Matthew 24:15–28

The Great Tribulation

¹⁵“So when you see the abomination that causes desolation, ^ijspoken of by the prophet Daniel, ^kstanding in the holy place” ^l(let the reader understand ^m), ¹⁶“then those in Judea must flee to the mountains! ¹⁷A man on the housetop ⁿmust not come down to get things out of his house. ^o18And a man in the field must not go back to get his clothes. ¹⁹Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days! ²⁰Pray that your escape may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. ²¹For at that time there will be great tribulation, ^pthe kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again! ²²Unless those days were limited, no one would ^qsurvive. ^rBut those days will be limited because of the elect. ^s

²³“If anyone tells you then, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ ^tor, ‘Over here!’ do not believe it! ^u24False messiahs ^vand false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, ^wif possible, even the elect. ²⁵Take note: I have told you in advance. ²⁶So if they tell you, ‘Look, He’s in the wilderness!’ don’t go out; ‘Look, He’s in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it. ²⁷For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the ^•Son of Man. ^x28Wherever the carcass is, there the vultures ^ywill gather. ^z