The Abomination of Desolation
15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation
1spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in
2the holy place (
3let the reader understand),
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then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
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4Let the one who is on
5the housetop not go down to take what is in his house,
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and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak.
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And
6alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days!
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Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.
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For then there will be
7great tribulation,
8such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.
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And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for
9the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
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10Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ! ’ or ‘There he is! ’ do not believe it.
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For
11false christs and
12false prophets will arise and
13perform great signs and wonders,
14so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
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See,
15I have told you beforehand.
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So, if they say to you, ‘Look,
16he is in the wilderness, ’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms, ’ do not believe it.
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17For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be
18the coming of the Son of Man.
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19Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.