Matthew 24:5-28

5For 1many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the 2Christ,’ and will mislead many. 6You will be hearing of 3wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. 7For 4nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be 5famines and earthquakes. 86But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.

9“7Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and 8you will be hated by all nations because of My name. 10At that time many will 910fall away and will 11betray one another and hate one another. 11Many 12false prophets will arise and will mislead many. 12Because lawlessness is increased, 13most people’s love will grow cold. 1314But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. 14This 15gospel of the kingdom 16shall be preached in the whole 1718world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

15“Therefore when you see the 19abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in 20the holy place (21let the reader understand), 16then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. 1722Whoever is on 23the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house. 1824Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. 19But 25woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath. 21For then there will be a 26great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will. 22Unless those days had been cut short, no 27life would have been saved; but for 28the sake of the 29elect those days will be cut short. 2330Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the 31Christ,’ or ‘32There He is,’ do not believe him. 24For false Christs and 33false prophets will arise and will 34show great 3536signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even 37the 38elect. 25Behold, I have told you in advance. 26So if they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Behold, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe them. 2739For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the 40coming of the 41Son of Man be. 2842Wherever the corpse is, there the 43vultures will gather.