1 [24:1]AND Jesus went out and departed from the temple; and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple. [24:2]And he answered and said to them, Do you not see all these things? I tell you truly, there shall not be left here stone upon stone that shall not be thrown down. [24:3]And as he sat on the Mount of Olives the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us when these things shall be; and what shall be the sign of your coming, and of the consummation of the world? [24:4]And Jesus answered and said to them, See that no man deceives you; [24:5]for many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and shall deceive many. [24:6]And you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you be not terrified, for all things must be accomplished; but the end is not yet. [24:7]For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in different places; [24:8]but all these things are the beginning of sorrows. 2 [24:9]Then they shall deliver you to affliction, and kill you, and you shall be hated by all nations on my account; [24:10]and then many shall be offended, and shall betray one another, and hate one another; [24:11]and many false prophets shall be raised up and deceive many, [24:12]and because wickedness shall abound the love of the many shall become cold: [24:13]but he that endures to the end shall be saved. [24:14]And this good news of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all nations; and then shall the end come. 3 [24:15]When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place--let him that reads understand,-- [24:16]then let those in Judea flee to the mountains. [24:17]Let not him that is on his house come down to take the things from his house; [24:18]and let not him that is in the field return back to take his clothes; [24:19]and woe to those with child and giving nurse in those days! [24:20]But pray that your flight may not be in the winter, nor on the Sabbath; [24:21]for at that time there shall be great affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the world even till now, nor ever shall be. [24:22]And unless those days were shortened no flesh would be saved: but on account of the elect those days shall be shortened. 4 [24:23]Then if one says to you, Behold, here is the Christ, or there! believe it not. [24:24]For false Christs and false prophets shall be raised up, and shall show great signs and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect. [24:25]Behold, I have told you before. [24:26]If, therefore, they say to you, Behold he is in the wilderness, go not forth; Behold he is in private rooms, believe it not. [24:27]For as the lightning comes forth from the East, and shines even to the West, so shall the coming of the Son of man be. [24:28] Wherever the dead body is, there will the eagles be gathered together.