23:39. For I say to you, you shall not see me henceforth till you say: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Matthew Chapter 24 Christ foretells the destruction of the temple, with the signs that shall come before it and before the last judgment. We must always watch. 24:1. And Jesus being come out of the temple, went away. And his disciples came to shew him the buildings of the temple. 24:2. And he answering, said to them: Do you see all these things? Amen I say to you, there shall not be left here a stone upon a stone that shall not be destroyed. 24:3. And when he was sitting on mount Olivet, the disciples came to him privately, saying: Tell us when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of thy coming and of the consummation of the world? 24:4. And Jesus answering, said to them: Take heed that no man seduce you. 24:5. For many will come in my name saying, I am Christ. And they will seduce many. 24:6. And you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that ye be not troubled. For these things must come to pass: but the end is not yet. 24:7. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: And there shall be pestilences and famines and earthquakes in places. 24:8. Now all these are the beginnings of sorrows. 24:9. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted and shall put you to death: and you shall be hated by all nations for my name's sake. 24:10. And then shall many be scandalized and shall betray one another and shall hate one another. 24:11. And many false prophets shall rise and shall seduce many. 24:12. And because iniquity hath abounded, the charity of many shall grow cold. 24:13. But he that shall persevere to the end, he shall be saved. 24:14. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world, for a testimony to all nations: and then shall the consummation come. 24:15. When therefore you shall see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place: he that readeth let him understand. 24:16. Then they that are in Judea, let them flee to the mountains: 24:17. And he that is on the housetop, let him not come down to take any thing out of his house: 24:18. And he that is in the field, let him not go back to take his coat. 24:19. And woe to them that are with child and that give suck in those days. 24:20. But pray that your flight be not in the winter or on the sabbath. 24:21. For there shall be then great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, neither shall be. 24:22. And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh should be saved: but for the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened. 24:23. Then if any man shall say to you, Lo here is Christ, or there: do not believe him. 24:24. For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets and shall shew great signs and wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even the elect.