Matthew 24:1-28.
Matthew 24.1-28
The Temple Will Be Destroyed
After Jesus left the temple, his disciples came over and said, "Look
at all these buildings!"
Jesus replied, "Do you see these buildings? They will certainly be
torn down! Not one stone will be left in place."
Warning about Trouble
Later, as Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came
to him in private and asked, "When will this happen? What will be the
sign of your coming and of the end of the world?"
Jesus answered:
Don't let anyone fool you. Many will come and claim to be me. They
will say that they are the Messiah, and they will fool many people.
You will soon hear about wars and threats of wars, but don't be
afraid. These things will have to happen first, but that isn't the
end. Nations and kingdoms will go to war against each other. People
will starve to death, and in some places there will be earthquakes.
But this is just the beginning of troubles. You will be arrested,
punished, and even killed. Because of me, you will be hated by people
of all nations. Many will give up and will betray and hate each
other. Many false prophets will come and fool a lot of people. Evil
will spread and cause many people to stop loving others. But if you
keep on being faithful right to the end, you will be saved. When the
good news about the kingdom has been preached all over the world and
told to all nations, the end will come.
The Horrible Thing
Someday you will see that "Horrible Thing" in the holy place, just as
the prophet Daniel said. Everyone who reads this must try to
understand! If you are living in Judea at that time, run to the
mountains. If you are on the roof of your house, don't go inside to
get anything. If you are out in the field, don't go back for your
coat. It will be a terrible time for women who are expecting babies
or nursing young children. And pray that you won't have to escape in
winter or on a Sabbath. This will be the worst time of suffering
since the beginning of the world, and nothing this terrible will ever
happen again. If God doesn't make the time shorter, no one will be
left alive. But because of God's chosen ones, he will make the time
shorter. Someone may say, "Here is the Messiah!" or "There he is!" But
don't believe it. False messiahs and false prophets will come and
work great miracles and signs. They will even try to fool God's chosen
ones. But I have warned you ahead of time. If you are told that the
Messiah is out in the desert, don't go there! And if you are told that
he is in some secret place, don't believe it! The coming of the Son
of Man will be like lightning that can be seen from east to west.
Where there is a corpse, there will always be buzzards."
God bless you.
The Temple Will Be Destroyed
After Jesus left the temple, his disciples came over and said, "Look
at all these buildings!"
Jesus replied, "Do you see these buildings? They will certainly be
torn down! Not one stone will be left in place."
Warning about Trouble
Later, as Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came
to him in private and asked, "When will this happen? What will be the
sign of your coming and of the end of the world?"
Jesus answered:
Don't let anyone fool you. Many will come and claim to be me. They
will say that they are the Messiah, and they will fool many people.
You will soon hear about wars and threats of wars, but don't be
afraid. These things will have to happen first, but that isn't the
end. Nations and kingdoms will go to war against each other. People
will starve to death, and in some places there will be earthquakes.
But this is just the beginning of troubles. You will be arrested,
punished, and even killed. Because of me, you will be hated by people
of all nations. Many will give up and will betray and hate each
other. Many false prophets will come and fool a lot of people. Evil
will spread and cause many people to stop loving others. But if you
keep on being faithful right to the end, you will be saved. When the
good news about the kingdom has been preached all over the world and
told to all nations, the end will come.
The Horrible Thing
Someday you will see that "Horrible Thing" in the holy place, just as
the prophet Daniel said. Everyone who reads this must try to
understand! If you are living in Judea at that time, run to the
mountains. If you are on the roof of your house, don't go inside to
get anything. If you are out in the field, don't go back for your
coat. It will be a terrible time for women who are expecting babies
or nursing young children. And pray that you won't have to escape in
winter or on a Sabbath. This will be the worst time of suffering
since the beginning of the world, and nothing this terrible will ever
happen again. If God doesn't make the time shorter, no one will be
left alive. But because of God's chosen ones, he will make the time
shorter. Someone may say, "Here is the Messiah!" or "There he is!" But
don't believe it. False messiahs and false prophets will come and
work great miracles and signs. They will even try to fool God's chosen
ones. But I have warned you ahead of time. If you are told that the
Messiah is out in the desert, don't go there! And if you are told that
he is in some secret place, don't believe it! The coming of the Son
of Man will be like lightning that can be seen from east to west.
Where there is a corpse, there will always be buzzards."
God bless you.
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