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When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples approached him privately saying, "Tell us when these things will happen. What will be the
sign of your presence and the completion of the age?" Answering Jesus said to them.
"Watch out that nobody causes you to err. For many will come in my name saying "I am the Christ" and many will cause error. But when you are about to hear
of wars and rumours of wars do not be disturbed for it is inevitable this will happen. But that does not mean the end has come yet. Nation will be raised
against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes.
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But these things are the beginning of birth-pangs. They will deliver you to affliction and will kill you. You will be hated by all the
nations because of my name. Many will be offended and will deliver one another and hate one another. Many false prophets will be raised and will cause
error. Because of increased lawlessness the love of many will grow cold. But it is the one enduring to the end who will be saved. And this gospel of
the kingdom will be
proclaimed throughout the inhabited world as a testimony to all the nations. And then the end will come. When therefore you see the abomination of
desolation as spoken about through the prophet Daniel stand in the holy place let the one reading this understand. Then let the ones in Judea flee to
the mountains. Let the one on the housetop not come down to take the things out of his house. Let the one in the field not turn back to take his
garment. Woe to the pregnant women and the ones giving suck in those days. Pray lest your flight be in winter or on a Sabbath for then the affliction
will be great such as has not happened since the beginning of the world until now. Nor would it happen again. Unless those days were cut short nobody
would be saved. But because of the chosen those days will be cut short. Then if anyone says to you "Look here is the Christ or there." Do not believe.
False Christs and false prophets will be raised and they will give great signs and marvels so as to cause error, if possible, even amongst the chosen.
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