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Luke 21:7 "Teacher," they asked, "when will these things
happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?"
Luke 21:8 He replied: "Watch out that you are not
deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am he,' and, 'The
time is near.' Do not follow them.
Luke 21:9 When you hear of wars and revolutions,
do not be frightened. These things must happen first, but the end will
not come right away."
Luke 21:10 Then he said to them: "Nation will rise
against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
Luke 21:11 There will be great earthquakes, famines
and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from
heaven.
Luke 21:12 "But before all this, they will lay
hands on you and persecute you. They will deliver you to synagogues and
prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on
account of my name.
Luke 21:13 This will result in your being witnesses
to them.
Luke 21:14 But make up your mind not to worry beforehand
how you will defend yourselves.
Luke 21:15 For I will give you words and wisdom
that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
Luke 21:16 You will be betrayed even by parents,
brothers, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death.
Luke 21:17 All men will hate you because of me.
Luke 21:18 But not a hair of your head will perish.
Luke 21:19 By standing firm you will gain life.
Luke 21:20 "When you see Jerusalem being surrounded
by armies, you will know that its desolation is near.
Luke 21:21 Then let those who are in Judea flee
to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country
not enter the city.
Luke 21:22 For this is the time of punishment in
fulfillment of all that has been written.
Luke 21:23 How dreadful it will be in those days
for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in
the land and wrath against this people.
Luke 21:24 They will fall by the sword and will
be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on
by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
Luke 21:25 "There will be signs in the sun, moon
and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the
roaring and tossing of the sea.
Luke 21:26 Men will faint from terror, apprehensive
of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.
Luke 21:27 At that time they will see the Son of
Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Luke 21:28 When these things begin to take place,
stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."
Mat 24:3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives,
the disciples came to him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this
happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the
age?"
Mat 24:4 Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one
deceives you.
Mat 24:5 For many will come in my name, claiming,
'I am the Christ, ' and will deceive many.
Mat 24:6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars,
but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the
end is still to come.
Mat 24:7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
Mat 24:8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.
Mat 24:9 "Then you will be handed over to be persecuted
and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.
Mat 24:10 At that time many will turn away from
the faith and will betray and hate each other,
Mat 24:11 and many false prophets will appear and
deceive many people.
Mat 24:12 Because of the increase of wickedness,
the love of most will grow cold,
Mat 24:13 but he who stands firm to the end will
be saved.
Mat 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be
preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the
end will come.
Mat 24:15 "So when you see standing in the holy
place 'the abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through the prophet
Daniel--let the reader understand--
Mat 24:16 then let those who are in Judea flee
to the mountains.
Mat 24:17 Let no one on the roof of his house go
down to take anything out of the house.
Mat 24:18 Let no one in the field go back to get
his cloak.
Mat 24:19 How dreadful it will be in those days
for pregnant women and nursing mothers!
Mat 24:20 Pray that your flight will not take place
in winter or on the Sabbath.
Mat 24:21 For then there will be great distress,
unequaled from the beginning of the world until now--and never to be equaled
again.
Mat 24:22 If those days had not been cut short,
no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be
shortened.
Mat 24:23 At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look,
here is the Christ!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it.
Mat 24:24 For false Christs and false prophets
will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect--if
that were possible.
Mat 24:25 See, I have told you ahead of time.
Mat 24:26 "So if anyone tells you, 'There he is,
out in the desert,' do not go out; or, 'Here he is, in the inner rooms,'
do not believe it.
Mat 24:27 For as lightning that comes from the
east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
Mat 24:28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the
vultures will gather.
Mat 24:29 "Immediately after the distress of those
days "'the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'
Mat 24:30 "At that time the sign of the Son of
Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn.
They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power
and great glory.
Mat 24:31 And he will send his angels with a loud
trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from
one end of the heavens to the other.
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