The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
1And Jesus went out from the temple , and was going on his way ; and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple . 2But he answered and said unto them , See ye not all these things ? verily I say unto you , There shall not be left here one stone upon another , that shall not be thrown down . 3And as he sat on the mount of Olives , the disciples came unto him privately , saying , Tell us , when shall these things be ? and what shall be the sign of thy coming , and of the end of the world? 4And Jesus answered and said unto them , Take heed that no man lead you astray . 5For many shall come in my name , saying , I am the Christ ; and shall lead many astray . 6And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars ; see that ye be not troubled : for these things must needs come to pass ; but the end is not yet . 7For nation shall rise against nation , and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines and earthquakes in divers places . 8But all these things are the beginning of travail . 9Then shall they deliver you up unto tribulation , and shall kill you : and ye shall be hated of all the nations for my name ’s sake . 10And then shall many stumble , and shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another. 11And many false prophets shall arise , and shall lead many astray . 12And because iniquity shall be multiplied , the love of the many shall wax cold . 13But he that endureth to the end , the same shall be saved . 14And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a testimony unto all the nations ; and then shall the end come .
The Great Tribulation
15When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation , which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet , standing in the holy place ( let him that readeth understand ), 16then let them that are in Judæa flee unto the mountains : 17let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house : 18and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak . 19But woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days ! 20And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter , neither on a sabbath : 21for then shall be great tribulation , such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now , no , nor ever shall be . 22And except those days had been shortened , no flesh would have been saved : but for the elect ’s sake those days shall be shortened . 23Then if any man shall say unto you , Lo , here is the Christ , or , Here ; believe it not . 24For there shall arise false Christs , and false prophets , and shall show great signs and wonders ; so as to lead astray , if possible , even the elect . 25Behold , I have told you beforehand. 26If therefore they shall say unto you , Behold , he is in the wilderness ; go not forth : Behold , he is in the inner chambers; believe it not . 27For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west ; so shall be the coming of the Son of man . 28Wheresoever the carcase is , there will the eagles be gathered together .
The Coming of the Son of Man
29But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun shall be darkened , and the moon shall not give her light , and the stars shall fall from heaven , and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken : 30and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven : and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn , and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory . 31And he shall send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet , and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other . 32Now from the fig tree learn her parable : when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves , ye know that the summer is nigh ; 33even so ye also , when ye see all these things , know ye that he is nigh , even at the doors . 34Verily I say unto you , This generation shall not pass away , till all these things be accomplished . 35Heaven and earth shall pass away , but my words shall not pass away .
The Day and Hour Unknown
36But of that day and hour knoweth no one , not even the angels of heaven , neither the Son , but the Father only . 37And as were the days of Noah , so shall be the coming of the Son of man . 38For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking , marrying and giving in marriage , until the day that Noah entered into the ark , 39and they knew not until the flood came , and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man . 40Then shall two men be in the field; one is taken , and one is left: 41two women shall be grinding at the mill ; one is taken , and one is left. 42Watch therefore : for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh . 43But know this , that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming , he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through. 44Therefore be ye also ready ; for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh . 45Who then is the faithful and wise servant , whom his lord hath set over his household , to give them their food in due season ? 46Blessed is that servant , whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing . 47Verily I say unto you , that he will set him over all that he hath . 48But if that evil servant shall say in his heart , My lord tarrieth; 49and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall eat and drink with the drunken ; 50the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not , and in an hour when he knoweth not , 51and shall cut him asunder , and appoint his portion with the hypocrites : there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth .