29"But immediatelyafter the 1tribulation of thosedays2THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND 3THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
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"And then4the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and thenall the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see5the SON OF MANCOMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and greatglory.
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"And 6He will sendforth His angels with 7A GREATTRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHERTOGETHER His 8elect from 9the fourwinds, from one end of the sky to the other.
Parable of the Fig Tree
32"Nowlearn the parable from the figtree: when its branch has alreadybecometender and putsforth its leaves, you know that summer is near;
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so, you too, when you seeallthesethings, recognize that He is near, right 10at the door.
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"Truly I say to you, 11thisgeneration will not passawayuntilallthesethingstakeplace.
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"12Heaven and earth will passaway, but My words will not passaway.