Matthew 24:6-14

6You will hear about wars. You will hear reports about wars in other places. But you must not be afraid. Those things must happen first, but it is not yet the end of everything.

7People in one country will attack the people in another country. Kings and their armies will fight against other kings and their armies. In some places, people will be hungry, with no food. The ground will shake in many different places.

8All those things will be like the first pains that a mother has before her baby is born.

9Then people will take hold of you and they will give you pain. They will even kill some of you. People in every country will hate you because you are my disciples.

10At that time, many people who believe in me will stop believing. They will put some of my disciples in the power of their rulers. They will hate each other.

11Also at that time, many people will say that they are prophets from God. Their message is false, but many people will believe them.

12More and more people everywhere will be doing very bad things. Because of this, many people will no longer love each other in the way that they did before.

13But God will save the person who remains strong until the end.

14People will tell the good news about God's kingdom to people all over the world. People in every country will hear the true message from God. Then God will cause the world to come to an end.