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Matthew 24; Matthew 25
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Matthew 24
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Jesus had left the Temple and was going on His way, when His disciples came and called His attention to the Temple buildings.
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"You see all these?" He replied; "in solemn truth I tell you that there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be pulled down."
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Afterwards He was on the Mount of Olives and was seated there when the disciples came to Him, apart from the others, and said, "Tell us when this will be; and what will be the sign of your Coming and of the Close of the Age?"
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"Take care that no one misleads you," answered Jesus;
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"for many will come assuming my name and saying `I am the Christ;' and they will mislead many.
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And before long you will hear of wars and rumours of wars. Do not be alarmed, for such things must be; but the End is not yet.
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For nation will rise in arms against nation, kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places;
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but all these miseries are but like the early pains of childbirth.
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"At that time they will deliver you up to punishment and will put you to death; and you will be objects of hatred to all the nations because you are called by my name.
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Then will many stumble and fall, and they will betray one another and hate one another.
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Many false prophets will rise up and lead multitudes astray;
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and because of the prevalent disregard of God's law the love of the great majority will grow cold;
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but those who stand firm to the End shall be saved.
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And this Good News of the Kingdom shall be proclaimed throughout the whole world to set the evidence before all the Gentiles; and then the End will come.
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"When you have seen (to use the language of the Prophet Daniel) the `Abomination of Desolation', standing in the Holy Place" --let the reader observe those words--
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"then let those who are in Judaea escape to the hills;
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let him who is on the roof not go down to fetch what is in his house;
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nor let him who is outside the city stay to pick up his outer garment.
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And alas for the women who at that time are with child or have infants!
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"But pray that your flight may not be in winter, nor on the Sabbath;
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for it will be a time of great suffering, such as never has been from the beginning of the world till now, and assuredly never will be again.
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And if those days had not been cut short, no one would escape; but for the sake of God's own People those days will be cut short.
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"If at that time any one should say to you, `See, here is the Christ!' or `Here!' give no credence to it.
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For there will rise up false Christs and false prophets, displaying wonderful signs and prodigies, so as to deceive, were it possible, even God's own People.
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Remember, I have forewarned you.
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If therefore they should say to you, `See, He is in the Desert!' do not go out there: or `See, He is indoors in the room!' do not believe it.
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For just as the lightning flashes in the east and is seen to the very west, so will be the Coming of the Son of Man.
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Wherever the dead body is, there will the vultures flock together.
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"But immediately after those times of distress the sun will be darkened, the moon will not shed her light, the stars will fall from the firmament, and the forces which control the heavens will be disordered and disturbed.
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Then will appear the Sign of the Son of Man in the sky; and then will all the nations of the earth lament, when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with great power and glory.
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And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet-blast, and they will bring together His own People to Him from north, south, east and west--from one extremity of the world to the other.
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"Now learn from the fig-tree the lesson it teaches. As soon as its branches have now become soft and it is bursting into leaf, you all know that summer is near.
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So you also, when you see all these signs, may be sure that He is near--at your very door.
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I tell you in solemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place.
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Earth and sky will pass away, but it is certain that my words will not pass away.
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"But as to that day and the exact time no one knows--not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
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`For as it was in the time of Noah, so it will be at the Coming of the Son of Man.
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At that time, before the Deluge, men were busy eating and drinking, taking wives or giving them, up to the very day when Noah entered the Ark,
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nor did they realise any danger till the Deluge came and swept them all away; so will it be at the Coming of the Son of Man.
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Then will two men be in the open country: one will be taken away, and one left behind.
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Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken away, and one left behind.
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Be on the alert therefore, for you do not know the day on which your Lord is coming.
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But of this be assured, that if the master of the house had known the hour at which the robber was coming, he would have kept awake, and not have allowed his house to be broken into.
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Therefore you also must be ready; for it is at a time when you do not expect Him that the Son of Man will come.
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"Who therefore is the loyal and intelligent servant to whom his master has entrusted the control of his household to give them their rations at the appointed time?
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Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes shall find so doing!
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In solemn truth I tell you that he will give him the management of all his wealth.
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But if the man, being a bad servant, should say in his heart, `My master is a long time in coming,'
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and should begin to beat his fellow servants, while he eats and drinks with drunkards;
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the master of that servant will arrive on a day when he is not expecting him and at an hour of which he has not been informed;
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he will treat him with the utmost severity and assign him a place among the hypocrites: there will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
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Matthew 25
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"Then will the Kingdom of the Heavens be found to be like ten bridesmaids who took their torches and went out to meet the bridegroom.
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Five of them were foolish and five were wise.
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For the foolish, when they took their torches, did not provide themselves with oil;
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but the wise, besides their torches, took oil in their flasks.
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The bridegroom was a long time in coming, so that meanwhile they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
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But at midnight there is a loud cry, "`The bridegroom! Go out and meet him!'
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"Then all those bridesmaids roused themselves and trimmed their torches.
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"`Give us some of your oil,' said the foolish ones to the wise, `for our torches are going out.'
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"`But perhaps,' replied the wise, `there will not be enough for all of us. Go to the shops rather, and buy some for yourselves.'
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"So they went to buy. But meanwhile the bridegroom came; those bridesmaids who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet; and the door was shut.
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"Afterwards the other bridesmaids came and cried, "`Sir, Sir, open the door to us.'
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"`In solemn truth I tell you,' he replied, `I do not know you.'
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"Keep awake therefore; for you know neither the day nor the hour.
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"Why, it is like a man who, when going on his travels, called his bondservants and entrusted his property to their care.
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To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one--to each according to his individual capacity; and then started from home.
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Without delay the one who had received the five talents went and employed them in business, and gained five more.
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In the same way he who had the two gained two more.
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But the man who had received the one went and dug a hole and buried his master's money.
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"After a long lapse of time the master of those servants returned, and had a reckoning with them.
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The one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, and said, "`Sir, it was five talents that you entrusted to me: see, I have gained five more.'
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"`You have done well, good and trustworthy servant,' replied his master; `you have been trustworthy in the management of a little, I will put you in charge of much: share your master's joy.'
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"The second, who had received the two talents, came and said, "`Sir, it was two talents you entrusted to me: see, I have gained two more.'
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"`Good and trustworthy servant, you have done well,' his master replied; `you have been trustworthy in the management of a little, I will put you in charge of much: share your master's joy.'
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"But, next, the man who had the one talent in his keeping came and said, "`Sir, I knew you to be a severe man, reaping where you had not sown and garnering what you had not winnowed.
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So being afraid I went and buried your talent in the ground: there you have what belongs to you.'
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"`You wicked and slothful servant,' replied his master, `did you know that I reap where I have not sown, and garner what I have not winnowed?
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Your duty then was to deposit my money in some bank, and so when I came I should have got back my property with interest.
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So take away the talent from him, and give it to the man who has the ten.'
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(For to every one who has, more shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but from him who has nothing, even what he has shall be taken away.)
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`But as for this worthless servant, put him out into the darkness outside: *there* will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.'
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"When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then will He sit upon His glorious throne,
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and all the nations will be gathered into His presence. And He will separate them from one another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;
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and will make the sheep stand at His right hand, and the goats at His left.
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"Then the King will say to those at His right, "`Come, my Father's blessed ones, receive your inheritance of the Kingdom which has been divinely intended for you ever since the creation of the world.
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For when I was hungry, you gave me food; when I was thirsty, you gave me drink; when I was homeless, you gave me a welcome;
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when I was ill-clad, you clothed me; when I was sick, you visited me; when I was in prison, you came to see me.'
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"`When, Lord,' the righteous will reply, `did we see Thee hungry, and feed Thee; or thirsty, and give Thee drink?
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When did we see Thee homeless, and give Thee a welcome? or ill-clad, and clothe Thee?
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When did we see Thee sick or in prison, and come to see Thee?'
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"But the King will answer them, "`In solemn truth I tell you that in so far as you rendered such services to one of the humblest of these my brethren, you rendered them to myself.'
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"Then will He say to those at His left, "`Begone from me, with the curse resting upon you, into the Fire of the Ages, which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels.
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For when I was hungry, you gave me nothing to eat; when thirsty, you gave me nothing to drink;
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when homeless, you gave me no welcome; ill-clad, you clothed me not; sick or in prison, you visited me not.'
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"Then will they also answer, "`Lord, when did we see Thee hungry or thirsty or homeless or ill-clad or sick or in prison, and not come to serve Thee?'
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"But he will reply, "`In solemn truth I tell you that in so far as you withheld such services from one of the humblest of these, you withheld them from me.'
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"And these shall go away into the Punishment of the Ages, but the righteous into the Life of the Ages."
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