This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world as a testimony to all nations. And then the end will come.

“Now concerning that day and hour no one knows—neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son —except the Father only.

“So when you see the abomination that causes desolation, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place” (let the reader understand),

“Immediately after the tribulation of those days:

The sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not shed its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the celestial powers will be shaken.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

False messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

For at that time there will be great tribulation, the kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again!

While He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples approached Him privately and said, “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what is the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”

“Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the peoples of the earth will mourn; and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Then Jesus replied to them: “Watch out that no one deceives you.

As Jesus left and was going out of the temple complex, His disciples came up and called His attention to the temple buildings.

As the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

I assure you: This generation will certainly not pass away until all these things take place.

You are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, because these things must take place, but the end is not yet.

Therefore be alert, since you don’t know what day your Lord is coming.

So if they tell you, ‘Look, He’s in the wilderness!’ don’t go out; ‘Look, He’s in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it.

He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

“Now learn this parable from the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.

“Then they will hand you over for persecution, and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of My name.

For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

Because lawlessness will multiply, the love of many will grow cold.

But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.

Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and one left.

But if that wicked slave says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed,’

In the same way, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near—at the door!

“Who then is a faithful and sensible slave, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give them food at the proper time?

Take note: I have told you in advance.

“If anyone tells you then, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Over here!’ do not believe it!

Unless those days were limited, no one would survive. But those days will be limited because of the elect.

But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.

Many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.

Then many will take offense, betray one another and hate one another.

For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many.

This is why you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

Pray that your escape may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.

For in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah boarded the ark.

Then He replied to them, “Don’t you see all these things? I assure you: Not one stone will be left here on another that will not be thrown down!”

“then those in Judea must flee to the mountains!

They didn’t know until the flood came and swept them all away. So this is the way the coming of the Son of Man will be:

Wherever the carcass is, there the vultures will gather.

All these events are the beginning of birth pains.

Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and one left.

He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days!

A man on the housetop must not come down to get things out of his house.

that slave’s master will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know.

That slave whose master finds him working when he comes will be rewarded.

and starts to beat his fellow slaves, and eats and drinks with drunkards,

And a man in the field must not go back to get his clothes.

I assure you: He will put him in charge of all his possessions.