Matthew 24
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The Signs of the End
1Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him. They wanted him to admire the temple buildings. 2“Do you see all this?” Jesus asked. “Truly I tell you, there won’t be one stone left here on top of another. Every building will be torn down, to the last stone.”
3As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately and asked, “Tell us, when will this happen? And what will be the sign of your coming? What will be the sign of the end of the age?”
4Jesus answered, “Don’t let anyone trick you! 5Many people will come claiming to be me and saying, ‘I’m the Messiah!’ They’ll get many people to follow them. 6You’ll hear about wars, and you’ll hear people saying there are going to be wars. Don’t be afraid. Those things will happen, but that won’t be the end. 7Nation will fight against nation, and kingdom will fight against kingdom. People won’t have enough food, and there will be earthquakes in many places. 8But all of this will be only the beginning of the birth pains.
9“Then people will hand you over to be oppressed and killed, and all nations will hate you because of me. 10At that time, many will turn away from the faith. They will hate one another and hand each other over to their enemies. 11Many false prophets will appear, and they will trick many people. 12Wickedness will increase and many people’s love will grow cold. 13But anyone who remains strong in the faith will be saved. 14This good news of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a witness to all nations, and then the end will come.
15“The prophet Daniel spoke about ‘the detestable thing that brings desolation.’ One day you’ll see it standing in the holy place.” (Let the one who reads this be sure to understand.) 16“When that happens, those who are in Judea should escape to the mountains. 17No one who’s on a housetop should go down into the house to take anything out. 18No one who’s out in the field should go back home to get their coat. 19How awful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 20Pray that you won’t have to run away in the winter or on a Sabbath day. 21There will be terrible suffering in those days, worse than any other time from the beginning of the world until now, and there will never be anything like it again.
22“If that time were not cut short, no one would survive. But because of God’s chosen people, it will be shortened. 23At that time someone may say to you, ‘Look! Here’s the Messiah!’ Or, ‘He’s over there!’ Don’t believe it. 24False messiahs and false prophets will appear, and they’ll do great signs and miracles. They’ll even try to trick God’s chosen people if they can. 25See, I’ve told you ahead of time.
26“So if anyone tells you, ‘He’s out in the desert,’ don’t go out there. And if anyone says, ‘He’s deep inside the house,’ don’t believe it. 27Lightning that comes from the east can be seen in the west. It will be the same when the Son of Man comes. 28You know where a dead body is when you see vultures circling in the sky.
29“Right after the terrible suffering of those days,
“ ‘The sun will go dark,
the moon won’t shine,
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the planets will be shaken.’
30“Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven. Then all the peoples of the earth will mourn, when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31He will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his chosen people from the north, south, east, and west—from one end of the sky to the other.
32“Learn a lesson from the fig tree. As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33In the same way, when you see all these things happening, you’ll know that the end is near, right at the door. 34Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened. 35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
The Day and Time Are Not Known
36“But no one knows what day or time this will happen. The angels in heaven don’t even know, and the Son doesn’t know either—only the Father knows. 37When the Son of Man comes, it will be the same as it was in the days of Noah. 38In the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, getting married and arranging marriages, right up to the day when Noah entered the ark. 39They didn’t know anything about what was going to happen until the flood came and took them all away. That’s how it will be when the Son of Man comes. 40Two men will be out in the field; one will be taken and the other will be spared. 41Two women will be grinding together with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other will be left.
42“So keep watch, because you don’t know on what day your Lord is coming. 43But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the robber was coming, he would have kept watch. He wouldn’t have let his house be broken into. 44So you must also be ready, because the Son of Man will come at a time when you aren’t expecting him.
45“Suppose a master puts one of his slaves in charge of the other slaves and tells him to give them their food at the right time. The master would want to choose a faithful and wise slave to do that. 46It will be good for this slave if the master finds him doing his job when he returns. 47Truly I tell you, the master will put that slave in charge of everything he owns. 48But suppose the slave is a bad person and he says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time. I can do whatever I want.’ 49Suppose he then starts to beat the other slaves and to eat and drink with people who drink too much. 50The master of that slave will come back on a day when he isn’t expecting him and at a time when he isn’t watching. 51Then the master will cut him to pieces and send him to the same place where hypocrites go, where people will weep and grind their teeth.
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Matthew 24
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1It came to pass when Yeshua [God is Salvation] went out from the temple, as he was going, his disciples drew near to show him the buildings of the temple.
2He said: “You see all these; truly I say to you that all will be destroyed and there will not be left there one stone upon another”.
3As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Kefa [pebble], Ya’akov [He who grabs onto the heal of] and Andrew [of a man] asked him secretly: ‘When will these things be and what will be the sign when all these matters will take place, or when will they begin and when will be the end of the world and your coming?’
4Yeshua [God is Salvation] answered them: “Beware lest anyone should lead you astray”,
5“because many will come in my name saying: ‘I am the messiah, and they will lead many astray”.
6“As for you, when you hear of wars and companies of hosts, beware lest you become foolish, because all this will occur, but the end will not be yet”.
7“Nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom; there will be great tumults, grievous famine, and earthquake in places”.
8“All of these are the beginning of sufferings”.
9“Then they will bind you over for tribulation and will kill you, and you will be a reproach (disgrace; shame) to all the nations for my name”.
10“Then many will be confused, deal treacherously with each other, and be enraged among themselves”.
11“False prophets will arise and lead many astray”.
12“When ungodliness multiplies, the love of many will grow weak”.
13“Whoever waits until the end will be saved”.
14“And this good news of the Kingdom of heaven will be preached in all the earth for a witness concerning me to all the nations and then the end will come”.
15“He is the Anti-Moshiach [Messiah] and he is the abomination which desolates which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet standing in the holy place. Let the one who reads understand”.
16“Then those who are in Y’huda [praise], let them flee to the mountains”.
17“He who is upon the house, let him not come down to take anything out of his house”.
18“He who is out in the field, let him not turn back to take his garment”.
19“Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who nurse children in those days”.
20“Pray to The Mighty One that your flight will not be on the Shabbat [rest] day”.
21“Because there will be great distress which has not been from the creation of the world until now and as will not be”.
22“Except those days were few, no flesh would be saved; but for the sake of the chosen those days will be few”.
23“At that time, if one should say to you: ‘Look! the messiah is here’ or ‘there’ do not believe it”.
24“Because false messiahs and false prophets will arise and they will give signs and great wonders so that, if possible, they will come to lead the chosen astray”.
25“Behold! I tell you before it happens”.
26“Then if they should say to you: ‘Look! he is in the wilderness, do not go out, and; ‘Look! he is in the inner chamber’ do not believe it”.
27Again Yeshua [God is Salvation] said to his disciples: “As the lightning comes from the east and is seen in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man”.
28“Wherever the body is, there will be gathered the vultures”.
29“At that time, after the tribulation of those days, the sun will grow dark, the moon will not give forth its light, the stars will fall from heaven, and the host of heaven will be shaken”.
30“Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven and all the families of the earth will weep and will see the Son of Man on the clouds of heaven with a great host and with dreadful appearance”.
31“He will send his angels with a trumpet and with a great shout to gather his chosen from the four winds of heaven, from one end of heaven unto the other”.
32“From the fig tree learn the parable; when you see its branches and leaves sprouting know that summer is near”.
33“So also when you see all these things you will know that He is near to the gates”,
34“Truly I say to you: this generation will not pass away until all these things shall be done”.
35“Heaven and earth will pass away”.
36“But of that day or that time, there is no one who knows, not even the angels of heaven, but the Father only”.
37Again Yeshua [God is Salvation] said to his disciples: “As in the days of Noah so will it be in the days of the Son of Man”.
38“Just as before the flood, they were eating, drinking, being fruitful and multiplying until the day when Noah entered the ark”.
39“They did not know until the flood came upon them and destroyed them; so will be the coming of the Son of Man”.
40“Then if there shall be two ploughing in a field, one righteous and the other ungodly, the one will be taken and the other left”.
41“Two women will be grinding at a mill; one will be taken and the other left. This is because the angels at the end of the world will remove the stumbling blocks from the world and will separate the righteous from the ungodly”.
42Then Yeshua [God is Salvation] said to his disciples: “Therefore watch with me because you do not know at what hour your Adon [Lord - Kurios of the earth] is coming”.
43“This you know, if one knew at what hour the thief was coming, he would watch and not allow him to dig into his house”.
44“So you should be prepared, because you do not know at what hour the Son of Man is going to come”.
45“What do you think of the faithful and wise slave whose Adon [Lord - Kurios of the earth] places over His children to give them food in its time?”.
46“Blessed (Favored by God; happy; prosperous) is that slave whose Adon [Lord - Kurios of the earth] finds him doing thus when He comes”.
47“Truly I say to you that He will place him over His children”.
48“But if that slave should be evil and say in his heart: ‘My Adōn [Lord - Kurios of the earth] is late in coming’”,
49“and should begin to beat the slave of his Adon [Lord - Kurios of the earth] and should eat and drink with gluttons”,
50“his Adon [Lord - Kurios of the earth] will come in a day for which he does not wait and at a time which he does not know”.
51“He will divide him and place his portion with the hypocrites; in that place will be weeping and gnashing of teeth”.
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