Israel is GOD’s Historical Showcase to the
Nations and Humanity , the Signs of the Times
Matthew 24:3-31 New King
James Version (NKJV)
The
Signs of the Times and the End of the Age
3 Now as 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?”
4 And Jesus
answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in My name,
saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. 6 And
you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for
all[a] these things must come
to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise
against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines,
pestilences,[b] and earthquakes in various places. 8 All
these are the beginning of sorrows.
9 “Then they
will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all
nations for My name’s sake. 10 And then
many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. 11 Then
many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. 12 And
because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But he who endures to the end shall be
saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the
end will come.
The
Great Tribulation
15 “Therefore
when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’[c] spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing
in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), 16 “then
let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let
him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. 18 And let him who is in the field not go
back to get his clothes. 19 But woe to
those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20 And pray that your flight may not be in
winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great
tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this
time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And unless those days were shortened,
no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake
those days will be shortened.
23 “Then if
anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not
believe it. 24 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great
signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See,
I have told you beforehand.
26 “Therefore
if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or
‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it. 27 For
as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 28 For
wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered
together.
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; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, 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. 31 And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.