How is ものがある used?

Question

So I came across this sentence:

あなたをむかえるものがある。

My take on it is: There is a thing that will meet you. I know that's wrong. So how is ものがある used?

ADDED: Is there a difference between ことがある and　ものがある？

This is `あなたを迎える者がある`。`者` defines a person. — oldergod, Nov 14 '12 at 05:37
ことがある and ものがある each have a number of different usages, it's an important question but I think it'd need to be asked separately. — cypher, Nov 14 '12 at 06:02
@oldergod: It means: `There's a person who/that will meet you.` then? — dotnetN00b, Nov 14 '12 at 07:24

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 14 '12 at 08:30

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Is it from this song by ALI Project?

If so, the Kanji is 者 "person", not 物 which means "thing", as Oldergod said in a comment:

...あなたを迎える者がある。
...there is someone who will greet you.

answered Nov 14 '12 at 08:30

cypher

I thought this was the mono like koto. Not mono = person. I wish I saw the kanji version. Thanks. – dotnetN00b Nov 14 '12 at 08:32
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Why not いる then? – Mar 13 '20 at 02:19

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