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Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world.
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But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.
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“Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers.
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And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other.
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And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people.
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Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold.
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But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
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And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come.
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“The day is coming when you will see what Daniel the prophet spoke about—the sacrilegious object that causes desecration standing in the Holy Place.” (Reader, pay attention!)