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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.
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"No one knows when that day or hour will come. Even the angels in heaven and the Son don't know. Only the Father knows.
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"When the Son of Man comes again, it will be exactly like the days of Noah.
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In the days before the flood, people were eating, drinking, and getting married until the day that Noah went into the ship.
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They were not aware of what was happening until the flood came and swept all of them away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man comes again.
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"At that time two men will be working in the field. One will be taken, and the other one will be left.
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Two women will be working at a mill. One will be taken, and the other one will be left.
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"Therefore, be alert, because you don't know on what day your Lord will return.