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"When you see soldiers camped all around Jerusalem, then you'll know that she is about to be devastated.
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If you're living in Judea at the time, run for the hills. If you're in the city, get out quickly. If you're out in the fields, don't go home to get your coat.
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This is Vengeance Day - everything written about it will come to a head.
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Pregnant and nursing mothers will have it especially hard. Incredible misery! Torrential rage!
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People dropping like flies; people dragged off to prisons; Jerusalem under the boot of barbarians until the nations finish what was given them to do.
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"It will seem like all hell has broken loose - sun, moon, stars, earth, sea,
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in an uproar and everyone all over the world in a panic, the wind knocked out of them by the threat of doom, the powers-that-be quaking.
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"And then - then! - they'll see the Son of Man welcomed in grand style - a glorious welcome!
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When all this starts to happen, up on your feet. Stand tall with your heads high. Help is on the way!"
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He told them a story. "Look at a fig tree. Any tree for that matter.
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When the leaves begin to show, one look tells you that summer is right around the corner.