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For in thosedays shall beaffliction,suchaswasnotfrom the beginning of the creationwhichGodcreatedunto this time,neithershallbe.
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Andexcept that the Lord had shortened those days,no*flesh should besaved: butfor the elect's sake,whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
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Andthenif any man shall say to you,Lo, here is Christ;or,lo, he is there;believe him not:
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For false Christsand false prophets shall rise, and shall shewsignsandwonders,toseduce, if it were possible,even the elect.
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Buttakeyeheed: behold, I have foretoldyou all things.
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Butinthosedays,afterthattribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moonshallnotgiveherlight,
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And the stars of heavenshallfall, and the powers that are inheaven shall be shaken.
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Andthen shall they see the Son of mancomingin the cloudswithgreatpowerandglory.
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Andthen shall he sendhisangels,and shall gather togetherhiselectfrom the fourwinds,from the uttermost part of the earthto the uttermost part of heaven.
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Nowlearn a parableof the fig tree;Whenherbranchisyettender,and putteth forthleaves, ye knowthatsummerisnear:
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Soye in like manner,when ye shall see these things come to pass, knowthat it isnigh, even at the doors.
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Verily I say unto you,thatthisgenerationshallnotpass, till*all these things be done.
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Butofthatdayand that hourknoweth no man, no, not the angelswhich are inheaven,neither the Son,but the Father.
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Take ye heed, watchandpray: for ye knownotwhen the timeis.
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For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who lefthishouse,andgaveauthority to hisservants,and to every manhiswork,andcommanded the portertowatch.
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Watch yetherefore:for ye knownotwhen the master of the housecometh, at even,or at midnight,or at the cockcrowing,or in the morning: