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Matthew 24:22-32

Listen to Matthew 24:22-32
22 "Unless those days had been cut short, no * life would have been saved; but for 1the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
23 "2Then if anyone says to you, 'Behold, here is the Christ,' or 'There He is,' do not believe him.
24 "For false Christs and 3false prophets will arise and will show great 4signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even 5the elect.
25 "Behold, I have told you in advance.
26 "So if they say to you, 'Behold, He is in the wilderness,' do not go out, or, 'Behold, He is in the inner rooms,' do not believe them.
27 "6For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the 7coming of the 8Son of Man be.
28 "9Wherever * the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

The Glorious Return

29 "But immediately after the 10tribulation of those days 11THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND 12THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
30 "And then 13the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see 14the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory.
31 "And 15He will send forth His angels with 16A GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His 17elect from 18the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

Parable of the Fig Tree

32 "Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near;

Cross References 18

  • 1. Matthew 22:14; Matthew 24:24, 31; Luke 18:7
  • 2. Luke 17:23
  • 3. Matthew 7:15; Matthew 24:11
  • 4. John 4:48; 2 Thessalonians 2:9
  • 5. Matthew 22:14; Matthew 24:22, 31; Luke 18:7
  • 6. Luke 17:24
  • 7. Matt 24:3, 37, 39
  • 8. Matthew 8:20
  • 9. Job 39:30; Ezekiel 39:17; Habakkuk 1:8; Luke 17:37
  • 10. Matthew 24:21
  • 11. Isaiah 13:10; Isaiah 24:23; Ezekiel 32:7; Joel 2:10, 31; Joel 3:15; Amos 5:20; Amos 8:9; Zephaniah 1:15; Matthew 24:29-35; Acts 2:20; Revelation 6:12-17; Revelation 8:12
  • 12. Isaiah 34:4; Revelation 6:13
  • 13. Matthew 24:3; Revelation 1:7
  • 14. Daniel 7:13; Matthew 16:27; Matthew 24:3, 37, 39
  • 15. Matthew 13:41
  • 16. Exodus 19:16; Deuteronomy 30:4; Isaiah 27:13; Zechariah 9:14; 1 Corinthians 15:52; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; Hebrews 12:19; Revelation 8:2; Revelation 11:15
  • 17. Matthew 24:22
  • 18. Daniel 7:2; Zechariah 2:6; Revelation 7:1

Footnotes 11

  • [a] Lit "flesh"
  • [b] Or "chosen ones"
  • [c] I.e. Messiah
  • [d] Lit "here"
  • [e] Lit "give"
  • [f] Or "attesting miracles"
  • [g] Or "chosen ones"
  • [h] Or "eagles"
  • [i] Or "heaven"
  • [j] Or "heaven"
  • [k] Or "chosen ones"
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org

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