Matthew 24:1–28

Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple

24^tJesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. ²But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, ^uthere will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”

Signs of the End of the Age

³As he sat on ^vthe Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him ^wprivately, saying, “Tell us, ^xwhen will these things be, and what will be the sign of your ^ycoming and of ^zthe end of the age?” ⁴And Jesus answered them, ^a“See that no one leads you astray. ⁵For ^bmany will come in my name, saying, ‘I am ^cthe Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. ⁶And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you ^dare not alarmed, for this ^emust take place, but the end is not yet. ⁷For ^fnation will rise against nation, and ^gkingdom against kingdom, and there will be ^hfamines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸All these are but the beginning of ⁱthe birth pains.

⁹“Then ^jthey will deliver you up ^kto tribulation and ^lput you to death, and ^myou will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake. ¹⁰And then many will fall away¹ and ⁿbetray one another and hate one another. ¹¹And many ^ofalse prophets will arise ^pand lead many astray. ¹²And because lawlessness will be increased, ^qthe love of many will grow cold. ^13rBut the one who endures to the end will be saved. ¹⁴And this gospel of the kingdom ^swill be proclaimed throughout the whole world ^tas a testimony ^uto all nations, and ^vthen the end will come.

The Abomination of Desolation

¹⁵“So when you see the abomination of desolation ^wspoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in ^xthe holy place (^ylet the reader understand), ¹⁶then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ^17zLet the one who is on ^athe housetop not go down to take what is in his house, ¹⁸and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. ¹⁹And ^balas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! ²⁰Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. ²¹For then there will be ^cgreat tribulation, ^dsuch as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. ²²And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for ^ethe sake of the elect those days will be cut short. ^23fThen if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. ²⁴For ^gfalse christs and ^hfalse prophets will arise and ⁱperform great signs and wonders, ^hso as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. ²⁵See, ^jI have told you beforehand. ²⁶So, if they say to you, ‘Look, ^khe is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. ^27lFor as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be ^mthe coming of the Son of Man. ²⁸ⁿWherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.