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Jesus had left the Temple and was going on His way, when His disciples came and called His attention to the Temple buildings.
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"You see all these?" He replied; "in solemn truth I tell you that there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be pulled down."
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Afterwards He was on the Mount of Olives and was seated there when the disciples came to Him, apart from the others, and said, "Tell us when this will be; and what will be the sign of your Coming and of the Close of the Age?"
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"Take care that no one misleads you," answered Jesus;
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"for many will come assuming my name and saying `I am the Christ;' and they will mislead many.
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And before long you will hear of wars and rumours of wars. Do not be alarmed, for such things must be; but the End is not yet.
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For nation will rise in arms against nation, kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places;
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but all these miseries are but like the early pains of childbirth.