Quotes About Anticipation

Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ramís horn sounds.

From there he spies out food; his eyes see it from afar.

My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.

My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning.

Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.

My beloved put his hand to the latch; my heart pounded for him.

Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vine has budded, if the blossom has opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom—there I will give you my love.

to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”

“Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”

So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.

Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.

But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

At midnight the cry rang out: ëHere is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!í

Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.

And he began to proclaim: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

But many people saw them leaving and recognized them. They ran together on foot from all the towns and arrived before them.

So also, when you see these things happening, know that He is near, right at the door.

Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.

After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,

When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.