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Signs of Christ’s Return

aJesus bleft the temple area and was going on His way 1when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him. But He responded and said to them, Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, anot one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.

And as He was sitting on athe Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of bYour coming, and of the 1end of the age?”

And Jesus answered and said to them, aSee to it that no one 1misleads you. For amany will come in My name, saying, I am the 1Christ, and they will 2mislead many people. And you will be hearing of awars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. For anation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be bfamines and earthquakes in various places. aBut all these things are merely the beginning of birth pains.

aThen they will hand you over to tribulation and kill you, and byou will be hated by all nations because of My name. 10 And at that time many will 1afall away, and they will 2betray one another and hate one another. 11 And many afalse prophets will rise up and 1mislead many people. 12 And because lawlessness is increased, 1most people’s love will become cold. 13 aBut the one who endures to the end is the one who will be saved. 14 This agospel of the kingdom bshall be preached in the whole 1cworld as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

Perilous Times

15 Therefore when you see the aABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in bthe holy place1clet the 2reader understand 16 then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. 17 1Whoever is on athe 2housetop must not go down to get things out of his house. 18 And 1whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. 19 But awoe to those women who are pregnant, and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20 Moreover, pray that 1when you flee, it will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath. 21 For then there will be a agreat tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will again. 22 And if those days had not been cut short, no 1life would have been saved; but for athe sake of the 2elect those days will be cut short. 23 aThen if anyone says to you, Behold, here is the 1Christ, or He is over here, do not believe him. 24 For false christs and afalse prophets will arise and will provide great 1bsigns and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even cthe 2elect. 25 Behold, I have told you in advance. 26 So if they say to you, Behold, He is in the wilderness, do not go out; or, Behold, He is in the inner rooms, do not believe them. 27 aFor just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will the bcoming of the cSon of Man 1be. 28 aWherever the corpse is, there the 1vultures will gather.

The Glorious Return

29 But immediately after the atribulation of those days bTHE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND cTHE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 And then athe sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see bthe SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory. 31 And aHe will send forth His angels with bA GREAT TRUMPET BLAST, and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His 1celect from dthe four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

Parable of the Fig Tree

32 Now learn the parable from the fig tree: as soon as its branch has become tender and sprouts its leaves, you know that summer is near; 33 so you too, when you see all these things, 1recognize that 2He is near, right aat the 3door. 34 Truly I say to you, athis generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 35 aHeaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

36 But aabout that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. 37 For 1the acoming of the Son of Man will be bjust like the days of Noah. 38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, amarrying and giving in marriage, until the day that bNoah entered the ark, 39 and they did not 1understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the acoming of the Son of Man be. 40 At that time there will be two men in the field; one 1will be taken and one 2will be left. 41 aTwo women will be grinding at the 1bmill; one 2will be taken and one 3will be left.

Be Ready for His Coming

42 Therefore abe on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. 43 But 1be sure of this, that aif the head of the house had known bat what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. 44 For this reason ayou must be ready as well; for bthe Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.

45 aWho then is the bfaithful and csensible slave whom his 1master dput in charge of his household slaves, to give them their food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that slave whom his 1master finds so doing when he comes. 47 Truly I say to you that ahe will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But if that evil slave says in his heart, My 1master 2is not coming for a long time, 49 and he begins to beat his fellow slaves, and he eats and drinks with those habitually drunk; 50 then the 1master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect, and at an hour that he does not know, 51 and he will 1cut him in two and assign 2him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be aweeping and gnashing of teeth.

Signs of Christ’s Return

aAnd coming bout from the temple, Jesus was going along, and His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him. And He answered and said to them, Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, anot one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.

Now as He was sitting on athe Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of bYour coming and of the 1end of the age?”

And Jesus answered and said to them, aSee to it that no one deceives you. For amany will come in My name, saying, I am the 1Christ, and will deceive many. And you are going to hear of awars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. For anation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be bfamines and earthquakes. aBut all these things are merely the beginning of birth pains.

aThen they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and byou will be hated by all nations because of My name. 10 And at that time many will 1afall away and will 2betray one another and hate one another. 11 Many afalse prophets will arise and will deceive many. 12 And because lawlessness is multiplied, 1most people’s love will grow cold. 13 aBut the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. 14 And this agospel of the kingdom bshall be proclaimed in the whole 1cworld as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

Abomination of Desolation and the Tribulation

15 Therefore when you see the aABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in bthe holy place c(let the reader understand), 16 then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. 17 1Whoever is on athe housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house. 18 And 1whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his garment. 19 But awoe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20 But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath. 21 For then there will be a agreat tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will. 22 And unless those days had been cut short, no 1life would have been saved; but for athe sake of the 2elect those days will be cut short. 23 aThen if anyone says to you, Behold, here is the 1Christ, or 2There He is, do not believe him. 24 For false christs and afalse prophets will arise and will 1show great 2bsigns and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, even cthe 3elect. 25 Behold, I have told you in advance. 26 Therefore, if they say to you, Behold, He is in the wilderness, do not go out, or, Behold, He is in the inner rooms, do not believe them. 27 aFor just as the lightning comes from the east and appears even to the west, so will the bcoming of the cSon of Man be. 28 aWherever the corpse is, there the 1vultures will gather.

The Coming of the Son of Man

29 But immediately after the atribulation of those days bTHE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND cTHE STARS WILL FALL from 1the sky, and the POWERS OF 2THE HEAVENS will be shaken. 30 And then athe sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see bthe SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory. 31 And aHe will send forth His angels with bA GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His 1celect from dthe four winds, from one end of the sky to the 2other.

The Parable of the Fig Tree

32 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; 33 so, you too, when you see all these things, 1recognize that 2He is near, right aat the 3door. 34 Truly I say to you, athis 1generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 35 aHeaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

36 But aof that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. 37 For ajust as the days of Noah were, so the bcoming of the Son of Man will be. 38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, amarrying and giving in marriage, until the day that bNoah entered the ark, 39 and they did not 1understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the acoming of the Son of Man be. 40 Then there will be two in the field; one 1will be taken, and one 2will be left. 41 aTwo women will be grinding grain at the 1bmill; one 2will be taken and one 3will be left.

Be Ready for His Coming

42 Therefore astay awake, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. 43 But 1be sure of this, that aif the head of the house had known bat what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have allowed his house to be 2broken into. 44 For this reason ayou also must be ready; for bthe Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.

45 aWho then is the bfaithful and cprudent slave whom his 1master dput in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that slave whom his 1master finds so doing when he comes. 47 Truly I say to you that ahe will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But if that evil slave says in his heart, My 1master 2is not coming for a long time, 49 and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards; 50 the 1master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know, 51 and will 1cut him in pieces and 2assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be aweeping and gnashing of teeth.

Signs of Christ’s Return

aJesus bcame out from the temple and was going away 1when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him. And He said to them, Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, anot one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.

As He was sitting on athe Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of bYour coming, and of the 1end of the age?”

And Jesus answered and said to them, aSee to it that no one misleads you. For amany will come in My name, saying, I am the 1Christ, and will mislead many. You will be hearing of awars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. For anation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be bfamines and earthquakes. aBut all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.

aThen they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and byou will be hated by all nations because of My name. 10 At that time many will 1afall away and will 2betray one another and hate one another. 11 Many afalse prophets will arise and will mislead many. 12 Because lawlessness is increased, 1most people’s love will grow cold. 13 aBut the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. 14 This agospel of the kingdom bshall be preached in the whole 1cworld as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

Perilous Times

15 Therefore when you see the aABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in bthe holy place c(let the reader understand), 16 then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. 17 1Whoever is on athe housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house. 18 1Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. 19 But awoe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20 But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath. 21 For then there will be a agreat tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will. 22 Unless those days had been cut short, no 1life would have been saved; but for athe sake of the 2elect those days will be cut short. 23 aThen if anyone says to you, Behold, here is the 1Christ, or 2There He is, do not believe him. 24 For false Christs and afalse prophets will arise and will 1show great 2bsigns and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even cthe 3elect. 25 Behold, I have told you in advance. 26 So if they say to you, Behold, He is in the wilderness, do not go out, or, Behold, He is in the inner rooms, do not believe them. 27 aFor just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the bcoming of the cSon of Man be. 28 aWherever the corpse is, there the 1vultures will gather.

The Glorious Return

29 But immediately after the atribulation of those days bTHE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND cTHE STARS WILL FALL from 1the sky, and the powers of 2the heavens will be shaken. 30 And then athe sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see bthe SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory. 31 And aHe will send forth His angels with bA GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His 1celect from dthe four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

Parable of the Fig Tree

32 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; 33 so, you too, when you see all these things, 1recognize that 2He is near, right aat the 3door. 34 Truly I say to you, athis 1generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 35 aHeaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

36 But aof that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. 37 For 1the acoming of the Son of Man will be bjust like the days of Noah. 38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, amarrying and giving in marriage, until the day that bNoah entered the ark, 39 and they did not 1understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the acoming of the Son of Man be. 40 Then there will be two men in the field; one 1will be taken and one 2will be left. 41 aTwo women will be grinding at the 1bmill; one 2will be taken and one 3will be left.

Be Ready for His Coming

42 Therefore abe on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. 43 But 1be sure of this, that aif the head of the house had known bat what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be 2broken into. 44 For this reason ayou also must be ready; for bthe Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.

45 aWho then is the bfaithful and csensible slave whom his 1master dput in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that slave whom his 1master finds so doing when he comes. 47 Truly I say to you that ahe will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But if that evil slave says in his heart, My 1master 2is not coming for a long time, 49 and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards; 50 the 1master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know, 51 and will 1cut him in pieces and 2assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be aweeping and gnashing of teeth.

Signs of Christ’s Return

aJesus bleft the temple area and was going on His way when His disciples came up to Him to call His attention to the magnificent and massive 1buildings of the temple. Mark 13; Luke 21:5-36 And He said to them, Do you see all these things? I assure you and most solemnly say to you, anot one stone here will be left on another, which will not be torn down.

While Jesus was seated on athe Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, and said, “Tell us, when will this destruction of the temple take place, and what will be the sign of bYour coming, and of the end (completion, consummation) of the age?”

Jesus answered, aBe careful that no one misleads you deceiving you and leading you into error. For amany will come in My name misusing it, and appropriating the strength of the name which belongs to Me, saying, I am the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) , and they will mislead many. You will continually hear of awars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end of the age. For anation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be bfamines and earthquakes in various places. aBut all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs of the intolerable anguish and the time of unprecedented trouble.

aThen they will hand you over to endure tribulation, and will put you to death, and byou will be hated by all nations because of My name. 10 At that time many will abe offended and repelled by their association with Me and will fall away from the One whom they should trust and will betray one another handing over believers to their persecutors and will hate one another. 11 Many afalse prophets will appear and mislead many. 12 Because lawlessness is increased, the love of most people will grow cold. 13 aBut the one who endures and bears up under suffering to the end will be saved. 14 This agood news of the kingdom the gospel bwill be preached throughout the whole cworld as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end of the age will come.

Perilous Times

15 So when you see the 1aABOMINATION OF DESOLATION the appalling sacrilege that astonishes and makes desolate, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in bthe Holy Place (clet the 2reader understand), Dan 9:27; 11:31; 12:11 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains for refuge. 17 Whoever is on athe housetop must not go down to get the things that are in his house because there will not be enough time. 18 Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his coat. 19 And awoe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20 Pray that your flight from persecution and suffering will not be in winter, or on a Sabbath when Jewish laws prohibit travel. 21 For 1at that time there will be a agreat tribulation (pressure, distress, oppression) , such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will again. Dan 12:1; Joel 2:2 22 And if those days of tribulation had not been cut short, no human life would be saved; but for athe sake of the elect (God’s chosen ones) those days will be shortened. 23 aThen if anyone says to you during the great tribulation, Look! Here is the Christ, or There He is, do not believe it. 24 For false Christs and afalse prophets will appear and they will provide great bsigns and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, even cthe elect (God’s chosen ones) . 25 Listen carefully, I have told you in advance. 26 So if they say to you, Look! He is in the wilderness, do not go out there, or, Look! He is in the inner rooms of a house,’ do not believe it. 27 aFor just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the bcoming in glory of the cSon of Man everyone will see Him clearly. 28 aWherever the corpse is, there the 1vultures will flock together. Job 39:30

The Glorious Return

29 Immediately after the atribulation of those days bTHE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT PROVIDE ITS LIGHT, AND cTHE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Is 13:10; 34:4; Joel 2:10, 11; Zeph 1:15 30 And at that time athe sign of the Son of Man coming in His glory will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth and especially Israel will mourn regretting their rebellion and rejection of the Messiah, and they will see bthe SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN with power and great glory in brilliance and splendor. Dan 7:13; Rev 1:7 31 And aHe will send His angels with bA LOUD TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His celect (God’s chosen ones) from dthe four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Is 27:13; Zech 9:14

Parable of the Fig Tree

32 Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its young shoots become tender and it puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near; Mark 13:28, 29; Luke 21:29-31 33 so you, too, when you see all 1these things taking place, know for certain that He is near, right 2aat the door. 34 I assure you and most solemnly say to you, athis generation the people living when these signs and events begin will not pass away until all these things take place. 35 aHeaven and earth as now known will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

36 But aof that exact day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son in His humanity, but the Father alone. 37 aFor the bcoming of the Son of Man (the Messiah) will be just like the days of Noah. 38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, amarrying and giving in marriage, until the very day when bNoah entered the ark, 39 and they did not know or understand until the flood came and swept them all away; so will the acoming of the Son of Man be unexpected judgment. Gen 6:5-8; 7:6-24 40 At that time two men will be in the field; one will be 1taken for judgment and one will be left. 41 aTwo women will be grinding at the bmill; one will be taken for judgment and one will be left.

Be Ready for His Coming

42 aSo be alert give strict attention, be cautious and active in faith, for you do not know which day whether near or far your Lord is coming. 43 But understand this: If the head of the house had aknown bwhat time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. Luke 12:39, 40 44 aTherefore, you who follow Me must also be ready; because bthe Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not expect Him.

45 aWho then is the bfaithful and cwise servant whom his master has dput in charge of his household to give the others in the house their food and supplies at the proper time? Luke 12:42-46 46 Blessed is that faithful servant when his master returns and finds him doing so. 47 I assure you and most solemnly say to you that ahe will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But if that servant is evil and says in his heart, My master is taking his time he will not return for a long while,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards; 50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour of which he is not aware, 51 and will cut him in two and put him with the hypocrites; in that place there will be aweeping over sorrow and pain and grinding of teeth over distress and anger.