Matthew 24:30–41

³⁰“Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the peoples of the earth ^bwill mourn; ^cand they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. ^d31He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet, ^eand they will gather His elect from the four winds, ^ffrom one end of the sky to the other.

The Parable of the Fig Tree

³²“Now learn this parable ^gfrom the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near. ³³In the same way, when you see all these things, recognize ^hthat He ⁱis near—at the door! ^j34I assure you: This generation will certainly not pass away until all these things take place. ^k35Heaven and earth will pass away, ^lbut My words will never pass away. ^m

No One Knows the Day or Hour

³⁶“Now concerning that day and hour no one knows—neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son ⁿ—except the Father only. ^o37As the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be. ³⁸For in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah boarded the ark. ^p39They didn’t know ^quntil the flood came and swept them all away. So this is the way the coming of the Son of Man will be: ⁴⁰Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and one left. ⁴¹Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and one left. ^r