36 BE
ALWAYS ON THE WATCH,
AND
PRAY THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ESCAPE
ALL
THAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN,
AND
THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO STAND
BEFORE
THE SON OF MAN.
(Luke
21:36)
5 Some
of the disciples were remarking
About
how the Temple was adorned with beautiful stones
And
with gifts dedicated to God.
6 'As
for what you see here,
The
time will come
When
not one stone will be let on another.
Every
one of them will be Thrown Down. '
7
'Teacher,' they asked,
'When
will these thing happen?
And
what will be the sign
That
they are about to take place?'
8 He
replied:
'WATCH
OUT THAT YOU ARE NOT DECEIVED.
For
Many will come in My Name,
Claiming,
'I am He,' and, The Time is near.'
DO NOT
FOLLOW THEM.
9 When
you hear of Wars and Revolutions,
Do not
be Frightened.
These
things must happen first,
BUT
THE END WILL NOT COME RIGHT AWAY.'
10 Then
He said to them:
'Nation
will rise up against Nation,
And
Kingdom against Kingdom.
11
There will be Great Earthquakes,
Famines
and Pestilences in various places,
AND
FEARFUL EVENTS
AND
GREAT SIGNS FROM HEAVEN.
11 But
before all this,
THEY
WILL LAY HANDS ON YOU
AND
PERSECUTE YOU.
They
will deliver you to Synagogues (Churches)
And
Prisons,
And
you will be brought before Kings and Governors,
AND
ALL ON ACCOUNT OF MY NAME.
13
This will result in your being Witnesses to them.
14 But
make up your mind
Not to
Worry before hand
How
you will defend yourselves.
15 For
I will give you Words and Wisdom
That
none of your Adversaries
Will
be able to Resist or Contradict.
16
YOUR WILL BE BETRAYED
By
Parents, Brothers, Relatives, and Friends,
AND
THEY WILL PUT SOME OF YOU TO DEATH.
17 ALL
MEN WILL HATE YOU BECAUSE OF ME.
18 But
not a hair of your head will perish.
19 BY
STANDING FIRM
YOU
WILL SAVE YOURSELVES.
20
When you see Jerusalem Surrounded by armies,
You
will know that its Desolation is near.
21
Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains,
Let
those in the City get out,
And
let those in the Country not enter the City.
22 FOR
THIS IS THE TIME OF PUNISHMENT
In
Fulfillment of all that has been written.
23 How
dreadful it will be in those days
For
pregnant women and nursing mothers!
THERE
WILL BE GREAT DISTRESS IN THE LAND
AND
WRATH AGAINST THIS PEOPLE.
24
THEY WILL FALL BY THE SWORD
AND
WILL BE TAKEN PRISONER TO THE NATIONS.
Jerusalem
will be Trampled on by the Gentiles
UNTIL
THE TIMES OF THE GENTILES ARE FULFILLED.
25
THERE WILL BE SIGNS
IN THE
SUN MOON AND STARS.
ON
EARTH, NATIONS WILL BE IN ANGUISH AND PERPLEXITY
AT THE
ROARING AND TOSSING OF THE SEA.
26 MEN
WILL FAINT FORM TERROR,
APPREHENSIVE
OF WHAT IS COMING ON THE WORLD,
FOR
HEAVENLY BODIES WILL BE SHAKEN.
27 AT
THAT TIME THEY WILL SEE THE SON OF MAN
COMING
IN A CLOUD WITH POWER AND GREAT GLORY.
28
WHEN THESE THINGS BEGIN TO TAKE PLACE,
STAND
UP AND LIFT UP YOUR HEADS,
BECAUSE
YOUR REDEMPTION IS DRAWING NEAR.
29 He
told them a Parable:
'Look
at the Fig Tree (Israel)
And
all the Trees.
30
When they Sprout Leaves,
You
can see for yourselves
and
know that Summer is near.
31
Even so, when you see these things happening,
YOU
KNOW THAT THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS NEAR.
32 I
Tell you the truth,
THIS
GENERATION WILL CERTAINLY NOT PASS AWAY
UNTIL ALL THESE HINGS HAVE HAPPENED.
33
HEAVEN AND EARTH WILL PASS AWAY,
BUT MY
WORDS WILL NEVER PASS AWAY.
34 BE
CAREFUL,
OUR
YOUR HEARTS WILL BE WEIGHED DOWN
WITH
DISSIPATION, DRUNKENNESS
AND
THE ANXIETIES OF LIFE,
AND
THAT DAY WILL CLOSE ON YOU UNEXPECTEDLY
LIKE A
TRAP.
35 FOR
IT WILL COME UPON ALL THOSE
WHO
LIVE ON THE FACE OF THE WHOLE EARTH.
36 BE
ALWAYS ON THE WATCH,
AND
PRAY THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO ESCAPE
ALL
THAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN,
AND
THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO STAND
BEFORE
THE SON OF MAN.
(Luke
21:5-36)
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