18. And a man in the field must not go back to get his clothes.
19. Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days!
20. Pray that your escape may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.
21. For at that time there will be great tribulation, the kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again!
22. Unless those days were limited, no one would survive. But those days will be limited because of the elect.
23. “If anyone tells you then, ‘Look, here is the Messiah! ’ or, ‘Over here! ’ do not believe it!
24. False messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
25. Take note: I have told you in advance.
26. So if they tell you, ‘Look, He’s in the wilderness! ’ don’t go out; ‘Look, He’s in the inner rooms! ’ do not believe it.
27. For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
28. Wherever the carcass is, there the vultures will gather.
29. “Immediately after the tribulation of those days:The sun will be darkened,and the moon will not shed its light;the stars will fall from the sky,and the celestial powers will be shaken.
30. “Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the peoples of the earth will mourn; and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31. He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
32. “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.
33. In the same way, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near — at the door!
34. I assure you: This generation will certainly not pass away until all these things take place.