Sep. 10, 2024

Mar 13:15  Let no one on the housetop go down or enter the house to take anything out. 

Mar 13:16  Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. 

Mar 13:17  How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 

Mar 13:18  Pray that this will not take place in winter, 

Mar 13:19  because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world, until now—and never to be equaled again. 

Mar 13:20  "If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them. 

Mar 13:21  At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Messiah!' or, 'Look, there he is!' do not believe it. 

Mar 13:22  For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 

Mar 13:23  So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time. 

The Coming of the Son of Man

Mar 13:24  "But in those days, following that distress, "'the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; 

Mar 13:25  the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.' 

Mar 13:26  "At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 

Mar 13:27  And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens. 

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

Mar 13:28  "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 

Mar 13:29  Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it is near, right at the door. 

Mar 13:30  Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 

Mar 13:31  Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. 

No One Knows That Day or Hour

Mar 13:32  "But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 

Mar 13:33  Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come. 

Mar 13:34  It's like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch. 

Mar 13:35  "Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. 

Mar 13:36  If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 

Mar 13:37  What I say to you, I say to everyone: 'Watch!'"