Most of the news these days are filled with many of the things Jesus described as signs of the times. These signs for some can be disturbing depending on where your faith is. At the very least it should make us think and ask where we stand with Jesus.
3Later as he was sitting on Mount Olives, his disciples approached and asked him, “Tell us, when are these things going to happen? What will be the sign of your coming, that the time’s up?”
4Jesus said, “Watch out for doomsday deceivers. 5Many leaders are going to show up with forged identities, claiming, ‘I am Christ, the Messiah.’ They will deceive a lot of people. 6When reports come in of wars and rumored wars, keep your head and don’t panic. This is routine history; this is no sign of the end. 7Nation will fight nation and ruler fight ruler, over and over. Famines and earthquakes will occur in various places. 8This is nothing compared to what is coming.
9“They are going to throw you to the wolves and kill you, everyone hating you because you carry my name. 10And then, going from bad to worse, it will be dog-eat-dog, everyone at each other’s throat, everyone hating each other.
11“In the confusion, lying preachers will come forward and deceive a lot of people. 12For many others, the overwhelming spread of evil will do them in—nothing left of their love but a mound of ashes.
13“Staying with it—that’s what God requires. Stay with it to the end. You won’t be sorry, and you’ll be saved. 14All during this time, the good news—the Message of the kingdom—will be preached all over the world, a witness staked out in every country. And then the end will come. the Message Mat 24.
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