| − | As they left the temple, one of Jesus' students said, "Teacher, just look at the sort of stones and magnificent buildings in this place!" Jesus responded, "See these grand buildings? Not one stone will remain atop another which will not be destroyed." | + | As they left the [[Temple]], one of Jesus' students said, "Teacher, just look at the sort of stones and magnificent buildings in this place!" Jesus responded, "See these grand buildings? Not one stone will remain atop another which will not be destroyed." |
| | As Jesus sat atop the Mount of Olives, looking at the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew requested a private conference. They asked, "When will these events take place, and what will be the sign of their fulfillment?" Jesus answered them, "Be on guard and don't let any man fool you. Many will come shouting My Name and say 'I am Christ!', and will fool many people. When you hear news of war and false rumor about them, don't worry, because they must occur but will not be the end. Ethnic groups and nation-states will attack one another. Earthquakes will occur in many lands. Famine and chaos will rule. These are the beginnings of the birth-pains. | | As Jesus sat atop the Mount of Olives, looking at the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew requested a private conference. They asked, "When will these events take place, and what will be the sign of their fulfillment?" Jesus answered them, "Be on guard and don't let any man fool you. Many will come shouting My Name and say 'I am Christ!', and will fool many people. When you hear news of war and false rumor about them, don't worry, because they must occur but will not be the end. Ethnic groups and nation-states will attack one another. Earthquakes will occur in many lands. Famine and chaos will rule. These are the beginnings of the birth-pains. |
| | "The Son as man is like a man traveling abroad, who left his house, and gave his slaves the proper authority, and a work assignment to every man, and ordered the doorkeeper to keep watch. So you keep watch. You don't know when the master of the house is coming. He could come in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or later in the morning. Don't let Him catch you napping! I'm telling you what I'm telling everyone: stay on watch." | | "The Son as man is like a man traveling abroad, who left his house, and gave his slaves the proper authority, and a work assignment to every man, and ordered the doorkeeper to keep watch. So you keep watch. You don't know when the master of the house is coming. He could come in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or later in the morning. Don't let Him catch you napping! I'm telling you what I'm telling everyone: stay on watch." |