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As some people were remarking about the Temple, how beautiful its stone work and memorial decorations were, he said,
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"The time is coming when what you see here will be totally destroyed -- not a single stone will be left standing!"
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They asked him, "Rabbi, if this is so, when will these events take place? And what sign will show that they are about to happen?"
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He answered, "Watch out! Don't be fooled! For many will come in my name, saying, `I am he!' and, `The time has come!' Don't go after them.
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And when you hear of wars and revolutions, don't panic. For these things must happen first, but the end will not follow immediately."
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Then he told them, "Peoples will fight each other, nations will fight each other,
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there will be great earthquakes, there will be epidemics and famines in various places, and there will be fearful sights and great signs from Heaven.
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But before all this, they will arrest you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons; and you will be brought before kings and governors. This will all be on account of me,
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but it will prove an opportunity for you to bear witness.
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So make up your minds not to worry, rehearsing your defense beforehand;
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for I myself will give you an eloquence and a wisdom that no adversary will be able to resist or refute.