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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.
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In the same way, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the door.
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"I can guarantee this truth: This generation will not disappear until all these things take place.
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The earth and the heavens will disappear, but my words will never disappear.