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If God does not reduce the number of those days, no one will be saved. But those days will be reduced because of those whom God has chosen.
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"At that time don't believe anyone who tells you, 'Here is the Messiah!' or 'There he is!'
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False messiahs and false prophets will appear. They will work spectacular, miraculous signs and do wonderful things to deceive, if possible, even those whom God has chosen.
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Listen! I've told you this before it happens.
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So if someone tells you, 'He's in the desert!' don't go out [looking for him]. And don't believe anyone who says, 'He's in a secret place!'
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The Son of Man will come again just as lightning flashes from east to west.
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Vultures will gather wherever there is a dead body.
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"Immediately after the misery of those days, the sun will turn dark, the moon will not give light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the universe will be shaken.
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"Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. All the people on earth will cry in agony when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds in the sky with power and great glory.
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He will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and from every direction under the sky, they will gather those whom God has chosen.
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"Learn from the story of the fig tree. When its branch becomes tender and it sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.