Matthew 24 - Prayer Tents

Jesus Speaks about the Future

24As Jesus was leaving the Temple grounds, his disciples pointed out to him the various Temple buildings.G2532G2424G1831G4198G575G2411G2532G846G3101G4334G1925G846G3619G24112But he responded, "Do you see all these buildings? I tell you the truth, they will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!"G1161G2424G2036G846G991G3756G3956G5023G281G3004G5213G863G3364G863G5602G3037G1909G3037G3739G2647G3364G26473Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and said, "Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will signal your return and the end of the world?

"G1161G846G2521G1909G3735G1636G3101G4334G846G2596G2398G3004G2036G2254G4219G2071G5023G2071G2532G5101G4592G4674G3952G2532G4930G1654Jesus told them, "Don't let anyone mislead you,G2532G2424G611G2036G846G991G3361G5100G4105G52095for many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Messiah.' They will deceive many.G1063G4183G2064G1909G3450G3686G3004G1473G1510G5547G2532G4105G41836And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don't panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won't follow immediately.G1161G3195G191G4171G2532G189G4171G3708G2360G3361G2360G1063G3956G1163G1096G235G5056G2076G37687Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world.G1063G1484G1453G1909G1484G2532G932G1909G932G2532G2071G3042G2532G3061G2532G4578G2596G51178But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.G1161G3956G5023G746G56049"Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers

.G5119G3860G5209G3860G1519G2347G2532G615G5209G2532G2071G3404G5259G3956G1484G1223G3450G368610And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other.G2532G5119G4183G4624G2532G3860G240G2532G3404G24011And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people.G2532G4183G5578G1453G2532G4105G418312Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold.G2532G1223G458G4129G26G4183G559413But the one who endures to the end will be saved.G1161G5278G1519G5056G3778G498214And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations

will hear it; and then the end will come.G2532G5124G2098G932G2784G1722G3650G3625G1519G3142G3956G1484G2532G5119G5056G224015"The day is coming when you will see what Daniel the prophet spoke about—the sacrilegious object that causes desecration

standing in the Holy Place." (Reader, pay attention!)G3752G3767G1492G946G2050G4483G1223G1158G4396G2476G2476G1722G40G5117G314G353916"Then those in Judea must flee to the hills.G5119G1722G2449G5343G1909G373517A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack.G1909G1430G3361G2597G142G5100G1537G846G361418A person out in the field must not return even to get a coat.G2532G3361G1722G68G1994G3694G142G846G244019How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for nursing mothers in those days.G1161G3759G2192G1722G1064G2532G2337G1722G1565G225020And pray that your flight will not be in winter or on the Sabbath.G1161G4336G3363G5216G5437G1096G3363G5494G3366G1722G452121For there will be greater anguish than at any time since the world began. And it will never be so great again.G1063G5119G2071G3173G2347G3634G1096G3756G575G746G2889G2193G3568G3761G3364G109622In fact, unless that time of calamity is shortened, not a single person will survive. But it will be shortened for the sake of God's chosen ones.G2532G1508G1565G2250G2856G3756G302G3956G4561G4982G1161G1223G1588G1565G2250G285623"Then if anyone tells you, 'Look, here is the Messiah,' or 'There he is,' don't believe it.G5119G1437G5100G2036G5213G2400G5602G5547G2228G5602G4100G336124For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God's chosen ones.G1063G1453G5580G2532G5578G2532G1325G3173G4592G2532G5059G5620G1487G1415G4105G2532G158825See, I have warned you about this ahead of time.G2400G4280G5213G428026"So if someone tells you, 'Look, the Messiah is out in the desert,' don't bother to go and look. Or, 'Look, he is hiding here,' don't believe it!G3767G1437G2036G5213G2400G2076G1722G2048G1831G3361G1831G2400G1722G5009G4100G336127For as the lightning flashes in the east and shines to the west, so it will be when the Son of Man

comes.G1063G5618G796G1831G575G395G2532G5316G2193G1424G3779G2071G2532G3952G5207G444G207128Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near

.G1063G1437G3699G4430G5600G1563G4863G105G486329"Immediately after the anguish of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will give no light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken

.G1161G2112G3326G2347G1565G2250G2246G4654G2532G4582G1325G3756G1325G846G5338G2532G792G4098G575G3772G2532G1411G3772G453130And then at last, the sign that the Son of Man is coming will appear in the heavens, and there will be deep mourning among all the peoples of the earth. And they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory

.G2532G5119G5316G4592G5207G444G1722G3772G2532G5119G2875G3956G5443G1093G2875G2532G3700G5207G444G2064G1909G3507G3772G3326G1411G2532G4183G139131And he will send out his angels with the mighty blast of a trumpet, and they will gather his chosen ones from all over the world

—from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven.G2532G649G846G32G3326G3173G5456G4536G2532G1996G846G1588G1537G5064G417G575G206G3772G2193G206G84632"Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near.G1161G3129G3850G575G4808G3752G846G2798G1096G2235G527G2532G1631G5444G1097G3754G2330G145133In the same way, when you see all these things, you can know his return is very near, right at the door.G3779G2532G5210G3752G1492G3956G5023G1097G3754G2076G1451G1909G237434I tell you the truth, this generation

will not pass from the scene until all these things take place.G281G3004G5213G3778G1074G3364G3928G302G2193G3956G5023G109635Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.G3772G2532G1093G3928G1161G3450G3056G3928G3364G392836"However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself

. Only the Father knows.G1161G4012G1565G2250G2532G5610G1492G3762G3761G32G3772G1508G3450G3962G344137"When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah's day.G1161G5618G2250G3575G3779G2071G2532G3952G5207G444G207138In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat.G1063G5618G1722G2250G2258G4253G2627G5176G2532G4095G1060G2532G1547G891G2250G3739G3575G1525G1519G278739People didn't realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes.G2532G1097G3756G2193G2627G2064G2532G142G537G142G3779G2071G2532G3952G5207G444G207140"Two men will be working together in the field; one will be taken, the other left.G5119G2071G1417G2071G1722G68G1520G3880G2532G1520G86341Two women will be grinding flour at the mill; one will be taken, the other left.G1417G229G1722G3459G3391G3880G2532G3391G86342"So you, too, must keep watch! For you don't know what day your Lord is coming.G1127G3767G3754G1492G3756G4169G5610G5216G2962G206443Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would keep watch and not permit his house to be broken into.G1161G1097G1565G3754G1487G3617G1492G4169G5438G2812G2064G302G1127G2532G302G3756G1439G846G3614G135844You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.G1223G5124G1096G5210G2532G2092G3754G3739G5610G1380G3756G5207G444G206445"A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them.G5101G686G2076G4103G2532G5429G1401G3739G846G2962G2525G1909G846G2322G1325G846G5160G1722G254046If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward.G3107G1565G1401G3739G846G2962G2064G2147G3779G416047I tell you the truth, the master will put that servant in charge of all he owns.G281G3004G5213G3754G2525G846G2525G1909G3956G846G522448But what if the servant is evil and thinks, 'My master won't be back for a while,'G1161G1437G1565G2556G1401G2036G1722G846G2588G3450G2962G5549G206449and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk?G2532G756G5180G4889G1161G2068G2532G4095G3326G318450The master will return unannounced and unexpected,G2962G1565G1401G2240G1722G2250G3739G4328G3756G2532G1722G5610G3739G1097G3756G109751and he will cut the servant to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.G2532G1371G846G1371G2532G5087G846G3313G3326G5273G1563G2071G2805G2532G1030G3599