Matthew 24 (New King James Version)
Jesus Predicts the Destruction of the Temple
1 Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His
disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. 2 And
Jesus said to them, Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I
say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that
shall not be thrown down.
The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age
3 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him
privately, saying, Tell us, when will these things be? And what
will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?
4 And Jesus answered and said to them: Take heed that no one
deceives you. 5 For many will come in My name, saying, I am the
Christ, and will deceive many. 6
And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not
troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is
not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in
various places. 8 All these are the beginning of
sorrows.
9 Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and
you will be hated by all nations for My names sake. 10 And then
many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one
another. 11 Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.
12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow
cold. 13 But he who endures to the end shall be saved. 14 And this
gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a
witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
The Great Tribulation
15 Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation,[c]
spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place
(whoever reads, let him understand), 16 then let those who are in
Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let him who is on the housetop not
go down to take anything out of his house. 18 And let him who is in
the field not go back to get his clothes. 19 But woe to those who
are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20
And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath.
21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been
since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever
shall be. 22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would
be saved; but for the elects sake those days will be
shortened.
23 Then if anyone says to you, Look, here is the Christ! or
There! do not believe it. 24 For false christs and false prophets
will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible,
even the elect. 25 See, I have told you beforehand.
26 Therefore if they say to you, Look, He is in the desert! do
not go out; or Look, He is in the inner rooms! do not believe it.
27 For as the lightning comes
from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of
the Son of Man be. 28 For wherever the carcass is,
there the eagles will be gathered together.
The Coming of the Son of Man
29 Immediately after the
tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon
will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the
powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then the sign of the Son
of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth
will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds
of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And He will send His
angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather
together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to
the other.
Matthew 24 tells us exactly about the end times. Jesus himself
gives us this information, in this we can be sure, He has come and
will come again in power and majesty. Then every knee shall bow and
every tongue confess that JESUS is LORD!!! AMEN.
