Leviticus 1; Leviticus 2; Leviticus 3; Matthew 24:1-28

1 Then the LORD called to Moses and said to him from the meeting tent,

2 Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When any of you present a livestock offering to the LORD, you can present it from either the herd or the flock.

3 If the offering is an entirely burned offering from the herd, you must present a flawless male, bringing it to the meeting tent's entrance for its acceptance before the LORD.

4 You must press your hand on the head of the entirely burned offering so that it will be accepted for you, to make reconciliation for you.

5 Then you will slaughter the bull before the LORD. Aaron's sons the priests will present the blood and toss it against every side of the altar at the meeting tent's entrance.

6 Then the entirely burned offering will be skinned and cut up into pieces.

7 The sons of Aaron the priest will light the altar and lay wood on the fire.

8 Then Aaron's sons the priests will arrange the pieces, the head, and the fat on the wood that is on the altar fire,

9 but the animal's insides and lower legs must be washed with water. The priest will then completely burn all of it on the altar as an entirely burned offering, a food gift of soothing smell to the LORD.

10 If the offering is an entirely burned offering from the flock—whether sheep or goat—you must present a flawless male.

11 You must slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the LORD. Aaron's sons the priests will toss its blood against every side of the altar.

12 Once it has been cut into pieces, including the head and the fat, the priest will arrange these out on the wood that is on the altar fire,

13 but its insides and lower legs must be washed with water. Then the priest will present all of it and completely burn it on the altar. It is an entirely burned offering, a food gift of soothing smell to the LORD.

14 If the offering for the LORD is an entirely burned offering from the birds, you can present your offering from the doves or pigeons.

15 The priest will bring it to the altar. He will tear off its head and completely burn it on the altar. Its blood will be drained against the side of the altar.

16 Then the priest will remove its throat along with its contents and throw it by the east side of the altar, into the place for the ashes.

17 He will then tear the bird open by its wings, without splitting it. The priest will completely burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the altar fire. It is an entirely burned offering, a food gift of soothing smell to the LORD.

1 When anyone presents a grain offering to the LORD, the offering must be of choice flour. They must pour oil on it and put frankincense on it,

2 then bring it to Aaron's sons, the priests. A priest will take a handful of its choice flour and oil, along with all of its frankincense, and will completely burn this token portion on the altar as a food gift of soothing smell to the LORD.

3 The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons as a most holy portion from the LORD's food gifts.

4 When you present a grain offering baked in an oven, it must be of choice flour: unleavened flatbread mixed with oil or unleavened wafers spread with oil.

5 If your offering is grain prepared on a griddle, it must be of choice flour mixed with oil and it must be unleavened.

6 Crumble it into pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.

7 If your offering is grain prepared in a pan, it must be made of choice flour with oil.

8 You will bring the grain offering made in one of these ways to the LORD, presenting it to the priest, who will then bring it to the altar.

9 The priest will remove from the grain offering the token portion and completely burn it on the altar as a food gift of soothing smell to the LORD.

10 The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons as a most holy portion from the LORD's food gifts.

11 No grain offering that you give to the LORD can be made with yeast. You must not completely burn any yeast or honey as a food gift for the LORD.

12 You can present those as first-choice offerings to the LORD, but they must not be entirely burned up on the altar as a soothing smell.

13 You must season all your grain offerings with salt. Do not omit the salt of your God's covenant from your grain offering. You must offer salt with all your offerings.

14 If you present a grain offering to the LORD from the first produce, you must make such an offering from the crushed heads of newly ripe grain, roasted with fire.

15 You must put oil and frankincense on it; it is a grain offering.

16 The priest will completely burn the token portion—some of the crushed new grain and oil along with all of the frankincense—as a food gift for the LORD.

1 If the offering is a communal sacrifice of well-being, the one who offers the herd animal—whether it is male or female—must present a flawless specimen before the LORD.

2 You must press your hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the meeting tent's entrance. Aaron's sons the priests will toss the blood against every side of the altar.

3 Then you can offer a food gift to the LORD from the communal sacrifice of well-being: the fat that covers and surrounds the insides;

4 the two kidneys and the fat around them at the loins; and the lobe on the liver, which should be removed with the kidneys.

5 Aaron's sons will completely burn all of this on the altar—along with the entirely burned offering on the wood that is on the altar fire—as a food gift of soothing smell to the LORD.

6 If the offering for a communal sacrifice of well-being for the LORD is from the flock—whether it is male or female—you must present a flawless specimen.

7 If you present a sheep as the offering, you must present it before the LORD.

8 You must press your hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it before the meeting tent. Aaron's sons will toss the blood against every side of the altar.

9 Then you may offer the fat from the communal sacrifice of well-being as a food gift for the LORD: the whole fat tail, which should be removed close to the tailbone; the fat that covers and surrounds the insides;

10 the two kidneys and the fat around them at the loins; and the lobe on the liver, which should be removed with the kidneys.

11 The priest will then completely burn all of this on the altar as food—as a food gift for the LORD.

12 If the offering is a goat, you must present it before the LORD.

13 You must press your hand on its head and slaughter it before the meeting tent. Aaron's sons will toss its blood against every side of the altar.

14 Then you may present as your offering—a food gift for the LORD—the fat that covers and surrounds the insides;

15 the two kidneys and the fat around them at the loins; and the lobe on the liver, which should be removed with the kidneys.

16 The priest will then completely burn all of this on the altar as food—as a food gift for a soothing smell. All fat belongs to the LORD.

17 This is a permanent rule for your future generations, wherever you live: you must not eat any fat or blood.

1 Now Jesus left the temple and was going away. His disciples came to point out to him the temple buildings.

2 He responded, "Do you see all these things? I assure that no stone will be left on another. Everything will be demolished."

3 Now while Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately and said, "Tell us, when will these things happen? What will be the sign of your coming and the end of the age?"

4 Jesus replied, “Watch out that no one deceives you.

5 Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I'm the Christ.' They will deceive many people.

6 You will hear about wars and reports of wars. Don't be alarmed. These things must happen, but this isn't the end yet.

7 Nations and kingdoms will fight against each other, and there will be famines and earthquakes in all sorts of places.

8 But all these things are just the beginning of the sufferings associated with the end.

9 They will arrest you, abuse you, and they will kill you. All nations will hate you on account of my name.

10 At that time many will fall away. They will betray each other and hate each other.

11 Many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.

12 Because disobedience will expand, the love of many will grow cold.

13 But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.

14 This gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world as a testimony to all the nations. Then the end will come.

15 “When you see the disgusting and destructive thing that Daniel talked about standing in the holy place (the reader should understand this),

16 then those in Judea must escape to the mountains.

17 Those on the roof shouldn't come down to grab things from their houses.

18 Those in the field shouldn't come back to grab their clothes.

19 How terrible it will be at that time for women who are pregnant and for women who are nursing their children.

20 Pray that it doesn't happen in winter or on the Sabbath day.

21 There will be great suffering such as the world has never before seen and will never again see.

22 If that time weren't shortened, nobody would be rescued. But for the sake of the ones whom God chose, that time will be cut short.

23 “Then if somebody says to you, ‘Look, here's the Christ,' or ‘He's over here,' don't believe it.

24 False christs and false prophets will appear, and they will offer great signs and wonders in order to deceive, if possible, even those whom God has chosen.

25 Look, I've told you ahead of time.

26 So if they say to you, ‘Look, he's in the desert,' don't go out. And if they say, ‘Look, he's in the rooms deep inside the house,' don't believe it.

27 Just as the lightning flashes from the east to the west, so it will be with the coming of the Human One.

28 The vultures gather wherever there's a dead body.