24: 22. And if those days had not been shortened But for the sake of the chosen ones, Then if any one shall say to you: See! here is Christ, or, There, do not believe it. For there will rise false Christs And false prophets. And they will show great signs and wonders, To deceive if possible the very chosen ones. See, I have told you beforehand. So if they shall say to you: See, he is in the desert! Do not go out. See, he is in the inner chambers Do not believe it. For just as the lightning comes out of the east, And is seen even to the west, The same way will the coming Of the Son of man be. Wherever the carcass is There will the vultures be gathered together. But at once after the distress of those days, The sun will be darkened, The moon will not give her light, The stars will fall from heaven, 24: 29. And the powers of heaven will be shaken. Then will appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven. And then will all the tribes of the earth mourn, And will see the Son of man Coming on the clouds of heaven With power and great glory. And he will send out his angels With a great sound of a trumpet, And they will gather together his chosen ones, From the four winds, From one end of heaven to the other. Now learn a parable from the fig-tree: When its branch has now become tender, You know summer is near. In the same way you also, When you see all these things, Know it is near,-at the doors. To tell you the truth: This generation will not pass away, 24: 35. Heaven and earth will pass away, But my words will never pass away. But of that day and hour, no one knows, Nor the Son, But the Father only. For just as the days of Noah, So will the coming of the Son of man be. They were eating and drinking, Till the flood came and took them all away, So will the coming of the Son of man be. Then will two men be in the field. One is taken, and one is left. Two women will be grinding at the mill, One is taken, and one is left. So watch. For you do not know What day your Lord is coming. But know this, That if the master of the house had known At what time the thief was coming, 24:43. He would have watched, And would not have allowed His house to be broken through. For at an hour you do not think Who then is the faithful and wise slave Whom his master has set over his household, To give them their food at the proper time? Blessed is that slave, Whom his master when he comes Will find doing as he was bidden. He will set him over all he has. But if that wicked slave Shall say in his heart, My master is delaying, And shall begin to beat his fellow-slaves, And shall eat and drink with the drunken, The master of that slave Will come in a day he does not expect, And appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There will be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. 25: I. The Kingdom of Heaven will then be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. For the foolish took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But at Now while the bridegroom was delaying they all became drowsy and went to sleep. midnight a shout was raised: Look! the bridegroom! Come out to meet him. Then all the bridesmaids got up and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise: Give us some of your oil. For our lamps are going out. But the wise answered: Go There may not be enough for us and you. rather to those who sell and buy for yourselves. But while they were going to buy the bridegroom came and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage-feast, and the door was shut. Afterwards the other bridesmaids came and said: Lord, lord, open to us. But he answered: To tell you the truth, I do not know you. |