Mark 13:14–27

^14r“So when you see the ^s‘abomination of desolation,’ ⁶spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not” (let the reader understand), “then ^tlet those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ¹⁵Let him who is on the housetop not go down into the house, nor enter to take anything out of his house. ¹⁶And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. ^17uBut woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! ¹⁸And pray that your flight may not be in winter. ^19vFor in those days there will be tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the creation which God created until this time, nor ever shall be. ²⁰And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake, whom He chose, He shortened the days.

^21w“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘Look, He is there!’ do not believe it. ²²For false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and ^xwonders to deceive, if possible, even the ⁷elect. ²³But ^ytake heed; see, I have told you all things beforehand.

The Second Coming

Matt. 24:29–31; Luke 21:25–28

^24z “But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; ²⁵the stars of heaven will fall, and the powers in the heavens will be ^ashaken. ^26bThen they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. ²⁷And then He will send His angels, and gather together His ⁸elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of earth to the farthest part of heaven.