1And as he went out of the temple , one of his disciples saith unto him , Master , see what manner of stones and what buildings are here ! 2And Jesus answering said unto him , Seest thou these great buildings ? there shall not be left one stone upon another , that shall not be thrown down .
Signs of the End Times
3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple , Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately , 4Tell us , when shall these things be ? and what shall be sign when all these things shall be fulfilled ? 5And Jesus answering them began to say , Take heed lest any man deceive you : 6For many shall come in my name , saying , I am Christ ; and shall deceive many . 7And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars , be ye not troubled : for such things must needs be ; but the end shall not be yet . 8For nation shall rise against nation , and kingdom against kingdom : and there shall be earthquakes in divers places , and there shall be famines and troubles : these are the beginnings of sorrows .
Persecution of Believers
9But take heed to yourselves : for they shall deliver you up to councils ; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten : and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake , for a testimony against them . 10And the gospel must first be published among all nations . 11But when they shall lead you and deliver you up , take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak , neither do ye premeditate : but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour , that speak ye : for it is not ye that speak , but the Holy Ghost . 12Now the brother shall betray the brother to death , and the father the son ; and children shall rise up against their parents , and shall cause them to be put to death . 13And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake : but he that shall endure unto the end , the same shall be saved .
The Abomination of Desolation
14But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation , spoken of by Daniel the prophet , standing where it ought not , ( let him that readeth understand ,) then let them that be in Judæa flee to the mountains : 15And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house , neither enter therein , to take any thing out of his house : 16And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment . 17But woe to them that are with child , and to them that give suck in those days ! 18And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter . 19For in those days shall be affliction , such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time , neither shall be . 20And except that the Lord had shortened those days , no flesh should be saved : but for the elect’s sake , whom he hath chosen , he hath shortened the days . 21And then if any man shall say to you , Lo , here is Christ ; or , lo , he is there ; believe him not : 22For false Christs and false prophets shall rise , and shall shew signs and wonders , to seduce , if it were possible , even the elect . 23But take ye heed : behold , I have foretold you all things .
The Coming of the Son of Man
24But in those days , after that tribulation , the sun shall be darkened , and the moon shall not give her light , 25And the stars of heaven shall fall , and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken . 26And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory . 27And then shall he send his angels , and shall gather together his elect from the four winds , from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven .
The Lesson of the Fig Tree
28Now learn a parable of the fig tree ; When her branch is yet tender , and putteth forth leaves , ye know that summer is near : 29So ye in like manner , when ye shall see these things come to pass , know that it is nigh , even at the doors . 30Verily I say unto you , that this generation shall not pass , till all these things be done . 31Heaven and earth shall pass away : but my words shall not pass away .
The Certainty of His Words
32But of that day and that hour knoweth no man , no, not the angels which are in heaven , neither the Son , but the Father . 33Take ye heed , watch and pray : for ye know not when the time is . 34For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey , who left his house , and gave authority to his servants , and to every man his work , and commanded the porter to watch . 35Watch ye therefore : for ye know not when the master of the house cometh , at even , or at midnight , or at the cockcrowing , or in the morning : 36Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping . 37And what I say unto you I say unto all , Watch .