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1 As he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Rabbi ·Teacher·, see what kind of stones and what kind of buildings!”
2 Yeshua [Salvation] said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone on another, which will not be thrown down.”
3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter [Rock], James [Surplanter], John [Yah is gracious], and Andrew [Manly] asked him privately, 4 “Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign that these things are all about to be fulfilled?”
5 Yeshua [Salvation], answering, began to tell them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray. * 6 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘Ena Na [I AM (the Living God)], I am he!’ and will lead many astray.
7 “When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, don’t be troubled. For those must happen, but the end is not yet. 8 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places. There will be famines and troubles. These things are the beginning of birth pains. 9 But watch yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils. You will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them. 10 The Good News must first be preached to all the nations. 11 When they lead you away and deliver you up, don’t be anxious beforehand, or premeditate what you will say, but say whatever will be given you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but Ruach haKodesh [Spirit, Breath of the Holiness].
12 “Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child. Children will rise up against parents, † and cause them to be put to death. 13 You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake, but he who endures to the end, the same will be saved. 14 But when you see the abomination of desolation, ‡ spoken of by Daniel [My judge is God] the prophet, standing where it ought not (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea [Praise] flee to the mountains, 15 and let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house. 16 Let him who is in the field not teshuvah ·completely return· back to take his cloak. 17 But woe to those who are with child and to those who nurse babies in those days! 18 Pray that your flight won’t be in the winter. 19 For in those days there will be oppression, such as there has not been the like from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will be. § 20 Unless MarYah [Master Yahweh] had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the chosen ones, whom he picked out, he shortened the days. 21 Then if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah [Anointed one]!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ don’t trust it. 22 For there will arise false Messiahs [Anointed ones] and false prophets, and will show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones. 23 But you watch.
“Behold, I have told you all things beforehand. 24 But in those days, after that oppression, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, * 25 the stars will be falling from the sky, † and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken. ‡ § * 26 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27 Then he will send out his angels, and will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the sky.
28 “Now from the fig tree, learn this parable. When the branch has now become tender, and produces its leaves, you know that the summer is near; 29 even so you also, when you see these things coming to pass, know that it is near, at the doors. 30 Most certainly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things happen. 31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words † will not pass away. 32 But of that day or that hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Abba Father. 33 Watch, keep alert, and pray; for you don’t know when the time is.
34 “It is like a man, traveling to another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, and to each one his work, and also enjoined the doorkeeper to keep watch. 35 Watch therefore, for you don’t know when the lord of the house is coming, whether at evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning; 36 lest coming suddenly he might find you sleeping. 37 What I tell you, I tell all: Watch.”
* 13:5 . Quoted from Jer 29:8 † 13:12 . Paraphrase Quoted from Mic 7:6 ‡ 13:14 . Quoted from Dan 8:13, 9:27, 11:31, 12:11 § 13:19 . Quoted from Joel 2:2; Dan 12:1 * 13:24 . Quoted from Is 13:10; Joel 2:10, 2:31 (Heb Bible 3:4), 3:15 (Heb Bible 4:15); (Paraphrase Quote from Hag 2:6, 2:21) † 13:25 . Quoted from Is 34:4 ‡ 13:25 . Quoted from Hag 2:6, 2:21 § 13:25 . (24-25) Quoted from Is 13:10; Eze 32:7; Joel 2:10; 2:31 (Heb Bible 3:4); 3:15 (Heb Bible 4:15) * 13:25 . MPr: “Son of Man” refers to physical descent and “riding the clouds of heaven” is a transport that is reserved for Yahweh (See also Clouds: Deut 33:26; Ps 104:3; Job 9:8; Is 19:1). (Dan 7:13) † 13:31 . Quoted from Is 40:8