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Then he will send forth his angels, and will gather together his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the eretz to the ends of the sky.
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"Now from the fig tree, learn this parable. When the branch has now become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that the summer is near;
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even so you also, when you see these things coming to pass, know that it is near, at the doors.
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Most assuredly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things are accomplished.
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Heaven and eretz will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
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But of that day or that hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, neither the Son, but only the Father.
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Watch, keep alert, and pray; for you don't know when the time is.
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"It is like a man, traveling to another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, and to each one his work, and also commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch.
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Watch therefore, for you don't know when the lord of the house is coming, whether at evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning;
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lest coming suddenly he might find you sleeping.
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What I tell you, I tell all: Watch."