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So watch out. I've given you fair warning.
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"Following those hard times, Sun will fade out, moon cloud over,
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Stars fall out of the sky, cosmic powers tremble.
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"And then they'll see the Son of Man enter in grand style, his Arrival filling the sky - no one will miss it!
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He'll dispatch the angels; they will pull in the chosen from the four winds, from pole to pole.
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"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.
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And so it is with you. When you see all these things, you know he is at the door.
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Don't take this lightly. I'm not just saying this for some future generation, but for this one, too - these things will happen.
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Sky and earth will wear out; my words won't wear out.
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"But the exact day and hour? No one knows that, not even heaven's angels, not even the Son. Only the Father.
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So keep a sharp lookout, for you don't know the timetable.