Matthew 24:4–26

⁴Then Jesus replied to them: “Watch out that no one deceives ^uyou. ⁵For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the ^•Messiah,’ and they will deceive many. ^v6You are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, because these things must take place, but the end is not yet. ⁷For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines ^wxand earthquakes in various places. ^y8All these events are the beginning of birth pains. ^z

Persecutions Predicted

⁹“Then they will hand you over for persecution, ^aand they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of My name. ^b10Then many will ^•take offense, betray one another and hate one another. ¹¹Many false prophets ^cwill rise up and deceive many. ¹²Because lawlessness ^dwill multiply, the love of many will grow cold. ¹³But the one who endures to the end will be delivered. ^e14This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world ^fas a testimony to all nations. ^gAnd then the end will come. ^h

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.