Mark 13:22-30

22Some people will even say, “I am the Messiah.” Other people will say, “I am a prophet from God.” But their words will be false. They will do strange and powerful things for people to see. If possible, they would even deceive the people that God has chosen.

23So watch out! I have told you about all these things before they happen.

24Then, after all these bad things have happened, the sun will become dark. The moon will not shine any more.

25Stars will fall out of the sky. And the powerful things in the sky will shake.

26Then people will see the Son of Man. He will come in the clouds. He will have great power and bright glory.

27Then he will send his angels. They will go in every direction, to every part of the earth and to every part of the sky. They will bring together all the people that God has chosen.

28Here is a lesson for you to learn about the fig tree. When the new branches on the tree start to grow, the leaves appear. Then you know that the summer will begin soon.

29In the same way, you will see these strange things happening. Then you will know that the Son of Man will come very soon. He will be like someone at the door who is ready to come in.

30I tell you this: The people who are alive now will not all die until all these things happen.