1As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”[ † ]Matthew 24:1Luke 21:5-36
2“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”[ † ]Luke 19:44
3While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,[ † ]Matthew 16:18Mark 1:16Mark 1:19John 1:40 4“Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to be fulfilled?”[ † ]Matthew 24:3Luke 21:7
5Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you.[ † ]Jeremiah 29:8Ephesians 5:6Colossians 2:81 Thessalonians 2:32 Thessalonians 2:3 6Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many. 7When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. 8Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.[ † ]Haggai 2:22Matthew 24:8
9So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.[ † ]Matthew 10:17-18Matthew 24:9Acts 12:4Revelation 2:10 10And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.[ † ]Matthew 24:14 11But when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.[ † ]Matthew 10:19-22Luke 12:11Luke 21:12-17Acts 2:4Acts 4:8-31
12Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.[ † ]Micah 7:6Matthew 10:21Matthew 24:10Luke 21:16 13You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.[ † ]Matthew 24:9Luke 21:17John 15:21Daniel 12:12Matthew 10:22Matthew 24:13Revelation 2:10
14So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.[ † ]Matthew 24:15Daniel 9:27Daniel 11:31Daniel 12:11Luke 21:21 15Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house. 16And let no one in the field return for his cloak.
17How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers![ † ]Luke 21:23 18Pray that this will not occur in the winter. 19For those will be days of tribulation unseen from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again.[ † ]Daniel 9:26Daniel 12:1Joel 2:2Matthew 24:21Mark 10:6 20If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.
21At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.[ † ]Matthew 24:23Luke 17:23Luke 21:8 22For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.[ † ]Deuteronomy 13:1-3Revelation 13:13-14 23So be on your guard; I have told you everything in advance.[ † ]John 16:1-42 Peter 3:17
26At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.[ † ]Daniel 7:13-14Matthew 16:27Matthew 24:30Mark 14:62Acts 1:111 Thessalonians 4:162 Thessalonians 1:7-10Revelation 1:7 27And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
28Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.[ † ]Matthew 24:32Luke 21:29 29So also, when you see these things happening, know that He is near, right at the door. 30Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened. 31Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.[ † ]Isaiah 40:82 Peter 3:7-10, 12
32No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.[ † ]Matthew 25:13Matthew 24:36Acts 1:7 33Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.[ † ]Matthew 24:42Matthew 25:13Luke 12:40Luke 21:34Romans 13:111 Thessalonians 5:61 Peter 4:7
34It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.[ † ]Matthew 24:45Matthew 25:14Matthew 16:19 35Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.[ † ]Matthew 24:42-44 36Otherwise, he may arrive without notice and find you sleeping. 37And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Keep watch!”