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Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.

But he answered them, “You see all of these things, don’t you? Most certainly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone on another, that will not be thrown down.”

As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?”

Jesus answered them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray.

For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will lead many astray.

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren’t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.

But all these things are the beginning of birth pains.

“Then they will deliver you up to oppression and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name’s sake.

Then many will stumble, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.

Many false prophets will arise and will lead many astray.

Because iniquity will be multiplied, the love of many will grow cold.

But he who endures to the end will be saved.

This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

“When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house.

Let him who is in the field not return back to get his clothes.

But woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days!

Pray that your flight will not be in the winter nor on a Sabbath,

for then there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.

Unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the sake of the chosen ones, those days will be shortened.

“Then if any man tells you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘There!’ don’t believe it.

For false christs and false prophets will arise, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.

“Behold, I have told you beforehand.

“If therefore they tell you, ‘Behold, he is in the wilderness,’ don’t go out; or ‘Behold, he is in the inner rooms,’ don’t believe it.

For as the lightning flashes from the east, and is seen even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

For wherever the carcass is, that is where the vultures gather together.

“But immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken;

and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.

He will send out his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

“Now from the fig tree learn this parable: When its branch has now become tender and produces its leaves, you know that the summer is near.

Even so you also, when you see all these things, know that he is near, even at the doors.

Most certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things are accomplished.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

“But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

As the days of Noah were, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ship,

and they didn’t know until the flood came and took them all away, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and one will be left.

Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and one will be left.

Watch therefore, for you don’t know in what hour your Lord comes.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

Therefore also be ready, for in an hour that you don’t expect, the Son of Man will come.

“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

Blessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes.

Most certainly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has.

But if that evil servant should say in his heart, ‘My lord is delaying his coming,’

and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with the drunkards,

the lord of that servant will come in a day when he doesn’t expect it and in an hour when he doesn’t know it,

and will cut him in pieces and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. That is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.

وخَرَجَ يسوعُ مِنَ الهَيكَل، فدَنا إِليهِ تلاميذُه، وهو سائِرٌ، يَستَوقِفونَ نَظَرَه على أَبنِيَةِ الهَيكَل

فأَجابَهم: «أَتَرونَ هٰذا كُلَّه؟ الحقَّ أَقولُ لَكم: لن يُترَكَ هُنا حَجَرٌ على حَجَر، مِن غَيرِ أَن يُنقَض»

وبينَما هو جالسٌ في جَبَلِ الزَّيتون، دَنا مِنه تَلاميذُه فٱنفَرَدوا بِه وسأَلوه: «قُلْ لَنا متى تكونُ هٰذه الأُمور وما عَلامَةُ مَجيئِكَ ونِهايةِ العالَم؟»

فأَجابَهم يسوع: «إِيَّاكم أَن يُضِلَّكُم أَحَد!

فَسَوفَ يَأتي كثيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ مُنتَحِلينَ ٱسْمي يَقولون: «أَنا هو المسيح» ويُضِلُّونَ أُناسًا كثيرين

وستَسمَعونَ بِالحروبِ وبإِشاعاتٍ عنِ الحروب. فإِيَّاكم أَن تَفزَعوا، فلا بُدَّ مِن حُدوثِها، ولٰكن لا تكونُ النِّهايَةُ عِندَئِذٍ

فستَقومُ أُمَّةٌ على أُمَّة، ومَملَكَةٌ على مَملَكة، وتَحدُثُ مَجاعاتٌ وزَلازِلُ في أَماكِنَ كَثيرة

وهٰذا كُلُّه بَدءُ المَخاض

«وسَتُسلَمونَ عِندَئذٍ إِلى الضِّيقِ وتُقتَلون، ويُبغِضُكم جَميعُ الوَثَنِيِّينَ مِن أَجْلِ ٱسْمي

فيَعثُرُ أُناسٌ كثيرون. ويُسلِمُ بَعضُهم بَعضًا ويتباغَضون

ويَظهَرُ كثيرٌ مِنَ الأَنبياءِ الكَذَّابين ويُضِلُّونَ أُناسًا كثيرين

ويَزْدادُ الإِثْم، فتَفتُرُ المَحَبَّةُ في أَكثَرِ النَّاس

والَّذي يَثبُتُ إِلى النِّهايَةِ فذاكَ الَّذي يَخلُص

وستُعلَنُ بِشارَةُ المَلكوتِ هٰذه في المَعمورِ كُلِّه شَهادَةً لَدى الوَثَنِيِّينَ أَجمَعين، وحينَئِذٍ تَأتي النِّهاية

«فإِذا رَأَيتُمُ المُخَرِّبَ الشَّنيعَ الَّذي تَكَلَّمَ عليه النَّبِيُّ دانيال قائمًا في المَكانِ المُقَدَّس (لِيَفهَمِ القارئ)

فَلْيَهْرُبْ إِلى الجِبالِ مَن كانَ عِندَئِذٍ في اليَهودِيَّة

ومَن كانَ على السَّطْح، فلا يَنْزِلْ لِيَأخُذَ ما في بَيتِه

ومَن كانَ في الحَقْل، فلا يَرتَدَّ إِلى الوَراءِ لِيَأخُذَ رِداءَه

الوَيلُ لِلْحَوامِلِ والمُرضِعاتِ في تلكَ الأَيَّام

صلُّوا لِئَلَّا يَكونَ هَرَبُكم في الشِّتاء أَو في السَّبْت

فستَحدُثُ عِندَئِذٍ شِدَّةٌ عَظيمة لم يَحدُثْ مِثلُها مُنذُ بَدءِ الخَليقَةِ إِلى اليَوم، ولن يَحدُث

ولو لم تُقَصَّرْ تِلكَ الأَيَّام، لَما نَجا أَحَدٌ مِنَ البَشر. ولٰكِن مِن أَجلِ المُختارين، ستُقصَّرُ تلكَ الأَيَّام

فإِذا قالَ لَكم عِندَئذٍ أَحدٌ مِنَ النَّاس: «هاهُوَذا المَسيحُ هُنا» بل «هُنا»، فلا تُصَدِّقوه

فسَيَظْهَرُ مُسَحاءُ دَجَّالون وأَنبِياءُ كَذَّابون، يَأتونَ بِآياتٍ عَظيمَةٍ وأَعاجيبَ حتَّى إِنَّهم يُضِلُّونَ المُختارينَ أَنفُسَهم لو أَمكَنَ الأَمر

فها إِنِّي قد أَنْبَأتُكم

«فإِن قيلَ لَكم: «ها هُوَذا في البَرِّيَّة»، فلا تَخرُجوا إِليها، أَو «ها هُوَذا في المخابئ»، فلا تُصَدِّقوا

وكما أَنَّ البَرقَ يَخرُجُ مِنَ المَشرِقِ ويَلمَعُ حتَّى المَغرِب، فكذٰلِك يَكونُ مَجيءُ ٱبنِ الإِنسان

وحيثُ تَكونُ الجيفَةُ تَتَجَمَّعُ النُّسور

وعلى أَثرِ الشِّدَّةِ في تِلكَ الأَيَّام، تُظلِمُ الشَّمس، والقَمَرُ لا يُرسِلُ ضَوءَه، وتَتَساقَطُ النُّجومُ مِنَ السَّماء، وتَتَزَعزَعُ قُوَّاتُ السَّمَوات

وتَظهَرُ عِندَئِذٍ في السَّماءِ آيةُ ٱبنِ الإِنسان. فتَنتَحِبُ جميعُ قبائِلِ الأَرض، وتَرى ٱبنَ الإِنسانِ آتِيًا على غَمامِ السَّماء في تَمامِ العِزَّةِ والجَلال

ويُرسِلُ ملائِكَتَه ومَعَهُمُ البُوقُ الكَبير، فيَجمَعونَ الَّذينَ ٱختارَهم مِن جِهاتِ الرِّياحِ الأَربَع، مِن أَطرافِ السَّمَواتِ إِلى أَطرافِها الأُخرى

«مِنَ التِّينَةِ خُذُوا العِبْرة: فإِذا لانَت أَغصانُها ونبَتَت أَوراقُها، عَلِمتُم أَنَّ الصَّيفَ قَريب

وكذٰلكَ أَنتُم، إِذا رَأَيتُم هٰذِهِ الأُمورَ كُلَّها، فَٱعلَموا أَنَّ ٱبنَ الإِنسانِ قَريبٌ على الأَبواب

الحَقَّ أَقولُ لَكم: لَن يَزولَ هٰذا الجيلُ حتَّى تَحدُثَ هٰذِه الأُمورُ كُلُّها

السَّماءُ والأَرضُ تَزولان، وكلامي لن يَزول

فَأَمَّا ذٰلكَ اليومُ وتلكَ السَّاعَة، فما مِن أَحَدٍ يَعلَمُهما، لا مَلائكةُ السَّمَواتِ ولا الِٱبنُ إِلَّا الآبُ وَحْدَه

«وكما كانَ الأَمرُ في أَيَّامِ نوح، فكذٰلكَ يكونُ عِندَ مَجيءِ ٱبنِ الإِنسان

فكَما كانَ النَّاسُ، في الأَيَّامِ التي تَقَدَّمَتِ الطُّوفان، يَأكُلونَ ويَشرَبونَ ويَتَزوَّجونَ ويُزَوِّجونَ بَناتِهِم، إِلى يَومَ دخَلَ نوحٌ السَّفينَة

وما كانوا يَتَوَقَّعونَ شَيئًا، حتَّى جاءَ الطُّوفانُ فجَرَفهم أَجمَعين، فكذٰلكَ يَكونُ مَجيءُ ٱبنِ الإِنسان

يَكونُ عِندَئِذٍ رَجُلانِ في الحَقْل، فيُقبَضُ أَحَدُهما ويُترَكُ الآخَر

وتكونُ ٱمرأَتانِ تَطحَنانِ بِالرَّحَى فتُقبَضُ إِحداهما وتُترَكُ الأُخرى

فَٱسهَروا إِذًا، لِأَنَّكُم لا تَعلَمونَ أَيَّ يَومٍ يَأتي ربُّكم

وتَعلَمونَ أَنَّه لو عَرَفَ رَبُّ البَيتِ أَيَّ ساعَةٍ مِنَ اللَّيلِ يَأتي السَّارِق لَسَهِرَ ولم يَدَعْ بَيتَه يُنقَب

لِذٰلكَ كونوا أَنتُم أَيضًا مُستَعِدِّين، ففي السَّاعَةِ الَّتي لا تَتَوَقَّعونَها يأتي ٱبنُ الإِنسان

«فمَن تُراه الخادِمَ الأَمينَ العاقِل، الَّذي أَقامَه سَيِّدُه على أَهلِ بَيتِه، لِيُعطِيَهُمُ الطَّعامَ في وَقتِه؟

طوبى لِذٰلكَ الخادِمِ الَّذي إِذا جاءَ سَيِّدُه وَجَدَه مُنصَرِفًا إِلى عَمَلِه هٰذا!

اَلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ يُقِيمُهُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ أَمْوَالِهِ.

أَمَّا إِذا قالَ الخادِمُ الشِّرِّيرُ هٰذا في قَلْبِه: «إِنَّ سَيِّدي يُبطِئ»

وأَخَذَ يَضرِبُ أَصحابَه، ويَأكُلُ ويَشرَبُ مَعَ السِّكِّيرين

فيَأتي سَيِّدُ ذٰلكَ الخادِمِ في يَومٍ لا يَتَوَقَّعُه، وساعَةٍ لا يَعلَمُها

فيَفْصِلُه ويَجزيه جَزاءَ المُنافقين، وهُناكَ البُكاءُ وصريفُ الأَسنان