be not 8 be yet. MATTHEW XXIV. MARK XIII. shall these things be? and Andrew, asked him privatewhat shall be the sign of thy | 4 ly; Tell us, when shall coming, and of the end of these things be, and what 4 the world ? And Jesus an shall be the sign, when swered and said unto them ; all these things shall be ful Take heed that no man de 5 filled ? And Jesus answering 5 ceive you. For many shall them, began to say ; Take come in my name, saying ; heed lest any man deceive I am Christ; and shall de 6 you. For many shall come 6 ceive many. And ye shall in my name, saying; I am hear of wars, and rumours Christ; and shall deceive of wars; see that ye 7 many. And when ye shall troubled ; for all these things hear of wars, and rumours must come to pass; but the of wars, be ye not troubled ; o end is not yet. For nation for such things must needs shall rise against nation, and be; but the end shall not kingdom against kingdom ; For nation shall and there shall be famines, rise against nation, and and pestilences, and earth kingdom against kingdom ; quakes in divers places. and there shall be earth8 All these are the beginning quakes in divers places, and 9 of sorrows. Then shall they there shall be famines, and deliver you up to be afflict troubles. These are the ed, and shall kill you ; and ye , beginnings of sorrows. But shall be hated of all nations take heed to yourselves; 10 for my name's sake. And for they shall deliver you up then shall many be offend to councils, and in the synaed; and shall betray one gogues ye shall be beaten, another, and shall hate one and ye shall be brought be11 another. And many false fore rulers and kings, for prophets shall rise, and shall my sake, for a testimony 12 deceive many. And be- 10 against them. And the gos cause iniquity shall abound, pel must first be published the love of many shall wax 11 among all nations. But 13 cold. But he that shall en when they shall lead you, dure unto the end, the same and deliver you up, take no 14 shall be saved. And this thought beforehand what ye gospel of the kingdom shall shall speak, neither do ye be preached in all the world premeditate; but whatsoevfor a witness unto all na er shall be given you in that tions; and then shall the end hour, that speak ye; for it When ye there is not ye that speak, but the fore shall see the abomina- 12 Holy Ghost. Now, the 15 come. 12 LUKE XXI. shall come in my ye not therefore after 9 them. But when ye shall hear of wars, and commo- to pass; but the end is not 10 by and by. Then said he unto them; Nation shall rise against nation, and king11 dom against kingdom ; and great earthquakes shall be in But before all these rulers for my name's sake. 13 And it shall turn to you for 14 a testimony. Settle it there fore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye 15 shall answer. For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adver saries shall not be able to 16 gainsay or resist. And ye shall be betrayed both by you shall they cause 17 to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men 18 for my name's sake. But there shall not a hair of your some of And ye And woe MATTHEW XXIV. MARK XIII. tion of desolation, spoken of brother shall betray the by Daniel the prophet, stand brother to death, and the iu the holy place; (whoso father the son ; and children readeth, let him understand ;) shall rise up against their 16 then let them which be in parents, and shall cause them Judea flee into the moun 13 to be put to death. 17 tains ; let him which is on shall be hated of all men, the house-top not come down for my name's sake. But to take the things in his he that shall endure unto the 18 house ; neither let bim which end, the same shall be sav is in the field return back to 14 ed. But when ye shall 19 take his clothes. see the abomination of desunto them that are with olation standing where it child, and to them that give ought not; (let him that 20 suck, in those days! But readeth understand ;) then pray ye, that your flight be let them that be in Judea not in the winter, neither on 15 flee to the mountains; and 21 the sabbath-day. For then let him that is on the house shall be great tribulation, top not go down into the such as was not since the house, neither enter therein, beginning of the world to to take any thing out of his this time, no, nor ever shall 16 house; and let him that is 22 be. And except those days in the field not turn back should be shortened, there again for to take up his garshould no flesh be saved ; 17 ment. But woe unto theni but for the elect's sake those that are with child, and to days shall be shortened. them that give suck in those 23 Then if any man shall say 18 days! And pray ye, that unto you; Lo, here is Christ, your flight be not in the or there ; believe it not. 19 winter. For in those days 24 For there shall arise false shall be affliction, such as Christs, and false prophets, was not from the beginning and shall shew great signs of the creation, which God and wonders, insomuch that, created, unto this time neith if it were possible, they shall 20 er shall be. And except that 25 deceive the very elect. Be the Lord had shortened those hold, I have told you before. days, no flesh should be sav26 Wherefore if they shall say ed; but for the elect's sake, unto you; Behold, he is in whom he hath chosen, he the desert; gonot forth ; Be hath shortened the days. hold, he is in the secret 21 And then if any man chambers; believe it not. shall say to you ; Lo, here is 27 For as the lightning cometh Christ; or, Lo, he is there; 20 LUKE XXI. 19 head perish. In your patience possess ye your souls. And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. 21 Then let them which are in Judea flee to the mountains ; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. 22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be 23 fulfilled. But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days; for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people ; 24 and they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations; and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. 25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity at the roar of the sea and the waves ; 26 men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are corning on the earth; for the powers of heaven shall be 27 shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with pow28 er and great glory. And MATTHEW XXIV. MARK XIII. out of the east, and shineth 22 believe him not. For false even unto the west, so shall Christs and false prophets also the coming of the Son shall rise, and shall shew signs 28 of man be. For whereso and wonders, to seduce, if it ever the carcass is, there were possible, even the elect. will the eagles be gathered 23 But take ye heed ; behold 29 together. Immediate I have foretold you all things. ly after the tribulation of 24 — But in those days, those days shall the sun be after that tribulation, the darkened, and the moon sun shall be darkened, and shall not give her light, and the moon shall not give her the stars shall fall from heav- 25 light; and the stars of heaven, and the powers of the en shall fall, and the powers heavens shall be shaken. that are in heaven shall be 30 And then shall appear the 26 shaken. And then shall sign of the Son of man in they see the Son of man heaven ; and then shall all coming in the clouds, with the tribes of the earth mourn, 27 great power and glory. And and they shall see the Son of then shall he send his anman coming in the clouds gels, and shall gather togeth of heaven with power and er his elect from the four 31 great glory. And he shall winds, from the uttermost send his angels with a great part of the earth to the utsound of a trumpet; and termost part of heaven. they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to 32 the other. Now learn 28 Now learn a parable of the a parable of the fig-tree; fig-tree; When her branch is when his branch is yet ten yet tender, and putteth forth der, and putteth forth leaves, leaves, ye know that sumye know that summer is 29 mer is near. So ye in like 33 nigh. So likewise ye, when manner, when ye shall see ye shall see all these things, these things come to pass, know that it is near, even at know that it is nigh, even at 34 the doors. Verily I say un- 30 the doors. Verily I say un to you, this generation shall to you, that this generation not pass, till all these things shall not pass, till all these 35 be fulfilled. Heaven and 31 things be done. Heaven earth shall pass away ; but and earth shall pass away ; my words shall not pass but my words shall not pass But of that 32 away. But of that day day and hour knoweth no or that hour knoweth no 36 away. |