Matthew 24
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Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple
1 # [ch. 21:23]; For ver. 1-51, see Mark 13:1-37; Luke 21:5-36 Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. 2But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, #Luke 19:44there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”
Signs of the End of the Age
3As he sat on #See ch. 21:1 the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him #[Mark 4:34] privately, saying, “Tell us, #[Acts 1:6, 7] when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your #ver. 27, 37, 39; See 1 Thess. 2:19 coming and of #See ch. 13:39the end of the age?” 4And Jesus answered them, #Jer. 29:8; Eph. 5:6; Col. 2:8; 2 Thess. 2:3; 1 John 3:7“See that no one leads you astray. 5For #ver. 11, 24; Jer. 14:14; 1 John 2:18 many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am #See ch. 1:17the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. 6And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you #2 Thess. 2:2 are not alarmed, for this #Rev. 1:1must take place, but the end is not yet. 7For #2 Chr. 15:6; [Rev. 6:4] nation will rise against nation, and #Isa. 19:2 kingdom against kingdom, and there will be #Acts 11:28; Rev. 6:8, 12famines and earthquakes in various places. 8All these are but the beginning of #John 16:21; Acts 2:24 (Gk.); Rom. 8:22the birth pains.
9 “Then # ch. 10:17, 21 they will deliver you up # ver. 21, 29; Rev. 2:10 to tribulation and # ch. 23:34; John 16:2 put you to death, and # See ch. 10:22 you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake. 10And then many will fall away#24:10 Or stumble and #ch. 10:21betray one another and hate one another. 11And many #See ch. 7:15 false prophets will arise #ver. 5, 24and lead many astray. 12And because lawlessness will be increased, #[Rev. 2:4]the love of many will grow cold. 13#See ch. 10:22But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14And this gospel of the kingdom #Rom. 10:18; Col. 1:6, 23; [Mark 14:9] will be proclaimed throughout the whole world #ch. 10:18 as a testimony #ch. 28:19 to all nations, and #[ver. 6]then the end will come.
The Abomination of Desolation
15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation #
Dan. 9:27; 11:31; 12:11 spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in # [John 11:48; Acts 6:13; 21:28] the holy place ( # [Dan. 9:22, 23, 25; Rev. 1:3] let the reader understand), 16then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17#Luke 17:31 Let the one who is on #See Luke 5:19the housetop not go down to take what is in his house, 18and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. 19And #Luke 23:29alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! 20Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. 21For then there will be #ver. 29; Dan. 12:1; [Rev. 7:14] great tribulation, #Rev. 16:18such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. 22And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for #ver. 24, 31; Isa. 65:8, 9; Luke 18:7; [ch. 22:14]the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. 23#Luke 17:23; [ver. 5, 26]Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. 24For #[1 John 2:18] false christs and #ver. 11 false prophets will arise and #Deut. 13:1-3; 2 Thess. 2:9-11; Rev. 13:13, 14; 16:14; 19:20; [Acts 8:9]perform great signs and wonders, #ver. 11 so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. 25See, #John 13:19; 14:29; [2 Pet. 3:17]I have told you beforehand. 26So, if they say to you, ‘Look, #Acts 21:38he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27#Luke 17:24 For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be #ver. 3, 37, 39the coming of the Son of Man. 28#Luke 17:37; [Job 39:30]Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.
The Coming of the Son of Man
29 “Immediately after # ver. 21 the tribulation of those days #
Isa. 13:10; 24:23; Ezek. 32:7; Joel 2:10, 31; 3:15; Acts 2:20; [Amos 5:20; 8:9; Zeph. 1:15; Rev. 6:12; 8:12] the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and #
Rev. 6:13; [Isa. 14:12; 34:4] the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30Then #Dan. 7:13 will appear in heaven #[ver. 3] the sign of the Son of Man, and then #Rev. 1:7; [Zech. 12:12] all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and #See ch. 16:27 they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven #ch. 26:64; Mark 9:1; [ch. 25:31]with power and great glory. 31And #ch. 13:41 he will send out his angels with a loud #1 Cor. 15:52; 1 Thess. 4:16 trumpet call, and they will #[ch. 23:37; 2 Thess. 2:1] gather #ver. 22, 24 his elect from #Dan. 7:2; Zech. 2:6; Rev. 7:1 the four winds, #Deut. 4:32; 30:4from one end of heaven to the other.
The Lesson of the Fig Tree
32 “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 33So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, #James 5:9; Rev. 3:20at the very gates. 34#See ch. 16:28Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 35#Ps. 102:26; Isa. 51:6; 2 Pet. 3:10; [ch. 5:18; Heb. 12:27] Heaven and earth will pass away, but #Ps. 119:89; Isa. 40:8; 1 Pet. 1:23, 25my words will not pass away.
No One Knows That Day and Hour
36 “But concerning that day and hour # ch. 25:13; 1 Thess. 5:1, 2 no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, # [Phil. 2:6, 7] nor the Son, # 24:36 Some manuscripts omit nor the Son # [Zech. 14:7; Acts 1:7] but the Father only. 37#Luke 17:26, 27 For as were the days of Noah, #ver. 27so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38#[See ver. 37 above] For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, #ch. 22:30 marrying and giving in marriage, until #Gen. 7:7-16the day when Noah entered the ark, 39and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, #[See ver. 37 above]so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 40Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. 41#Luke 17:35 Two women will be grinding #Ex. 11:5; Isa. 47:2at the mill; one will be taken and one left. 42Therefore, #Mark 14:34-38; Luke 12:37; 21:36; Acts 20:31; 1 Thess. 5:6 stay awake, for you do not know on what day #John 13:13your Lord is coming. 43#For ver. 43-51, [Luke 12:39-46] But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night #[1 Thess. 5:2; 2 Pet. 3:10; Rev. 3:3]the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. 44Therefore you also must be #ch. 25:10 ready, for #ver. 27the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
45 “Who then is # ch. 25:21; 1 Cor. 4:2; Heb. 3:5 the faithful and # ch. 7:24; 10:16; 25:2 wise servant, # 24:45 Or bondservant ; also verses 46, 48, 50 whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? 46#John 13:17; Rev. 16:15Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 47Truly, I say to you, #ch. 25:21, 23he will set him over all his possessions. 48But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master #ch. 25:5is delayed,’ 49and begins to beat his fellow servants#24:49 Or bondservants and eats and drinks with #1 Thess. 5:7drunkards, 50the master of that servant will come #2 Pet. 3:12; [ch. 25:13]on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know 51and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place #See ch. 8:12there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Matthew 24
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The Destruction of the Temple and Signs before the End
(Mark 13.1-23; Luke 21.5-24)
1And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to show him the buildings of the temple. 2And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? 4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8All these are the beginning of sorrows.
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Matt 10.22. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 10And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13#Matt 10.22. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
15 #
Dan 9.27; 11.31; 12.11. When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand,) 16then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains: 17#Luke 17.31. let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: 18neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. 19And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 20But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: 21#Dan 12.1; Rev 7.14. for then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. 23Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 24For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. 25Behold, I have told you before. 26#Luke 17.23,24. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. 27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 28#Luke 17.37. For wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
The Coming of the Son of Man
(Mark 13.24-31; Luke 21.25-33)
29 #
Isa 13.10; Ezek 32.7; Joel 2.31; Rev 6.12,13. Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30#Dan 7.13; Rev 1.7. and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 33so likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. 34Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. 35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
No Man Knoweth the Day and Hour
(Mark 13.32-37; Luke 17.26-36; 21.34-36)
36But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. 37#Gen 6.5-8. But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, 39#Gen 7.6-24. and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 40Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 41Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 42Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 43#Luke 12.39,40. But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. 44Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
The Unfaithful Servant
(Luke 12.41-48)
45Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? 46Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 47Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. 48But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; 49and shall begin to smite his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; 50the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, 51and shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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