The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
1As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!”
2“Do you see all these great buildings?” replied Jesus. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
3As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John and Andrew asked him privately, 4“Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are all about to be fulfilled?”
5Jesus said to them: “Watch out that no one deceives you. 6Many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and will deceive many. 7When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 8Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
9“You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them. 10And the gospel must first be preached to all nations. 11Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
12“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. 13Everyone will hate you because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
14“When you see ‘the abomination that causes desolation’13:14 Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11 standing where it13:14 Or he does not belong—let the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 15Let no one on the housetop go down or enter the house to take anything out. 16Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. 17How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 18Pray that this will not take place in winter, 19because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world, until now—and never to be equaled again.
20“If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them. 21At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it. 22For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 23So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time.
24“But in those days, following that distress,
“ ‘the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
25the stars will fall from the sky,
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’13:25 Isaiah 13:10; 34:4
26“At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.
28“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 29Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it13:29 Or he is near, right at the door. 30Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 31Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
The Day and Hour Unknown
32“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33Be on guard! Be alert13:33 Some manuscripts alert and pray! You do not know when that time will come. 34It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.
35“Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. 36If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 37What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’ ”
预言圣殿被毁
1耶稣走出圣殿的时候，有一个门徒对祂说：“老师，你看！这是多么大的石头，多么宏伟的建筑啊！”
2耶稣说：“你看见这些宏伟的建筑了吗？将来要被完全拆毁，找不到两块叠在一起的石头。”
3耶稣面向圣殿坐在橄榄山上，彼得、雅各、约翰和安得烈私下来问祂： 4“请告诉我们，这些事什么时候会发生？有什么预兆？”
5耶稣回答说：“你们要小心，免得被人迷惑。 6将来会有许多人冒我的名来，说，‘我是基督’，欺骗许多人。
7“你们听见战争爆发、战讯频传时，不要惊慌，因为这些事必然发生，只是末日还没有到。
8“民族将攻打民族，国家将攻打国家，各处将有地震和饥荒。这些只是灾难13:8 “灾难”希腊文是“生产之痛”。的开始。
9“你们要小心谨慎，因为你们将被送上法庭，并在会堂里被鞭打，又将为了我的缘故在官长和君王面前做见证。 10不过，福音一定要先传遍天下。 11当你们被拘捕，押去受审时，不要先担心该说什么话，到时候赐给你们什么话，你们就说什么话，因为那时候说话的不是你们自己，而是圣灵。
12“那时，人将把自己的弟兄置于死地，父亲将把儿子置于死地，儿女将反叛父母，置他们于死地。 13你们将因我的名而被众人憎恨，但坚忍到底的必定得救。
大灾难
14“当你们看见‘那带来毁灭的可憎者’13:14 但以理书9:27；11:31；12:11。站在不当站的地方时（读者须会意），犹太地区的人要逃到山上去； 15在屋顶上的人不要下来，不要进屋拿东西； 16在田间的人不要回家取外衣。 17那时，孕妇和哺育婴儿的母亲们可就遭殃了！ 18你们要祈求上帝使这些事不要在冬天发生， 19因为那是上帝创造天地以来空前绝后的大灾难。 20如果主不缩短灾期，恐怕没有人能活命，但为了祂的选民，祂已经缩短灾期。 21那时，如果有人对你们说，‘看啊，基督在这里！’或说，‘基督在那里！’你们不要相信。 22因为假基督和假先知将出现，行各种神迹奇事，如果可能，甚至要迷惑上帝的选民。 23你们要小心，我已经把一切预先告诉你们了。
人子降临
24“大灾难过后，
‘太阳昏暗，
月亮无光，
25星宿陨落，
天体震动。’13:25 以赛亚书13:10；34:4。
26那时，世人必看到人子驾着云、带着极大的能力和荣耀降临。 27祂必差遣天使从四面八方、天涯海角招聚祂拣选的人。
28“你们可以从无花果树学个道理。当无花果树发芽长叶的时候，你们就知道夏天快来了。 29同样，当你们看见这些事情发生时，就知道人子快来了，就在门口。 30我实在告诉你们，这个世代还没有过去，这一切都要发生。 31天地都要消逝，但我的话永不消逝。
32“但没有人知道那日子和时辰何时来到，连天上的天使也不知道，人子也不知道，只有天父知道。 33你们要小心，保持警醒，因为你们不知道那日子何时来到。
34“这就好像一个人在出远门之前，把家中的事交给仆人，让他们各做各的工作，又吩咐守门的人要警醒。 35所以你们要警醒，因为你们不知道家主什么时候回来，可能是黄昏，可能是夜半，也可能是黎明或早上。 36别让他突然回来时看到你们在睡觉。 37我劝你们，也劝所有的人，要警醒！”
