Jesus (Mt. 24:22, 24, 31; Mk. 13:20, 22, 27) associated this word with the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. In Lk. 18:7, this word occurs in a context where prayer is under discussion. Paul used this word in Rom. 8:33. He asked who could lay charges against God’s “elect.” The other use of this term in the book of Romans (16:13) refers to being chosen “in Christ” (i.e.
this is not an arbitrary choice on the part of God). Good angels are associated with this word in 1 Tim. 5:21. Other important places where this term is used include 2 Tim. 2:10; 1 Pet. 2:4, 6, 9; 2 Jn. 1, 13; Rev. 17:14.