241 Jesus came out from the temple and was going away when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him. 2 And He said to them, "Do you not see all these things ? Truly I say to you, not one stone here will be left upon another , which will not be torn down ." 3 As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives , the disciples came to Him privately e , saying , "Tell us, when will these things happen , and what will be the sign of Your coming , and of the end of the age ?"
4 And Jesus answered and said to them, " See to it that no one misleads you. 5 "For many will come in My name , saying , 'I am the Christ ,' and will mislead many . 6 "You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars . See that you are not frightened , for those things must take place , but that is not yet the end . 7 "For nation will rise against nation , and kingdom against kingdom , and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes . 8 " But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs . 9 " Then they will deliver you to tribulation , and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name . 10 "At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another . 11 "Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many . 12 "Because lawlessness is increased , most people's love will grow cold . 13 " But the one who endures to the end , he will be saved . 14 "This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations , and then the end will come . 15 "Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet , standing in the holy place ( let the reader understand ), 16 then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains . 17 "Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house . 18 "Whoever is in the field must not turn back e to get his cloak . 19 "But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days ! 20 "But pray that your flight will not be in the winter , or on a Sabbath . 21 "For then there will be a great tribulation , such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now , nor ever e will. 22 "Unless those days had been cut short , no e life would have been saved ; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short . 23 " Then if anyone says to you, 'Behold , here is the Christ ,' or 'There He is,' do not believe him. 24 "For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders , so as to mislead , if possible , even the elect . 25 "Behold , I have told you in advance . 26 "So if they say to you, 'Behold , He is in the wilderness ,' do not go out, or, 'Behold , He is in the inner rooms ,' do not believe them. 27 " For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west , so will the coming of the Son of Man be. 28 " Wherever e the corpse is, there the vultures will gather .
29 "But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED , AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT , AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky , and the powers of the heavens will be shaken . 30 "And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky , and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn , and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory . 31 "And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds , from one end of the sky to the other .
32 "Now learn the parable from the fig tree : when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves , you know that summer is near ; 33 so , you too , when you see all these things , recognize that He is near , right at the door . 34 "Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place . 35 " Heaven and earth will pass away , but My words will not pass away .
36 "But of that day and hour no one knows , not even the angels of heaven , nor the Son , but the Father alone . 37 "For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah . 38 "For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking , marrying and giving in marriage , until the day that Noah entered the ark , 39 and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away ; so will the coming of the Son of Man be. 40 "Then there will be two men in the field ; one will be taken and one will be left . 41 " Two women will be grinding at the mill ; one will be taken and one will be left . 42 "Therefore be on the alert , for you do not know which day your Lord is coming . 43 "But be sure of this , that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming , he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. 44 "For this reason you also must be ready ; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.
45 " Who then is the faithful and sensible slave whom his master put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time ? 46 "Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes . 47 "Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions . 48 "But if that evil slave says in his heart , 'My master is not coming for a long time ,' 49 and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards ; 50 the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know , 51 and will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites ; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth .
