JERUSALEM THAT KILLETH THE PROPHETS
And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him,
"Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!"
And Jesus answering said unto him, "Seest thou these great buildings?
There shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be
thrown down."
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter
and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, "Tell us, when shall
these things be, and what shall be the sign when all these things shall
be fulfilled?"
And Jesus answering them began to say:
"Take heed lest any man deceive you: for many shall come in my name,
saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And when ye shall hear of
wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must
needs be; but the end shall not be yet. For nation shall rise against
nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in
divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the
beginnings of sorrows.
"But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to
councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be
brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against
them. And the gospel must first be published among all nations. But
when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought
beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but
whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is
not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost. Now the brother shall betray
the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise
up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death. And
ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall
endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
"But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by
Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth
understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains: and
let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither
enter therein, to take any thing out of his house: and let him that is
in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment. But woe
to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. For in those days
shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation
which God created unto this time, neither shall be. And except that
the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for
the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. And
then if any man shall say to you, 'Lo, here is Christ;' or, 'lo, he is
there;' believe him not: for false Christs and false prophets shall
rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible,
even the elect. But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all
things.
"But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened,
and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars of heaven shall
fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. And then
shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and
glory. And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together
his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to
the uttermost part of heaven.
"Now, learn a parable of the fig tree; when her branch is yet tender,
and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: so ye in like
manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is
nigh, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, that this generation
shall not pass, till all these things be done. Heaven and earth shall
pass away: but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and that
hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither
the Son, but the Father. Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not
when the time is. For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey,
who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every
man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. Watch ye therefore:
for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at
midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning: lest coming
suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto all,
Watch."