20–21), Jesus will call to His people and gather them together. Those who survive the tribulation will be separated into the "sheep" who are saved and the "goats" who do not follow Christ and will not survive (Matthew 25:31–46). Christ-followers, both Jewish (Jeremiah 31:7–9; Ezekiel 11:16–17; Zechariah 12:10) and Gentile (Micah 4:2–3), will live in the millennial kingdom, marry, and have children.

Believers who have died or who were taken in the rapture will also occupy the millennial kingdom in glorified bodies. They will not sin, marry, or have children (Matthew 22:30). This includes several groups: 1. Jews and others before them who followed God without the benefit of knowing Christ will be there (Daniel 12:2); 2. Christ-followers who died before the rapture (1 Thessalonians 4:16); 3. Christ-followers who were taken in the rapture (1 Thessalonians 4:15; 1 Corinthians 15:21–23, 51–53); and 4. those who came to Christ and died after the rapture (Revelation 20:4–6).

For a thousand years, the world will be at peace. People of the nations will come to Mount Zion and follow Jesus (Micah 4:1–5). Every covenant God made with Israel will be fulfilled. "They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore; but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid, for the mouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken" (Micah 4:3–4).

At the end of the millennial kingdom, Satan will be released from prison and lead the mortals who have not accepted Christ into rebellion against Him (Revelation 20:7–9). God will permanently cast Satan into the lake of fire where the unbelievers throughout the generations will join him after the judgment of the great white throne (Revelation 20:10–15).
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