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Signs of Christ's Return |
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Matthew 24:1
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Jesus came out from the temple and was going
away when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him. |
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Matthew 24:2
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And He said to them, "Do
you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone here will be left
upon another, which will not be torn down." |
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Matthew 24:3
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As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the
disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things happen,
and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?" |
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Matthew 24:4
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And Jesus answered and said to them, "See
to it that no one misleads you. |
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Matthew 24:5
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For many will come in
My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many. |
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Matthew 24:6
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will be hearing of wars
and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take
place, but that is not yet the end. |
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Matthew 24:7
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For nation will rise against
nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines
and earthquakes. |
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Matthew 24:8
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But all these things are
merely the beginning of birth pangs. |
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Matthew 24:9
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"Then they will deliver
you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because
of My name. |
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Matthew 24:10
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At that time many will
fall away and will betray one another and hate one another. |
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Matthew 24:11
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Many false prophets will
arise and will mislead many. |
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Matthew 24:12
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Because lawlessness is
increased, most people's love will grow cold. |
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Matthew 24:13
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But the one who endures
to the end, he will be saved. |
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Matthew 24:14
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This gospel of the kingdom
shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then
the end will come. |
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Perilous Times |
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Matthew 24:15
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"Therefore when you see
the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet,
standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), |
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Matthew 24:16
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then those who are in
Judea must flee to the mountains. |
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Matthew 24:17
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Whoever is on the housetop
must not go down to get the things out that are in his house. |
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Matthew 24:18
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Whoever is in the field
must not turn back to get his cloak. |
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Matthew 24:19
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But woe to those who are
pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! |
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Matthew 24:20
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But pray that your flight
will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath. |
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Matthew 24:21
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For then there will be
a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world
until now, nor ever will. |
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Matthew 24:22
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Unless those days had
been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those
days will be cut short. |
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Matthew 24:23
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Then if anyone says to
you, 'Behold, here is the Christ,' or 'There He is,' do not believe him. |
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Matthew 24:24
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For false Christs and
false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead,
if possible, even the elect. |
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Matthew 24:25
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Behold, I have told you
in advance. |
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Matthew 24:26
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So if they say to you,
'Behold, He is in the wilderness,' do not go out, or, 'Behold, He is in the inner
rooms,' do not believe them. |
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Matthew 24:27
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For just as the lightning
comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son
of Man be. |
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Matthew 24:28
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Wherever the corpse is,
there the vultures will gather. |
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The Glorious Return |
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Matthew 24:29
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"But immediately after
the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT
GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens
will be shaken. |
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Matthew 24:30
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And then the sign of the
Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn,
and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and
great glory. |
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Matthew 24:31
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And He will send forth
His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the
four winds, from one end of the sky to the other. |
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Parable of the Fig Tree |
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Matthew 24:32
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"Now learn the parable
from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its
leaves, you know that summer is near; |
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Matthew 24:33
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so, you too, when you
see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door. |
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Matthew 24:34
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Truly I say to you, this
generation will not pass away until all these things take place. |
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Matthew 24:35
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Heaven and earth will
pass away, but My words will not pass away. |
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Matthew 24:36
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"But of that day and hour
no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. |
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Matthew 24:37
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For the coming of the
Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. |
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Matthew 24:38
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For as in those days before
the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until
the day that Noah entered the ark, |
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Matthew 24:39
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and they did not understand
until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of
Man be. |
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Matthew 24:40
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Then there will be two
men in the field; one will be taken and one will be left. |
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Matthew 24:41
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Two women will be grinding
at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left. |
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Be Ready for His Coming |
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Matthew 24:42
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"Therefore be on the alert,
for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. |
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Matthew 24:43
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But be sure of this, that
if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming,
he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken
into. |
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Matthew 24:44
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For this reason you also
must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He
will. |
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Matthew 24:45
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"Who then is the faithful
and sensible slave whom his master put in charge of his household to give them
their food at the proper time? |
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Matthew 24:46
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Blessed is that slave
whom his master finds so doing when he comes. |
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Matthew 24:47
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Truly I say to you that
he will put him in charge of all his possessions. |
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Matthew 24:48
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But if that evil slave
says in his heart, 'My master is not coming for a long time,' |
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Matthew 24:49
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and begins to beat his
fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards; |
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Matthew 24:50
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the master of that slave
will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not
know, |
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Matthew 24:51
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and will cut him in pieces
and assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping
and gnashing of teeth. |
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