22. “But God has decided to make that terrible time short. If it were not made short, no one would continue living. But God will make that time short to help the people he has chosen.
23. “Someone might say to you at that time, ‘Look, there is the Messiah!’ Or someone else might say, ‘There he is!’ But don’t believe them.
24. False messiahs and false prophets will come and do great miracles and wonders, trying to fool the people God has chosen, if that is possible.
25. Now I have warned you about this before it happens.
26. “Someone might tell you, ‘The Messiah is there in the desert!’ But don’t go into the desert to look for him. Someone else might say, ‘There is the Messiah in that room!’ But don’t believe it.
27. When the Son of Man comes, everyone will see him. It will be like lightning flashing in the sky that can be seen everywhere.
28. It’s like looking for a dead body: You will find it where the vultures are gathering above.
29. “Right after the trouble of those days, this will happen: ‘The sun will become dark, and the moon will not give light. The stars will fall from the sky, and everything in the sky will be changed.’
30. “Then there will be something in the sky that shows the Son of Man is coming. All the people of the world will cry. Everyone will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds in the sky. He will come with power and great glory.