"Crystal is Thra. Thra gave life. What creatures are closest to Thra, hm? Most full of essence, hmm?”
~ SkekSil the Chamberlain (The Dark Crystal)
Zechariah 9:7
And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth
1 Thessalonians 5:3
For when they shall say, Peace and safety, then shall come upon them sudden destruction, as the travail upon a woman with child, and they shall not escape.