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Isaiah 1:9
Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.

Isaiah 6:13
And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land."

Isaiah 65:8, 9
This is what the LORD says: "As the new wine is found in a cluster of grapes, and men say, 'Do not destroy it, for it contains a blessing, ' so I will act on behalf of My servants: I will not destroy them all. . . .

Zechariah 13:8, 9
And in all the land, " declares the LORD, "two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it. . . .

Matthew 24:22
If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.

Romans 11:5-7, 23, 24, 28-32
In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. . . .