Mark 13:1-31

As  he was going out of the temple,  one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher,  look! What massive stones! What impressive buildings! ”  Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings?   Not one stone will be left upon another #— #all will be thrown down.” While he was sitting on the Mount of Olives  across from the temple,  Peter,  James,  John,  and Andrew  asked him privately, “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished? ” Jesus told them, “Watch out that no one deceives you. Many will come in my name,   saying, ‘I am he,’   and they will deceive   many. When you hear of wars and rumors of wars,   don’t be alarmed;   these things must take place,   but it is not yet the end. For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.   There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines.   These are the beginning   of birth pains.   “But you, be on your guard! They will hand you over to local courts,   , and you will be flogged   in the synagogues.   You will stand before governors and kings   because of me,   as a witness   to them.   And it is necessary that the gospel   be preached to all nations. So when they arrest you and hand you over, don’t worry beforehand what you will say, but say whatever is given to you at that time, for it isn’t you speaking, but the Holy Spirit. “Brother will betray   brother to death,   and a father his child. Children will rise up against parents and have them put to death. You will be hated by everyone because of my name,   but the one who endures to the end will be saved.   “When you see the abomination of desolation   , standing where it should not be” (let the reader understand), “then those in Judea   must flee to the mountains. A man on the housetop must not come down or go in to get anything out of his house,   and a man in the field must not go back to get his coat.   Woe   to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days! “Pray   it   won’t happen in winter. For those will be days of tribulation,   the kind that hasn’t been from the beginning of creation   , which God created, until now and never will be again.   If the Lord   had not cut those days short,   no one would be saved. But he cut those days short for the sake of the elect,   whom he chose.   “Then if anyone tells you, ‘See, here is the Messiah!   See, there! ’ do not believe it. For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and will perform signs and wonders   to lead astray, if possible, the elect. And you must watch! I have told you everything in advance. “But in those days, after that tribulation:   The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not shed its light; the stars   will be falling from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.   Then they will see the Son of Man   coming   in clouds   with great power   and glory.   He will send out the angels   and gather his elect   from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.   “Learn   this lesson   from the fig   tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.   In the same way, when you see these things happening, recognize   that he   is near #— #at the door. “Truly I tell you,   this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things take place. Heaven and earth   will pass away,   but my words will never pass away.