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Jesus Predicts the Destruction of the Temple

1 Then aJesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple.  
2 And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, anot one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”  

The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age

3 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, athe disciples came to Him privately, saying, b“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: a“Take heed that no one deceives you.  
5 For amany will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ band will deceive many.  
6 And you will hear of awars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for1 all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.  
7 For anation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be bfamines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.  
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9 a“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 amany false prophets will rise up and bdeceive many.  
12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow acold.  
13 aBut he who endures to the end shall be saved.  
14 And this agospel of the kingdom bwill be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.  

The Great Tribulation

15 a“Therefore when you see the b‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” c(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 awoe 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 athen 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; abut for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.  
23 a“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it.  
24 For afalse christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, bif 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 aFor as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.  
28 aFor wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.  
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John Wesley's Notes
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Matthew 24:3

As he sat on the mount of Olives - Whence they had a full view of the temple. When shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? - The disciples inquire confusedly, Concerning the time of the destruction of the temple; Concerning the signs of Christ's coming, and of the end of the world, as if they imagined these two were the same thing. Our Lord answers distinctly concerning, The destruction of the temple and city, with the signs preceding, Matthew 24:4, &c, Matthew 24:15, etc. His own coming, and the end of the world, with the signs thereof, Matthew 24:29-31. The time of the destruction of the temple, Matthew 24:32, etc.. The time of the end of the world, Matthew 24:36.




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Matthew 24:32

 

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