aAs He was going out of the temple
, one
of His disciples
*said
to Him, "Teacher
, behold
1what
wonderful
stones
and 1what
wonderful
buildings
!"
And Jesus said
to him, "Do you see
these
great
buildings
? aNot one stone
will be left
upon another
which
will not be torn
down
."
As He was sitting on athe Mount
of Olives
opposite
the temple
, bPeter
and 1James
and John
and Andrew
were questioning
Him privately
,
"Tell us, when
will these
things
be, and what
will be the 1sign
when
all
these
things
are going
to be fulfilled
?"
And Jesus began
to say
to them, "See
to it that no
one
misleads
you.
"Many will come
in My name
, saying
, ` aI am
He!' and will mislead
many
.
"When you hear
of wars
and rumors
of wars
, do not be frightened
; those things must
take
place
; but that is not yet
the end
.
"For nation will rise
up against
nation
, and kingdom
against
kingdom
; there will be earthquakes
in various
places
; there will also be famines
. These
things
are merely the beginning
of birth
pangs
.
"But 1be on your guard; for they will adeliver
you to the 2courts
, and you will be flogged
ain the synagogues
, and you will stand
before
governors
and kings
for My sake
, as a testimony
to them.
" aThe gospel must
first
be preached
to all
the nations
.
" aWhen they 1arrest
you and hand
you over, do not worry
beforehand
about what
you are to say
, but say
whatever
is given
you in that hour
; for it is not you who speak
, but it is the Holy
Spirit
.
"Brother will betray
brother
to death
, and a father
his child
; and children
will rise
up against
parents
and 1have them put
to death
.
" aYou will be hated by all
because
of My name
, but the one who endures
to the end
, he will be saved
.
"But awhen you see
the bABOMINATION
OF DESOLATION
standing
where
it should
not be (let the reader
understand
), then
those
who
are in Judea
must flee
to the mountains
.
" aThe one who
is on the housetop
must not go
down
, or
go
in to get
anything
out of his house
;
and the one who
is in the field
must not turn
back
to get
his coat
.
"But woe to those
who are pregnant
and to those
who are nursing
babies
in those
days
!
"But pray that it may not happen
in the winter
.
"For those days
will be a time of tribulation
such
as has not occurred
asince
the beginning
of the creation
which
God
created
until
now
, and never
will.
"Unless the Lord
had shortened
those days
, no
1life
would have been saved
; but for the sake
of the 2elect
, whom
He chose
, He shortened
the days
.
"And then if
anyone
says
to you, `Behold
, here
is 1the Christ
'; or, `Behold
, He is there
'; do not believe
him;
for false Christs
and afalse
prophets
will arise
, and will show
1 bsigns
and bwonders
, in order
to lead
astray
, if
possible
, the elect
.
"But take heed
; behold
, I have told
you everything
in advance
.
"But in those days
, after
that tribulation
, aTHE SUN
WILL BE DARKENED
AND THE MOON
WILL NOT GIVE
ITS LIGHT
,
aAND THE STARS WILL BE FALLING
from heaven
, and the powers
that are in 1the heavens
will be shaken
.
"Then they will see
aTHE SON
OF MAN
bCOMING
IN CLOUDS
with great
power
and glory
.
"And then He will send
forth
the angels
, and awill gather
together
His 1elect
from the four
winds
, bfrom the farthest
end
of the earth
to the farthest
end
of heaven
.
"Now learn
the parable
from the fig
tree
: when
its branch
has already
become
tender
and puts
forth
its leaves
, you know
that summer
is near
.
"Even so, you too
, when
you see
these
things
happening
, 1recognize
that 2He is near
, right at the 3door
.
"Truly I say
to you, this
1generation
will not pass
away
until
all
these
things
take
place
.
"Heaven and earth
will pass
away
, but My words
will not pass
away
.
" aBut of that day or
hour
no
one
knows
, not even
the angels
in heaven
, nor
the Son
, but the Father
alone.
"Take heed
, akeep
on the alert
; for you do not know
when
the appointed time
1will come
.
" aIt is like a man
away
on a journey
, who upon leaving
his house
and 1putting
his slaves
in charge
, assigning to each
one
his task
, also
commanded
the doorkeeper
to stay
on the alert
.
"Therefore, abe on the alert
--for you do not know
when
the 1master
of the house
is coming
, whether
in the evening
, at midnight
, or
bwhen
the rooster
crows
, or
cin the morning
--
in case he should come
suddenly
and find
you aasleep
.
"What I say
to you I say
to all
, ` aBe on the alert
!' "