Isus pretkazuje buduće događaje
(Mt 24:1-22; Lk 21:5-24)
1Kad je Isus izlazio iz Hrama, jedan od učenika mu reče: “Učitelju, pogledaj! Kakva li kamenja! Kakve li građevine!”
2“Vidiš li kako je velika?” odgovori mu Isus. “A bit će porušena tako da od nje neće ostati ni kamen na kamenu.”
O počecima nevolja
3Dok je sjedio na Maslinskoj gori nasuprot Hramu, Petar, Jakov, Ivan i Andrija nasamo ga upitaju: 4“Kada će se sve to dogoditi? Kojim će se znakom najaviti ispunjenje svega toga?”
5Isus im odgovori: “Pazite da vas tko ne zavede! 6Mnogi će doći pod mojim imenom proglašujući se Mesijom13:6 U grčkome: …pod mojim imenom i reći ‘Ja sam’… i mnoge će zavesti. 7Kad čujete da blizu vas izbijaju ratovi i vijesti o dalekim ratovima, ne uznemirujte se. Sve se to mora dogoditi, ali svršetak još neće doći. 8Zaratit će narod protiv naroda i kraljevstvo protiv kraljevstva. Bit će potresa u mnogim dijelovima svijeta i zavladat će glad. Sve je to samo početak strašnih muka.
9Kad se to počne događati, budite na oprezu! Predavat će vas sudovima i bičevati u sinagogama. Izvodit će vas pred upravitelje i kraljeve zato što ste moji sljedbenici. To će biti prigoda da im svjedočite o meni. 10Radosna vijest mora se najprije navijestiti svim narodima. 11Kad vas uhite i predaju sudu, ne brinite se unaprijed što ćete govoriti jer će vam tada biti dano što da kažete. Nećete govoriti vi, nego Sveti Duh.
12Brat će brata i otac dijete predavati na smrt. Djeca će se dizati protiv roditelja i predavati ih da ih ubiju. 13Svi će vas zamrziti zbog mene, ali tko ustraje do kraja, spasit će se.
14Kad vidite ‘svetogrđe’ da stoji ondje gdje ne smije stajati (čitatelju, shvati o čemu je riječ!)13:14 Daniel 9:27., neka oni koji se zateknu u Judeji bježe u goru. 15Tko se zatekne na krovu,13:15 Ljudi su se u to doba često odmarali i družili na ravnim krovovima kuća, posebice uvečer kad je bilo svježije. neka ne silazi u kuću što uzeti! 16Tko se zatekne u polju, neka se ne vraća po ogrtač! 17Teško trudnicama i dojiljama u to vrijeme! 18Molite se da ne morate bježati zimi 19jer će to biti dani tako strašnih nevolja kakvih nije bilo otkako je Bog stvorio svijet niti će ih biti ikad poslije. 20I da Gospodin ne skrati to vrijeme nevolja, nitko se ne bi spasio. Ali on je skratio te dane zaradi svojih izabranika.
Isus govori o svojem povratku
(Mt 24:23-35; Lk 21:25-33)
21Kaže li vam tada tko: ‘Evo Mesije!’ ili ‘Eno ga ondje!’ ne vjerujte 22jer će ustati brojni lažni mesije i lažni proroci te činiti čudesa ne bi li, bude li moguće, zaveli i Božje izabranike. 23Budite oprezni! Unaprijed sam vas upozorio!
24U vrijeme kad prođu sve te strahote,
Sunce će potamnjeti
i mjesec neće sjati,
25zvijezde će s neba padati
i nebeske će se sile potresti.13:24-25 Vidjeti: Izaija 13:10; 34:4 i Joel 2:10.
26Tada će ugledati Sina Čovječjega kako dolazi na oblacima s velikom moći i slavom.13:26 Vidjeti: Daniel 7:13. 27On će poslati anđele da saberu njegove izabranike sa svih strana, sa svih četiriju vjetrova od kraja zemlje do kraja neba.
Pouka o smokvi
(Mt 24:32; Lk 21:29-30)
28Učite iz prispodobe o smokvi. Kad joj na granama izbiju nježni pupovi i kad potjera lišće, znate da je ljeto blizu. 29Također kad vidite da se zbiva sve o čemu sam vam govorio, možete biti sigurni da je Gospodinov povratak blizu, na samim vratima. 30Zaista vam kažem, ovaj naraštaj neće proći dok se sve to ne dogodi. 31Nebo i zemlja će proći, ali moje riječi ostaju zauvijek!
Neznani dan i čas
(Mt 24:36-51; Lk 21:34-36)
32Nitko, međutim, ne zna dana ni ure kada će se to dogoditi. Ne znaju ni anđeli na nebu, pa čak ni Sin. Zna samo Otac. 33Bdijte, dakle, i stražite jer ne znate kada će se to zbiti! 34Dolazak Sina Čovječjega može se usporediti s odlaskom čovjeka koji je otputovao u drugu zemlju. Prije polaska kuću je povjerio na brigu slugama. Svakome je zadao posao, a vrataru zapovjedio da budno čeka njegov povratak.
35Bdijte, dakle, jer ne znate kada će se gospodar vratiti—uvečer, u ponoć, u ranu zoru kad pjevaju pijetli ili ujutro— 36da ne dođe iznenada i nađe vas kako spavate. 37Što kažem vama, kažem svima: Budno iščekujte njegov dolazak!”
1And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! 2And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, 4Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled? 5And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you: 6For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 7And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. 8For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
9¶ But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them. 10And the gospel must first be published among all nations. 11But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost. 12Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death. 13And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
14¶ But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judæa flee to the mountains: 15And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house: 16And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment. 17But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 18And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. 19For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be. 20And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. 21And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not: 22For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. 23But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.
24¶ But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, 25And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. 26And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. 27And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. 28Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: 29So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors. 30Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done. 31Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
32¶ But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. 33Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. 34For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. 35Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: 36Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 37And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
