Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple
(Matthew 24.1Matthew 2Luke 21.5Luke 6)1 As Jesus was leaving the Temple, one of his disciples said, “Look, Teacher! What wonderful stones and buildings!”
2 Jesus answered, “You see these great buildings? Not a single stone here will be left in its place; every one of them will be thrown down.”
Troubles and Persecutions
(Matthew 24.3-14Luke 21.7-19)3 Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, across from the Temple, when Peter, James, John, and Andrew came to him in private. 4 “Tell us when this will be,” they said, “and tell us what will happen to show that the time has come for all these things to take place.”
5 Jesus said to them, “Watch out, and don't let anyone fool you. 6 Many men, claiming to speak for me, will come and say, ‘I am he!’ and they will fool many people. 7 And don't be troubled when you hear the noise of battles close by and news of battles far away. Such things must happen, but they do not mean that the end has come. 8 Countries will fight each other; kingdoms will attack one another. There will be earthquakes everywhere, and there will be famines. These things are like the first pains of childbirth.
9 “You yourselves must watch out. You will be arrested and taken to court. You will be beaten in the synagogues; you will stand before rulers and kings for my sake to tell them the Good News. 10 But before the end comes, the gospel must be preached to all peoples. 11 And when you are arrested and taken to court, do not worry ahead of time about what you are going to say; when the time comes, say whatever is then given to you. For the words you speak will not be yours; they will come from the Holy Spirit. 12 Men will hand over their own brothers to be put to death, and fathers will do the same to their children. Children will turn against their parents and have them put to death. 13 Everyone will hate you because of me. But whoever holds out to the end will be saved.
The Awful Horror
(Matthew 24.15-28Luke 21.20-24)14 “You will see ‘The Awful Horror’ standing in the place where he should not be.” (Note to the reader: understand what this means!) “Then those who are in Judea must run away to the hills. 15 Someone who is on the roof of a house must not lose time by going down into the house to get anything to take along. 16 Someone who is in the field must not go back to the house for a cloak. 17 How terrible it will be in those days for women who are pregnant and for mothers with little babies! 18 Pray to God that these things will not happen in the winter! 19 For the trouble of those days will be far worse than any the world has ever known from the very beginning when God created the world until the present time. Nor will there ever be anything like it again. 20 But the Lord has reduced the number of those days; if he had not, nobody would survive. For the sake of his chosen people, however, he has reduced those days.
21 “Then, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Look, there he is!’—do not believe it. 22 For false Messiahs and false prophets will appear. They will perform miracles and wonders in order to deceive even God's chosen people, if possible. 23 Be on your guard! I have told you everything ahead of time.
The Coming of the Son of Man
(Matthew 24.29-31Luke 21.25-28)24 “In the days after that time of trouble the sun will grow dark, the moon will no longer shine, 25 the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers in space will be driven from their courses. 26 Then the Son of Man will appear, coming in the clouds with great power and glory. 27 He will send the angels out to the four corners of the earth to gather God's chosen people from one end of the world to the other.
The Lesson of the Fig Tree
(Matthew 24.32-35Luke 21.29-33)28 “Let the fig tree teach you a lesson. When its branches become green and tender and it starts putting out leaves, you know that summer is near. 29 In the same way, when you see these things happening, you will know that the time is near, ready to begin. 30 Remember that all these things will happen before the people now living have all died. 31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
No One Knows the Day or Hour
(Matthew 24.36-44)32 “No one knows, however, when that day or hour will come—neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son; only the Father knows. 33 Be on watch, be alert, for you do not know when the time will come. 34 It will be like a man who goes away from home on a trip and leaves his servants in charge, after giving to each one his own work to do and after telling the doorkeeper to keep watch. 35 Watch, then, because you do not know when the master of the house is coming—it might be in the evening or at midnight or before dawn or at sunrise. 36 If he comes suddenly, he must not find you asleep. 37 What I say to you, then, I say to all: Watch!”
1 Un viņam no Dieva nama izejot, kāds no viņa mācekļiem uz to saka: „Mācītāj, lūk, kādi akmeņi un kādas ēkas.“
2 Un Jēzus tam sacīja: „Vai tu visas šās lielās ēkas redzi? Tur akmens uz akmens netaps atstāts, kas netaptu nopostīts.“
3 Un kad viņš sēdēja Eļļas kalnā Dieva namam pretī, tad Pēteris, Jēkabs, Jānis un Andrejs viņu jautāja sevišķi:
4 „Saki mums, kad tas būs, un kāda būs zīme, kad viss tas piepildīsies?“
5 Bet Jēzus iesāka tiem sacīt: „Pielūkojiet, ka neviens jūs nepieviļ.
6 Jo daudzi nāks manā vārdā, sacīdami: Es tas esmu; un daudzus pievils.
7 Bet kad jūs dzirdēsit par kapiem un kajra daudzināšanu, tad nebīstieties, tam jānotiek: bet gals vēl nav klāt.
8 Jo tauta celsies pret tautu un valsts pret valsti, un vietām būs zemestrīces un bada laiki. Tas būs lielo bēdu iesākums.
9 Bet lūkojiet jūs uz sevi pašiem, jo tie jūs nodos augstās tiesās, un jūs tapsit šausti sinagogās un manis dēļ vesti valdnieku un ķēniņu priekšā, tiem par liecību.
10 Un evaņģēlijam papriekš jātop sludinātam visām tautām.
11 Kad nu tie jūs vedis, jūs nodo-dami, tad nebēdājieties iepriekš; kas jums tanī pašā stundā taps dots, to runājiet; jo jūs neesat tie, kas runā, bet Svētais Gars.
12 Bet tad brālis brāli nodos uz nāvi un tēvs bērnu, un bērni celsies pret vecākiem un viņus nonāvēs.
13 Un visi jūs ienīdis mana vārda dēļ; bet kas pastāv līdz galam, tas taps iz-glābts.
14 Bet kad jūs redzēsit postīšanas negantību stāvam, kur neklājas, —kas to lasa, tas lai to labi apdomā, —tad lai bēg uz kalniem tie, kas ir Jūdejas zemē.
15 Un kas uz jumta ir, tas lai neno-kāpj nedz ieiet savā namā kaut ko iznest.
16 Un kas ir laukā, tas lai neatgriežas atpakaļ paņemt savas drēbes.
17 Bet vai grūtajām un zīdītājām tanīs dienās!
18 Bet lūdziet, lai tas nenotiek ziemas laikā.
19 Jo tanī laikā būs tādas lielas bēdas, kādas nav bijušas no paša esākuma, kopš Dievs pasauli radījis, līdz šim, un kādu arī vairs nebūs.
20 Un ja tas Kungs šīs dienas nesaīsinātu, tad neviens netaptu izglābts; bet izredzēto dēļ, ko viņš izredzējis, viņš tās dienas ir saīsinājis.
21 Un ja kas tad jums sacīs: Redzi, še ir Kristus, vai, redzi, tur viņš ir; tad neticiet.
22 Jo viltus kristi un viltus pravieši celsies un darīs zīmes un brīnumus, lai pieviltu, ja tas varētu notikt, ir izredzētos.
23 Bet jūs pielūkojiet; es jums visu to iepriekš esmu sacījis.
24 Bet tanīs dienās, pēc tām bēdām, saule aptumšosies, un mēness nedos savu spīdumu,
25 Un zvaigznes kritīs no debesīm, un debess stiprumi sakustēsies.
26 Un tad redzēs Cilvēka Dēlu nākam padebesis ar lielu spēku un godību.
27 Un tad viņš sūtīs savus eņģeļus un sapulcinās savus izredzētos no četriem vējiem, no zemes gala līdz debess galam.
28 Bet mācaities līdzību no vīģes koka: kad viņa zars jau iezeļ un lapas plaukst, tad jūs nomanāt, ka vasara ir tuvu!
29 Tā arīdzan, kad jūs visu šo re-dzēsit notiekam, tad zinait, ka tas ir tuvu priekš durvīm.
30 Patiesi es jums saku Šī cilts nezudīs, tiekams viss tas nebūs noticis.
31 Debess un zeme zudīs, bet mani vārdi nezudīs.
32 Bet par to dienu vai stundu neviens nezina, ne eņģeļi debesīs, ne Dēls, kā vien Tēvs.
33 Pielūkojiet, esiet modrīgi, jo jūs nezināt, kad tas laiks ir.
34 Tas ir, kā kad kāds cilvēks aizceļodams atstāja savu namu un deva saviem kalpiem visu varu, ikkatram savu darbu, un pavēlēja durvju sargam būt nomodā.
35 Tad nu esiet nomodā! Jo jūs ne-zināt, kad nama kungs nāk, vai vakarā, vai nakts vidū, vai gaiļos, vai no rīta agri,
36 Ka tas, piepeši nākdams, jūs neatrod guļam.
37 Bet ko es jums saku, to es saku visiem. Esiet nomodā!“
