Matthew 24:15-28 - The Abomination Of Desolation
15 "So when you see the dreadful desecration, of which the prophet Daniel spoke, set up in the Holy Place"??he reader must take note of this??16 "then those who are in Judea must fly to the hills; 17 a man on the roof of his house must not go down to get things out of it, 18 and a man in the field must not turn back to get his coat. 19 But alas for women who are with child at that time or who have babies! 20 And pray that you may not have to fly in winter or on the Sabbath, 21 for there will be greater misery then than there has ever been from the beginning of creation until now, or ever will be again. 22 If those days had not been cut short, nobody would have escaped, but for the sake of God's people those days will be cut short.
23 "If anyone says to you at that time, 'Look! here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it, 24 for false Christs and false prophets will appear, and they will show great signs and wonders to mislead God's chosen people if they can. 25 Here I have told you beforehand. 26 So if they say to you, 'There he is, in the desert!' do not go out there; 'Here he is, in a room in here!' do not believe it. 27 For just as the lightning starts in the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be. 28 Wherever there is a dead body, the vultures will flock.
14 But as soon as you see the dreadful desecration standing where he has no right to stand" (the reader must take note of this), "then those who are in Judea must fly to the hills; 15 a man on the roof of his house must not go down or go into the house to get anything out of it, 16 and a man in the field must not turn back to get his coat. 17 Alas for women who are with child at that time, or who have babies! 18 Pray that it may not be winter when it comes, 19 for there will be such misery in those days as there has never been since the beginning of God's creation until now, and never will be again. 20 If the Lord had not cut those days short, nobody would have escaped, but for the sake of his own chosen people he has cut the days short.
21 If anyone says to you at that time, 'Look! Here is the Christ!' or 'Look! There he is!' do not believe it. 22 For false Christs and false prophets will appear, and they will show signs and wonders to mislead God's chosen people if they can. 23 But you must be on your guard; I have told you all about it beforehand.