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And alas for the women who at that time are with child or have infants!
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"But pray that your flight may not be in winter, nor on the Sabbath;
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for it will be a time of great suffering, such as never has been from the beginning of the world till now, and assuredly never will be again.
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And if those days had not been cut short, no one would escape; but for the sake of God's own People those days will be cut short.
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"If at that time any one should say to you, `See, here is the Christ!' or `Here!' give no credence to it.
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For there will rise up false Christs and false prophets, displaying wonderful signs and prodigies, so as to deceive, were it possible, even God's own People.
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Remember, I have forewarned you.
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If therefore they should say to you, `See, He is in the Desert!' do not go out there: or `See, He is indoors in the room!' do not believe it.
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For just as the lightning flashes in the east and is seen to the very west, so will be the Coming of the Son of Man.
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Wherever the dead body is, there will the vultures flock together.
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"But immediately after those times of distress the sun will be darkened, the moon will not shed her light, the stars will fall from the firmament, and the forces which control the heavens will be disordered and disturbed.