024:004 "Take care that no one misleads you," answered Jesus; 024:005 "for many will come assuming my name and saying `I am the Christ;' and they will mislead many. 024:006 And before long you will hear of wars and rumours of wars. Do not be alarmed, for such things must be; but the End is not yet. 024:007 For nation will rise in arms against nation, kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places; 024:008 but all these miseries are but like the early pains of childbirth. 024:009 "At that time they will deliver you up to punishment and will put you to death; and you will be objects of hatred to all the nations because you are called by my name. 024:010 Then will many stumble and fall, and they will betray one another and hate one another. 024:011 Many false prophets will rise up and lead multitudes astray; 024:012 and because of the prevalent disregard of God's law the love of the great majority will grow cold; 024:013 but those who stand firm to the End shall be saved. 024:014 And this Good News of the Kingdom shall be proclaimed throughout the whole world to set the evidence before all the Gentiles; and then the End will come. 024:015 "When you have seen (to use the language of the Prophet Daniel) the `Abomination of Desolation', standing in the Holy Place"-- let the reader observe those words-- 024:016 "then let those who are in Judaea escape to the hills; 024:017 let him who is on the roof not go down to fetch what is in his house; 024:018 nor let him who is outside the city stay to pick up his outer garment. 024:019 And alas for the women who at that time are with child or have infants! 024:020 "But pray that your flight may not be in winter, nor on the Sabbath; 024:021 for it will be a time of great suffering, such as never has been from the beginning of the world till now, and assuredly never will be again. 024:022 And if those days had not been cut short, no one would escape; but for the sake of God's own People those days will be cut short. 024:023 "If at that time any one should say to you, `See, here is the Christ!' or `Here!' give no credence to it. 024:024 For there will rise up false Christs and false prophets, displaying wonderful signs and prodigies, so as to deceive, were it possible, even God's own People. 024:025 Remember, I have forewarned you. 024:026 If therefore they should say to you, `See, He is in the Desert!' do not go out there: or `See, He is indoors in the room!' do not believe it. 024:027 For just as the lightning flashes in the east and is seen to the very west, so will be the Coming of the Son of Man. 024:028 Wherever the dead body is, there will the vultures flock together.