Mat 24:6-29 | ESV | STEP | And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars . See that you are not alarmed , for this must take place , but the end is not yet .

Matthew 24:6-29

6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you ^aare not alarmed, for this ^bmust take place, but the end is not yet. 7 For ^cnation will rise against nation, and ^dkingdom against kingdom, and there will be ^efamines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are but the beginning of ^fthe birth pains.

9 “Then ^gthey will deliver you up ^hto tribulation and ⁱput you to death, and ^jyou will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake. 10 And then many will fall away ^{▼▼Or stumble} and ^lbetray one another and hate one another. 11 And many ^mfalse prophets will arise ⁿand lead many astray. 12 And because lawlessness will be increased, ^othe love of many will grow cold. 13 ^pBut the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom ^qwill be proclaimed throughout the whole world ^ras a testimony ^sto all nations, and ^tthen the end will come.

The Abomination of Desolation

15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation ^uspoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in ^vthe holy place ( ^wlet the reader understand), 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 ^xLet the one who is on ^ythe housetop not go down to take what is in his house, 18 and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. 19 And ^zalas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! 20 Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. 21 For then there will be ^aagreat tribulation, ^absuch as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. 22 And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for ^acthe sake of the elect those days will be cut short. 23 ^adThen if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. 24 For ^aefalse christs and ^affalse prophets will arise and ^agperform great signs and wonders, ^ahso as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, ^aiI have told you beforehand. 26 So, if they say to you, ‘Look, ^ajhe is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 ^akFor as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be ^althe coming of the Son of Man. 28 ^amWherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

The Coming of the Son of Man

29 “Immediately after ^anthe tribulation of those days ^aothe sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and ^apthe stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.