Matthew 24:3-8 - Signs Of The End Of The Age

³ As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came up to him by themselves, and said to him, "Tell us when this is to happen, and what will be the sign of your coming, and of the close of the age."

⁴ Jesus answered, "Take care that no one misleads you about this. ⁵ For many will come under my name, and say, 'I am the Christ,' and many will be misled by them. ⁶ You will hear of wars and rumors of war; do not let yourselves be alarmed. They have to come, but that is not the end. ⁷ For nation will rise in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes here and there. ⁸ All this is only the beginning of the sufferings.

³ As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the Temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him, apart from the others, ⁴ "Tell us when this is to happen, and what the sign will be when it is all just going to be carried out."

⁵ And Jesus said to them, "Take care that no one misleads you about this. ⁶ Many will come under my name and say 'I am he,' and many will be misled by them. ⁷ But when you hear of wars and rumors of war, you must not be alarmed. They have to come, but it is not yet the end. ⁸ For nation will rise in arms against nation and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes here and there, there will be famines. This is only the beginning of the sufferings.

⁷ Then they asked him, "Master, when will this happen, and what will be the sign that it is going to take place?"

⁸ And he said, "Take care not to be misled. For many will come under my name, and say, 'I am he,' and 'The time is at hand.' Do not follow them. ⁹ But when you hear of wars and outbreaks, do not be alarmed. These have to come first, but the end does not follow immediately."

¹⁰ Then he said to them, "Nation will rise in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. ¹¹ There will be great earthquakes, and pestilence and famine here and there. There will be horrors and great signs in the sky.