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The Messiah
1 Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple. 2 But he answered them, “You see all of these things, don’t you? Most certainly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone on another, that will not be thrown down.”
Signs of His Coming and The End of the Age
3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?”
Revelation's First Seal: The False Christ
4 Jesus answered them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray. 5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will lead many astray.✡REV 6:2
Revelation's Second Seal: War
6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren’t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
Revelation's Third Seal: Famine
and there will be famines,
Revelation's Fourth Seal: Pestilence
plagues, and earthquakes in various places.
The Beginning of The End
8 But all these things are the beginning of birth pains.
Revelation's Fifth Seal: Persecutions
9 Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name’s sake. 10 Then many will stumble, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another. 11 Many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray. 12 Because iniquity will be multiplied, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But he who endures to the end will be saved.
The Good News of the Kingdom
14 This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.*An angel declares the Good News in Revelation 14:6.
The Abomination of Desolation
15 “When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, ✡Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11 which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house. 18 Let him who is in the field not return back to get his clothes. 19 But woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days! 20 Pray that your flight will not be in the winter, nor on a Sabbath,
The Great Tribulation
21 for then there will be great suffering,†or, oppression such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be. 22 Unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the sake of the chosen ones, those days will be shortened.
23 “Then if any man tells you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or, ‘There,’ don’t believe it. 24 For there will arise false christs, and false prophets, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.‡2 Thessalonians 2:12
25 “Behold, I have told you beforehand. 26 If therefore they tell you, ‘Behold, he is in the wilderness,’ don’t go out; or ‘Behold, he is in the inner rooms,’ don’t believe it. 27 For as the lightning flashes from the east, and is seen even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. 28 For wherever the carcass is, that is where the vultures §or, eagles gather together.
Revelation's Sixth Seal: Signs in Heaven
29 But immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken;✡Isaiah 13:10;34:4 30 and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky.✡Revelation 12:1 Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.
A Great Trumpet Sound
31 He will send out his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds*Revelation 7:3 indicates that the 144,000 sealed are not the chosen or elect of Christ, but the servants of God, thus this refers to the great crowd., from one end of the sky to the other.
The Parable of the Fig Tree
32 “Now from the fig tree learn this parable. When its branch has now become tender, and produces its leaves, you know that the summer is near. 33 Even so you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. 34 Most certainly I tell you, this generation†The word for “generation” (genea) can also be translated as “race.” will not pass away, until all these things are accomplished. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
No One Knows the Day or Hour
36 But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven,‡NU adds “nor the son” but my Father only.
37 “As the days of Noah were, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ship, 39 and they didn’t know until the flood came, and took them all away, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. 40 Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and one will be left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and one will be left. 42 Watch therefore, for you don’t know in what hour your Lord comes. 43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. 44 Therefore also be ready, for in an hour that you don’t expect, the Son of Man will come.
Faithful Servants
45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season? 46 Blessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes. 47 Most certainly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has. 48 But if that evil servant should say in his heart, ‘My lord is delaying his coming,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with the drunkards, 50 the lord of that servant will come in a day when he doesn’t expect it, and in an hour when he doesn’t know it, 51 and will cut him in pieces, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. That is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.
*24:14: An angel declares the Good News in Revelation 14:6.
✡24:15: Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11
†24:21: or, oppression
§24:28: or, eagles
*24:31: Revelation 7:3 indicates that the 144,000 sealed are not the chosen or elect of Christ, but the servants of God, thus this refers to the great crowd.
†24:34: The word for “generation” (genea) can also be translated as “race.”
‡24:36: NU adds “nor the son”