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For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles. These are the beginnings of sorrows.
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But watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony to them.
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And the gospel must first be preached to all the nations.
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But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.
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Now brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.
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And you will be hated by all for My name's sake. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
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"So when you see the 'abomination of desolation,' spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not" (let the reader understand), "then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
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Let him who is on the housetop not go down into the house, nor enter to take anything out of his house.
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And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.
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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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And pray that your flight may not be in winter.
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For 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.
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And 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.
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Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'Look, He is there!' do not believe it.
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For false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
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But take heed; see, I have told you all things beforehand.
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"But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
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the stars of heaven will fall, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
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Then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
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And then He will send His angels, and gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of earth to the farthest part of heaven.
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"Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.