25"There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earthdismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves,
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menfainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
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"1Then they will see2THE SON OF MANCOMING IN A CLOUD with power and greatglory.
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"But when thesethingsbegin to takeplace, straighten up and lift up your heads, because3your redemption is drawingnear."
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Then He told them a parable: "Behold the figtree and all the trees;
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as soon* as they putforth leaves, you see it and 4know for yourselves that summer is nownear.
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"So you also, when you seethesethingshappening, recognize that 5the kingdom of God is near.
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"Truly I say to you, thisgeneration will not passawayuntilallthingstakeplace.
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"6Heaven and earth will passaway, but My words will not passaway.
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"7Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighteddown with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenlylike a trap;
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for it will come upon allthose who dwell on the face of all the earth.