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Matthew 24

The Message Bible MSG

1 Jesus then left the Temple. As he walked away, his disciples pointed out how very impressive the Temple architecture was.

2 Jesus said, "You're not impressed by all this sheer size, are you? The truth of the matter is that there's not a stone in that building that is not going to end up in a pile of rubble."

3 Later as he was sitting on Mount Olives, his disciples approached and asked him, "Tell us, when are these things going to happen? What will be the sign of your coming, that the time's up?"

4 Jesus said, "Watch out for doomsday deceivers.

5 Many leaders are going to show up with forged identities, claiming, 'I am Christ, the Messiah.' They will deceive a lot of people.

6 When reports come in of wars and rumored wars, keep your head and don't panic. This is routine history; this is no sign of the end.

7 Nation will fight nation and ruler fight ruler, over and over. Famines and earthquakes will occur in various places.

8 This is nothing compared to what is coming.

9 "They are going to throw you to the wolves and kill you, everyone hating you because you carry my name.

10 And then, going from bad to worse, it will be dog-eat-dog, everyone at each other's throat, everyone hating each other.

11 "In the confusion, lying preachers will come forward and deceive a lot of people.

12 For many others, the overwhelming spread of evil will do them in - nothing left of their love but a mound of ashes.

13 "Staying with it - that's what God requires. Stay with it to the end. You won't be sorry, and you'll be saved.

14 All during this time, the good news - the Message of the kingdom - will be preached all over the world, a witness staked out in every country. And then the end will come.

15 "But be ready to run for it when you see the monster of desecration set up in the Temple sanctuary. The prophet Daniel described this. If you've read Daniel, you'll know what I'm talking about.

16 If you're living in Judea at the time, run for the hills;

17 if you're working in the yard, don't return to the house to get anything;

18 if you're out in the field, don't go back and get your coat.

19 Pregnant and nursing mothers will have it especially hard.

20 Hope and pray this won't happen during the winter or on a Sabbath.

21 "This is going to be trouble on a scale beyond what the world has ever seen, or will see again.

22 If these days of trouble were left to run their course, nobody would make it. But on account of God's chosen people, the trouble will be cut short.

23 "If anyone tries to flag you down, calling out, 'Here's the Messiah!' or points, 'There he is!' don't fall for it.

24 Fake Messiahs and lying preachers are going to pop up everywhere. Their impressive credentials and dazzling performances will pull the wool over the eyes of even those who ought to know better.

25 But I've given you fair warning.

26 "So if they say, 'Run to the country and see him arrive!' or, 'Quick, get downtown, see him come!' don't give them the time of day.

27 The Arrival of the Son of Man isn't something you go to see. He comes like swift lightning to you!

28 Whenever you see crowds gathering, think of carrion vultures circling, moving in, hovering over a rotting carcass. You can be quite sure that it's not the living Son of Man pulling in those crowds.

29 "Following those hard times, Sun will fade out, moon cloud over, Stars fall out of the sky, cosmic powers tremble.

30 "Then, the Arrival of the Son of Man! It will fill the skies - no one will miss it. Unready people all over the world, outsiders to the splendor and power, will raise a huge lament as they watch the Son of Man blazing out of heaven.

31 At that same moment, he'll dispatch his angels with a trumpet-blast summons, pulling in God's chosen from the four winds, from pole to pole.

32 "Take a lesson from the fig tree. From the moment you notice its buds form, the merest hint of green, you know summer's just around the corner.

33 So it is with you: When you see all these things, you'll know he's at the door.

34 Don't take this lightly. I'm not just saying this for some future generation, but for all of you. This age continues until all these things take place.

35 Sky and earth will wear out; my words won't wear out.

36 "But the exact day and hour? No one knows that, not even heaven's angels, not even the Son. Only the Father knows.

37 "The Arrival of the Son of Man will take place in times like Noah's.

38 Before the great flood everyone was carrying on as usual, having a good time right up to the day Noah boarded the ark.

39 They knew nothing - until the flood hit and swept everything away.

40 Two men will be working in the field - one will be taken, one left behind;

41 two women will be grinding at the mill - one will be taken, one left behind.

42 So stay awake, alert. You have no idea what day your Master will show up.

43 But you do know this: You know that if the homeowner had known what time of night the burglar would arrive, he would have been there with his dogs to prevent the break-in.

44 Be vigilant just like that. You have no idea when the Son of Man is going to show up.

45 "Who here qualifies for the job of overseeing the kitchen? A person the Master can depend on to feed the workers on time each day.

46 Someone the Master can drop in on unannounced and always find him doing his job. A God-blessed man or woman, I tell you.

47 It won't be long before the Master will put this person in charge of the whole operation.

48 "But if that person only looks out for himself, and the minute the Master is away does what he pleases -

49 abusing the help and throwing drunken parties for his friends -

50 the Master is going to show up when he least expects it

51 and make hash of him. He'll end up in the dump with the hypocrites, out in the cold shivering, teeth chattering.

The Latin Vulgate VUL

1 et egressus Iesus de templo ibat et accesserunt discipuli eius ut ostenderent ei aedificationes templi

2 ipse autem respondens dixit eis videtis haec omnia amen dico vobis non relinquetur hic lapis super lapidem qui non destruatur

3 sedente autem eo super montem Oliveti accesserunt ad eum discipuli secreto dicentes dic nobis quando haec erunt et quod signum adventus tui et consummationis saeculi

4 et respondens Iesus dixit eis videte ne quis vos seducat

5 multi enim venient in nomine meo dicentes ego sum Christus et multos seducent

6 audituri autem estis proelia et opiniones proeliorum videte ne turbemini oportet enim haec fieri sed nondum est finis

7 consurget enim gens in gentem et regnum in regnum et erunt pestilentiae et fames et terraemotus per loca

8 haec autem omnia initia sunt dolorum

9 tunc tradent vos in tribulationem et occident vos et eritis odio omnibus gentibus propter nomen meum

10 et tunc scandalizabuntur multi et invicem tradent et odio habebunt invicem

11 et multi pseudoprophetae surgent et seducent multos

12 et quoniam abundabit iniquitas refrigescet caritas multorum

13 qui autem permanserit usque in finem hic salvus erit

14 et praedicabitur hoc evangelium regni in universo orbe in testimonium omnibus gentibus et tunc veniet consummatio

15 cum ergo videritis abominationem desolationis quae dicta est a Danihelo propheta stantem in loco sancto qui legit intellegat

16 tunc qui in Iudaea sunt fugiant ad montes

17 et qui in tecto non descendat tollere aliquid de domo sua

18 et qui in agro non revertatur tollere tunicam suam

19 vae autem praegnatibus et nutrientibus in illis diebus

20 orate autem ut non fiat fuga vestra hieme vel sabbato

21 erit enim tunc tribulatio magna qualis non fuit ab initio mundi usque modo neque fiet

22 et nisi breviati fuissent dies illi non fieret salva omnis caro sed propter electos breviabuntur dies illi

23 tunc si quis vobis dixerit ecce hic Christus aut illic nolite credere

24 surgent enim pseudochristi et pseudoprophetae et dabunt signa magna et prodigia ita ut in errorem inducantur si fieri potest etiam electi

25 ecce praedixi vobis

26 si ergo dixerint vobis ecce in deserto est nolite exire ecce in penetrabilibus nolite credere

27 sicut enim fulgur exit ab oriente et paret usque in occidente ita erit et adventus Filii hominis

28 ubicumque fuerit corpus illuc congregabuntur aquilae

29 statim autem post tribulationem dierum illorum sol obscurabitur et luna non dabit lumen suum et stellae cadent de caelo et virtutes caelorum commovebuntur

30 et tunc parebit signum Filii hominis in caelo et tunc plangent omnes tribus terrae et videbunt Filium hominis venientem in nubibus caeli cum virtute multa et maiestate

31 et mittet angelos suos cum tuba et voce magna et congregabunt electos eius a quattuor ventis a summis caelorum usque ad terminos eorum

32 ab arbore autem fici discite parabolam cum iam ramus eius tener fuerit et folia nata scitis quia prope est aestas

33 ita et vos cum videritis haec omnia scitote quia prope est in ianuis

34 amen dico vobis quia non praeteribit haec generatio donec omnia haec fiant

35 caelum et terra transibunt verba vero mea non praeteribunt

36 de die autem illa et hora nemo scit neque angeli caelorum nisi Pater solus

37 sicut autem in diebus Noe ita erit et adventus Filii hominis

38 sicut enim erant in diebus ante diluvium comedentes et bibentes nubentes et nuptum tradentes usque ad eum diem quo introivit in arcam Noe

39 et non cognoverunt donec venit diluvium et tulit omnes ita erit et adventus Filii hominis

40 tunc duo erunt in agro unus adsumetur et unus relinquetur

41 duae molentes in mola una adsumetur et una relinquetur

42 vigilate ergo quia nescitis qua hora Dominus vester venturus sit

43 illud autem scitote quoniam si sciret pater familias qua hora fur venturus esset vigilaret utique et non sineret perfodiri domum suam

44 ideoque et vos estote parati quia qua nescitis hora Filius hominis venturus est

45 quis putas est fidelis servus et prudens quem constituit dominus suus supra familiam suam ut det illis cibum in tempore

46 beatus ille servus quem cum venerit dominus eius invenerit sic facientem

47 amen dico vobis quoniam super omnia bona sua constituet eum

48 si autem dixerit malus servus ille in corde suo moram facit dominus meus venire

49 et coeperit percutere conservos suos manducet autem et bibat cum ebriis

50 veniet dominus servi illius in die qua non sperat et hora qua ignorat

51 et dividet eum partemque eius ponet cum hypocritis illic erit fletus et stridor dentium