Luke 21

Signs of the End Times

¹And he looked up , and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury . ²And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites . ³And he said , Of a truth I say unto you , that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all : ⁴For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God : but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had .

Signs of the End Times

⁵And as some spake of the temple , how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts , he said , ⁶As for these things which ye behold , the days will come , in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another , that shall not be thrown down . ⁷And they asked him , saying , Master , but when shall these things be ? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass ? ⁸And he said , Take heed that ye be not deceived : for many shall come in my name , saying , I am Christ ; and the time draweth near : go ye not therefore after them . ⁹But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions , be not terrified : for these things must first come to pass ; but the end is not by and by . ¹⁰Then said he unto them , Nation shall rise against nation , and kingdom against kingdom : ¹¹And great earthquakes shall be in divers places , and famines , and pestilences ; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven . ¹²But before all these , they shall lay their hands on you , and persecute you , delivering you up to the synagogues , and into prisons , being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake . ¹³And it shall turn to you for a testimony . ¹⁴Settle it therefore in your hearts , not to meditate before what ye shall answer : ¹⁵For I will give you a mouth and wisdom , which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist . ¹⁶And ye shall be betrayed both by parents , and brethren , and kinsfolks , and friends ; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death . ¹⁷And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake . ¹⁸But there shall not an hair of your head perish . ¹⁹In your patience possess ye your souls .

The Coming Destruction of Jerusalem

²⁰And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies , then know that the desolation thereof is nigh . ²¹Then let them which are in Judæa flee to the mountains ; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out ; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto . ²²For these be the days of vengeance , that all things which are written may be fulfilled . ²³But woe unto them that are with child , and to them that give suck , in those days ! for there shall be great distress in the land , and wrath upon this people . ²⁴And they shall fall by the edge of the sword , and shall be led away captive into all nations : and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles , until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled .

The Return of the Son of Man

²⁵And there shall be signs in the sun , and in the moon , and in the stars ; and upon the earth distress of nations , with perplexity ; the sea and the waves roaring ; ²⁶Men’s hearts failing them for fear , and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth : for the powers of heaven shall be shaken . ²⁷And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory . ²⁸And when these things begin to come to pass , then look up , and lift up your heads ; for your redemption draweth nigh .

The Parable of the Fig Tree

²⁹And he spake to them a parable ; Behold the fig tree , and all the trees ; ³⁰When they now shoot forth , ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand . ³¹So likewise ye , when ye see these things come to pass , know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand . ³²Verily I say unto you , This generation shall not pass away , till all be fulfilled . ³³Heaven and earth shall pass away : but my words shall not pass away .

Exhortation to Watchfulness

³⁴And take heed to yourselves , lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting , and drunkenness , and cares of this life , and so that day come upon you unawares . ³⁵For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth . ³⁶Watch ye therefore , and pray always , that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass , and to stand before the Son of man . ³⁷And in the day time he was teaching in the temple ; and at night he went out , and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives . ³⁸And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple , for to hear him .