Matthew 24:13-28 (Gospel)
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- But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
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- And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
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- Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (whoever reads, let him understand),
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- then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
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- Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.
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- And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.
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- But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!
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- And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath.
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- For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.
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- And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.
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- Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it.
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- For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
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- See, I have told you beforehand.
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- Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it.
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- For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
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- For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.