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For false Christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
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Lo, I have told you beforehand.
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So, if they say to you, 'Lo, he is in the wilderness,' do not go out; if they say, 'Lo, he is in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.
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For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of man.
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Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together.
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"Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken;
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then will appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory;
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and he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
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"From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.
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So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates.
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Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away till all these things take place.