Matthew 24

1verseJesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.

2verseBut he answered them, “You see all of these things, don’t you? Most certainly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone on another, that will not be thrown down.”

3verseAs he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?”

4verseJesus answered them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray.

5verseFor many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will lead many astray.

6verseYou will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren’t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.

7verseFor nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.

8verseBut all these things are the beginning of birth pains.

9verse“Then they will deliver you up to oppression and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name’s sake.

10verseThen many will stumble, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.

11verseMany false prophets will arise and will lead many astray.

12verseBecause iniquity will be multiplied, the love of many will grow cold.

13verseBut he who endures to the end will be saved.

14verseThis Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

15verse“When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

16versethen let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

17verseLet him who is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house.

18verseLet him who is in the field not return back to get his clothes.

19verseBut woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days!

20versePray that your flight will not be in the winter nor on a Sabbath,

21versefor then there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.

22verseUnless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the sake of the chosen ones, those days will be shortened.

23verse“Then if any man tells you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘There!’ don’t believe it.

24verseFor false christs and false prophets will arise, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.

25verse“Behold, I have told you beforehand.

26verse“If therefore they tell you, ‘Behold, he is in the wilderness,’ don’t go out; or ‘Behold, he is in the inner rooms,’ don’t believe it.

27verseFor as the lightning flashes from the east, and is seen even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

28verseFor wherever the carcass is, that is where the vultures gather together.

29verse“But immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken;

30verseand then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. 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.

31verseHe will send out his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

32verse“Now from the fig tree learn this parable: When its branch has now become tender and produces its leaves, you know that the summer is near.

33verseEven so you also, when you see all these things, know that he is near, even at the doors.

34verseMost certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things are accomplished.

35verseHeaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

36verse“But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

37verseAs the days of Noah were, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

38verseFor 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 ship,

39verseand they didn’t know until the flood came and took them all away, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

40verseThen two men will be in the field: one will be taken and one will be left.

41verseTwo women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and one will be left.

42verseWatch therefore, for you don’t know in what hour your Lord comes.

43verseBut know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

44verseTherefore also be ready, for in an hour that you don’t expect, the Son of Man will come.

45verse“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

46verseBlessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes.

47verseMost certainly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has.

48verseBut if that evil servant should say in his heart, ‘My lord is delaying his coming,’

49verseand begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with the drunkards,

50versethe lord of that servant will come in a day when he doesn’t expect it and in an hour when he doesn’t know it,

51verseand will cut him in pieces and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. That is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.