Matthew 24
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1Now when Yeshua went out and was going away from the Temple, His disciples came up to point out to Him the Temple buildings.
2“Don’t you see all these?” He responded to them. “Amen, I tell you, not one stone will be left here on top of another—every one will be torn down!”
Signs of the End of Time
3As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen? What will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”
4Yeshua answered them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray!
5For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will lead many astray.
6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must happen but it is not yet the end.
7For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
8But all these things are only the beginning of birth pains.
9“Then they will hand you over to persecution and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of My name.
10And then many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one other.
11Many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.
12Because lawlessness will multiply, the love of many will grow cold.
13But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
14This Good News of the kingdom shall be proclaimed in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.
15“So when you see ‘the abomination of desolation,’ which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the Holy Place (let the reader understand),
16then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.
17The one on the roof must not go down to take what is in his house,
18and the one in the field must not turn back to get his coat.
19Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!
20Pray that your escape will not happen in winter, or on Shabbat.
21For then there will be great trouble, such as has not happened since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.
22And unless those days were cut short, no one would be delivered. But for the sake of the chosen, those days will be cut short.
23“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here’s the Messiah,’ or ‘There He is,’ do not believe it.
24For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and show great signs and wonders so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.
25See, I have told you beforehand.
26“So if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. Or, ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
27For just as lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so also will be the coming of the Son of Man.
28For wherever the carcass is, there the vultures will gather.
29“But immediately after the trouble of those days, ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light and the stars will fall from heaven and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
30Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the land will mourn, and they will see ‘the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven’ with power and great glory.
31He will send out His angels with a great shofar, and they will gather together His chosen from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.”
Watching for Messiah’s Return
32“Now learn the parable from the fig tree. When its branch becomes tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.
33So also, when you see all these things, know that it is near, at the door.
34Amen, I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things happen.
35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
36But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven nor the Son, except the Father alone.
37“For just as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
38For in those days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark.
39And they did not understand until the flood came and swept them all away. So shall it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
40Then two men will be in the field, one taken and one left.
41Two women will be grinding at the mill, one taken and one left.
42Therefore stay alert; for you do not know what day your Lord is coming.
43But know this, that if the master of the house had known what time the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and not let his house be broken into.
44So you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
The Faithful Servant
45“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master put in charge of his household to give them food at the proper time?
46Blessed is that servant whose master finds him so doing when he comes.
47Amen, I tell you, his master will put him in charge of all his possessions.
48But if that wicked servant says in his heart, ‘My master is taking a long time,’
49and he begins to beat his fellow servants, and he eats and drinks with drunkards,
50the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know.
51And he will cut him in two and assign his place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
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Matthew 24
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Routine History
1-2Jesus then left the Temple. As he walked away, his disciples pointed out how very impressive the Temple architecture was. Jesus said, “You’re not impressed by all this sheer size, are you? The truth of the matter is that there’s not a stone in that building that is not going to end up in a pile of rubble.”
3Later as he was sitting on Mount Olives, his disciples approached and asked him, “Tell us, when are these things going to happen? What will be the sign of your coming, that the time’s up?”
4-8Jesus said, “Watch out for doomsday deceivers. Many leaders are going to show up with forged identities, claiming, ‘I am Christ, the Messiah.’ They will deceive a lot of people. When reports come in of wars and rumored wars, keep your head and don’t panic. This is routine history; this is no sign of the end. Nation will fight nation and ruler fight ruler, over and over. Famines and earthquakes will occur in various places. This is nothing compared to what is coming.
9-10“They are going to throw you to the wolves and kill you, everyone hating you because you carry my name. And then, going from bad to worse, it will be dog-eat-dog, everyone at each other’s throat, everyone hating each other.
11-12“In the confusion, lying preachers will come forward and deceive a lot of people. For many others, the overwhelming spread of evil will do them in—nothing left of their love but a mound of ashes.
13-14“Staying with it—that’s what God requires. Stay with it to the end. You won’t be sorry, and you’ll be saved. All during this time, the good news—the Message of the kingdom—will be preached all over the world, a witness staked out in every country. And then the end will come.
The Monster of Desecration
15-20“But be ready to run for it when you see the monster of desecration set up in the Temple sanctuary. The prophet Daniel described this. If you’ve read Daniel, you’ll know what I’m talking about. If you’re living in Judea at the time, run for the hills; if you’re working in the yard, don’t return to the house to get anything; if you’re out in the field, don’t go back and get your coat. Pregnant and nursing mothers will have it especially hard. Hope and pray this won’t happen during the winter or on a Sabbath.
21-22“This is going to be trouble on a scale beyond what the world has ever seen, or will see again. If these days of trouble were left to run their course, nobody would make it. But on account of God’s chosen people, the trouble will be cut short.
The Arrival of the Son of Man
23-25“If anyone tries to flag you down, calling out, ‘Here’s the Messiah!’ or points, ‘There he is!’ don’t fall for it. Fake Messiahs and lying preachers are going to pop up everywhere. Their impressive credentials and bewitching performances will pull the wool over the eyes of even those who ought to know better. But I’ve given you fair warning.
26-28“So if they say, ‘Run to the country and see him arrive!’ or, ‘Quick, get downtown, see him come!’ don’t give them the time of day. The Arrival of the Son of Man isn’t something you go to see. He comes like swift lightning to you! Whenever you see crowds gathering, think of carrion vultures circling, moving in, hovering over a rotting carcass. You can be quite sure that it’s not the living Son of Man pulling in those crowds.
29“Following those hard times,
Sun will fade out,
moon cloud over,
Stars fall out of the sky,
cosmic powers tremble.
30-31“Then, the Arrival of the Son of Man! It will fill the skies—no one will miss it. Unready people all over the world, outsiders to the splendor and power, will raise a huge lament as they watch the Son of Man blazing out of heaven. At that same moment, he’ll dispatch his angels with a trumpet-blast summons, pulling in God’s chosen from the four winds, from pole to pole.
32-35“Take a lesson from the fig tree. From the moment you notice its buds form, the merest hint of green, you know summer’s just around the corner. So it is with you: When you see all these things, you’ll know he’s at the door. Don’t take this lightly. I’m not just saying this for some future generation, but for all of you. This age continues until all these things take place. Sky and earth will wear out; my words won’t wear out.
36“But the exact day and hour? No one knows that, not even heaven’s angels, not even the Son. Only the Father knows.
37-39a “The Arrival of the Son of Man will take place in times like Noah’s. Before the great flood everyone was carrying on as usual, having a good time right up to the day Noah boarded the ark. They knew nothing—until the flood hit and swept everything away.
39b-44 “The Son of Man’s Arrival will be like that: Two men will be working in the field—one will be taken, one left behind; two women will be grinding at the mill—one will be taken, one left behind. So stay awake, alert. You have no idea what day your Master will show up. But you do know this: You know that if the homeowner had known what time of night the burglar would arrive, he would have been there with his dogs to prevent the break-in. Be vigilant just like that. You have no idea when the Son of Man is going to show up.
45-47“Who here qualifies for the job of overseeing the kitchen? A person the Master can depend on to feed the workers on time each day. Someone the Master can drop in on unannounced and always find him doing his job. A God-blessed man or woman, I tell you. It won’t be long before the Master will put this person in charge of the whole operation.
48-51“But if that person only looks out for himself, and the minute the Master is away does what he pleases—abusing the help and throwing drunken parties for his friends—the Master is going to show up when he least expects it, and it won’t be pretty. He’ll end up in the dump with the hypocrites, out in the cold shivering, teeth chattering.”
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