And Jesus departed from the temple and went away. And his disciples approached him, so as to show him the buildings of the temple
But he said to them in response: “Do you see all these things? Amen I say to you, there shall not remain here stone upon stone, which is not torn down.
Then, when he was seated at the Mount of Olives, the disciples drew near to him privately, saying: “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of your advent and of the consummation of the age?
And answering, Jesus said to them: “Pay attention, lest someone lead you astray
For many will come in my name saying, ‘I am the Christ.’ And they will lead many astray
For you will hear of battles and rumors of battles. Take care not to be disturbed. For these things must be, but the end is not so soon
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be pestilences, and famines, and earthquakes in places
But all these things are just the beginning of the sorrows
Then they will hand you over to tribulation, and they will kill you. And you will be hated by all nations for the sake of my name
And then many will be led into sin, and will betray one another, and will have hatred for one another
And many false prophets will arise, and they will lead many astray
And because iniquity has abounded, the charity of many will grow cold
But whoever will have persevered until the end, the same shall be saved
And this Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached throughout the entire world, as a testimony to all nations. And then the consummation will occur
Therefore, when you will have seen the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place, may he who reads understand
then those who are in Judea, let them flee to the mountains
And whoever is on the roof, let him not descend to take anything from his house
And whoever is in the field, let him not turn back to take his tunic
So then, woe to those who are pregnant or nursing in those days
But pray that your flight may not be in winter, or on the Sabbath
For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until the present, and such as will not be
And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days shall be shortened
Then if anyone will have said to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘he is there,’ do not be willing to believe it
For there will arise false Christs and false prophets. And they will produce great signs and wonders, so much so as to lead into error even the elect (if this could be)
Behold, I have warned you beforehand
Therefore, if they will have said to you, ‘Behold, he is in the desert,’ do not choose to go out, or, ‘Behold, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not be willing to believe it
For just as lightning goes out from the east, and appears even in the west, so shall it be also at the advent of the Son of man
Wherever the body shall be, there also will the eagles be gathered together
And 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
And then the sign of the Son of man shall appear in heaven. And then all tribes of the earth shall mourn. And they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven, with great power and majesty
And he shall send out his Angels with a trumpet and a great voice. And they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the heights of the heavens, even to their furthest limits
So, from the fig tree learn a parable. When its branch has now become tender and the leaves have sprung forth, you know that summer is near
So also, when you will have seen all these things, know that it is near, even at the threshold
Amen I say to you, that this lineage shall not pass away, until all these things have been done
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away
But concerning that day and hour, no one knows, not even the Angels of the heavens, but only the Father
And just as in the days of Noah, so also will be the advent of the Son of man
For it will be just as it was in the days before the flood: eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, even until that day when Noah entered into the ark
And they did not realize it, until the flood came and took them all away. So also will the advent of the Son of man be
Then two men will be in a field: one will be taken up, and one will be left behind
Two women will be grinding at a millstone: one will be taken up, and one will be left behind
Therefore, be vigilant. For you do not know at what hour your Lord will return
But know this: if only the father of the family knew at what hour the thief would arrive, he would certainly keep vigil and not permit his house to be broken into
For this reason, you also must be prepared, for you do not know at what hour the Son of man will return
Consider this: who is a faithful and prudent servant, who has been appointed by his lord over his family, to give them their portion in due time
Blessed is that servant, if, when his lord has arrived, he shall find him doing so
Amen I say to you, he shall appoint him over all of his goods
But if that evil servant has said in his heart, ‘My lord has been delayed in returning,
and so, he begins to strike his fellow servants, and he eats and drinks with the inebriated
then the lord of that servant will arrive on a day that he does not expect, and at an hour that he does not know
And he shall separate him, and he shall place his portion with the hypocrites, where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.