Matthew 24:3
While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”
Matthew 24:4
Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.
Matthew 24:5
For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
Matthew 24:6
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
Matthew 24:7
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
Matthew 24:8
All these are the beginning of birth pains.
Matthew 24:9
Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
Matthew 24:10
At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,
Matthew 24:11
And many false prophets will arise and deceive many.
Matthew 24:12
Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
Matthew 24:13
But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
Matthew 24:14
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Matthew 24:15
So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
Matthew 24:16
Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Matthew 24:17
Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.
Matthew 24:18
And let no one in the field return for his cloak.
Matthew 24:19
How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
Matthew 24:20
Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.
Matthew 24:21
For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
Matthew 24:22
If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
Matthew 24:23
At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
Matthew 24:24
For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
Matthew 24:25
See, I have told you in advance.
Matthew 24:26
So if they tell you, ‘There He is, in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Here He is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
Matthew 24:27
For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
Matthew 24:28
Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
Matthew 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation 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 powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
Matthew 24:30
At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Matthew 24:31
And He will send out 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.