Matthew 24:16-28

16“then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.

17A man on the housetop must not come down to get things out of his house,

18and a man in the field must not go back to get his coat.

19Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days!

20Pray that your escape may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.

21For at that time there will be great distress, the kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again.

22Unless those days were cut short, no one would be saved. But those days will be cut short because of the elect.

23“If anyone tells you then, ‘See, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Over here!’ do not believe it.

24For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

25Take note: I have told you in advance.

26So if they tell you, ‘See, he’s in the wilderness! ’ don’t go out; or, ‘See, he’s in the storerooms! ’ do not believe it.

27For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

28Wherever the carcass is, there the vultures will gather.