1Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. (太21:23; 可13:1; 路21:5)2But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” (路19:44)
Signs of the End of the Age
3As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” (太13:39; 太21:1; 太24:27; 太24:37; 太24:39; 可4:34; 徒1:6; 帖前2:19)4And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray. (耶29:8; 弗5:6; 西2:8; 帖后2:3; 约一3:7)5For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. (耶14:14; 太1:17; 太24:11; 太24:24; 约一2:18)6And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. (帖后2:2; 启1:1)7For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. (代下15:6; 赛19:2; 徒11:28; 启6:4; 启6:8; 启6:12)8All these are but the beginning of the birth pains. (约16:21; 徒2:24; 羅8:22)9“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake. (太10:17; 太10:21; 太10:22; 太23:34; 太24:21; 太24:29; 约16:2; 启2:10)10And then many will fall away[1] and betray one another and hate one another. (太10:21)11And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. (太7:15; 太24:5; 太24:24)12And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. (启2:4)13But the one who endures to the end will be saved. (太10:22)14And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. (太10:18; 太24:6; 太28:19; 可14:9; 羅10:18; 西1:6; 西1:23)
The Abomination of Desolation
15“So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), (但9:22; 但9:25; 但9:27; 但11:31; 但12:11; 约11:48; 徒6:13; 徒21:28; 启1:3)16then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.17Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house, (路5:19; 路17:31)18and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak.19And alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! (路23:29)20Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.21For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. (但12:1; 太24:29; 启7:14; 启16:18)22And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. (赛65:8; 太22:14; 太24:24; 太24:31; 路18:7)23Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. (太24:5; 太24:26; 路17:23)24For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. (申13:1; 太24:11; 徒8:9; 帖后2:9; 约一2:18; 启13:13; 启16:14; 启19:20)25See, I have told you beforehand. (约13:19; 约14:29; 彼后3:17)26So, if they say to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. (徒21:38)27For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. (太24:3; 太24:37; 太24:39; 路17:24)28Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather. (伯39:30; 路17:37)
The Coming of the Son of Man
29“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. (赛13:10; 赛14:12; 赛24:23; 赛34:4; 结32:7; 珥2:10; 珥2:31; 珥3:15; 摩5:20; 摩8:9; 番1:15; 太24:21; 徒2:20; 启6:12; 启6:13; 启8:12)30Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (但7:13; 亚12:12; 太16:27; 太24:3; 太25:31; 太26:64; 可9:1; 启1:7)31And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. (申4:32; 申30:4; 但7:2; 亚2:6; 太13:41; 太23:37; 太24:22; 太24:24; 林前15:52; 帖前4:16; 帖后2:1; 启7:1)
The Lesson of the Fig Tree
32“From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.33So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates. (雅5:9; 启3:20)34Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. (太16:28)35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. (诗102:26; 诗119:89; 赛40:8; 赛51:6; 太5:18; 來12:27; 彼前1:23; 彼前1:25; 彼后3:10)
No One Knows That Day and Hour
36“But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son,[2] but the Father only. (亚14:7; 太25:13; 徒1:7; 腓2:6; 帖前5:1)37For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. (太24:27; 路17:26)38For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, (创7:7; 太22:30; 太24:37)39and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. (太24:37)40Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left.41Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left. (出11:5; 赛47:2; 路17:35)42Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. (可14:34; 路12:37; 路21:36; 约13:13; 徒20:31; 帖前5:6)43But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. (路12:39; 帖前5:2; 彼后3:10; 启3:3)44Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. (太24:27; 太25:10)45“Who then is the faithful and wise servant,[3] whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? (太7:24; 太10:16; 太25:2; 太25:21; 林前4:2; 來3:5)46Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. (约13:17; 启16:15)47Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. (太25:21; 太25:23)48But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed,’ (太25:5)49and begins to beat his fellow servants[4] and eats and drinks with drunkards, (帖前5:7)50the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know (太25:13; 彼后3:12)51and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (太8:12)