Pravietojums par tempļa nopostīšanu
(Mt 24:1–2Lk 21:5–6)1 Kad Jēzus izgāja no tempļa, viens no viņa mācekļiem sacīja: “Skolotāj, paskat, kādi akmeņi un kādas celtnes!” 2 Un Jēzus tam sacīja: “Vai redzi šīs milzīgās celtnes? Te akmens uz akmens nepaliks, kas netiktu nopostīts.”
Pārbaudījumu sākums
(Mt 24:3–14Lk 21:7–19)3 Kad viņš sēdēja Olīvkalnā iepretī templim, Pēteris, Jēkabs, Jānis un Andrejs izjautāja viņu atsevišķi: 4 “Saki mums, kad tas notiks un kāda būs zīme, kad tas viss piepildīsies?” 5 Un Jēzus sāka tiem stāstīt: “Pielūkojiet, ka jūs kāds nepieviļ. 6 Daudzi nāks manā vārdā, sacīdami: es tas esmu, – un tie pievils daudzus. 7 Bet ikreiz, kad jūs dzirdēsiet runājam par kariem un vēstis par kariem, neuztraucieties: jo tam tā jānotiek, bet tas vēl nav gals. 8 Jo tauta celsies pret tautu un valsts pret valsti, dažviet būs zemestrīces un bads; tas viss būs dzemdību sāpju sākums. 9 Bet uzmanieties, jo tie jūs nodos tiesās un šaustīs sinagogās, un jūs stāsieties valdnieku un ķēniņu priekšā, lai viņiem liecinātu par mani. 10 Un evaņģēlijam vispirms ir jātiek pasludinātam visās tautās. 11 Kad tie jūs aizvedīs, lai jūs nodotu, neesiet norūpējušies iepriekš par to, ko runāsiet, bet, kas jums tajā brīdī tiks dots, to runājiet, jo ne jūs esat tie, kas runā, bet Svētais Gars. 12 Brālis brāli nodos nāvei un tēvs – bērnu, un bērni sacelsies pret vecākiem un tos nonāvēs. 13 Visi jūs nicinās mana vārda dēļ, bet, kas pastāvēs līdz galam, tas tiks izglābts.
Par postīšanas negantību
(Mt 24:15–28Lk 21:20–24)14 Bet, kad jūs redzēsiet postīšanas negantību tur, kur tai neklātos būt, – kas to lasa, lai saprot, – tad tie, kas ir Jūdejā, lai bēg kalnos, 15 kas uz jumta, lai nenokāpj, nedz ieiet savā namā kaut ko paņemt. 16 Un, kas laukā, lai negriežas atpakaļ paņemt savas drēbes. 17 Bet vai! grūtniecēm un zīdītājām tajās dienās! 18 Lūdziet Dievu, lai tas nenotiek ziemā! 19 Jo tik smagas dienas nav piedzīvotas no Dieva radītās pasaules sākuma līdz pat šim laikam un tādu arī vairs nebūs. 20 Un, ja Kungs šīs dienas nesaīsinātu, neizglābtos neviens dzīvais; bet to izredzēto dēļ, ko viņš izredzējis, viņš tās dienas ir saīsinājis. 21 Ja kāds jums tad sacīs: redzi, te ir Kristus, redzi, tur – neticiet! 22 Jo viltus kristi un viltus pravieši celsies un rādīs zīmes un brīnumus, lai pieviltu, ja tas iespējams, arī izredzētos. 23 Bet jūs pielūkojiet, es jums visu esmu iepriekš pateicis.
Cilvēka Dēla atnākšana
(Mt 24:29–31Lk 21:25–28)24 Bet tajās dienās pēc tām bēdām saule aptumšosies un mēness nedos sava spožuma. 25 Un zvaigznes kritīs no debesīm, un debesu spēki tiks satricināti. 26 Un tad tie redzēs Cilvēka Dēlu nākam padebesīs ar lielu varenību un godību. 27 Tad viņš sūtīs savus eņģeļus un sapulcinās vienkopus savus izredzētos no četriem vējiem, no zemes malas līdz debess malai.
Līdzība par vīģes koku
(Mt 24:32–35Lk 21:29–33)28 Bet mācieties līdzību no vīģes koka: kad tā zars pilns sulas un raisa lapas, jūs zināt, ka vasara ir tuvu. 29 Tā arī jūs, kad jūs visu šo redzēsiet notiekam, ziniet: viņš ir tuvu pie durvīm. 30 Patiesi es jums saku: šī paaudze nezudīs, tiekams tas viss notiks. 31 Debess un zeme zudīs, bet mani vārdi nezudīs.
Aicinājums būt nomodā
(Mt 24:36–44)32 Bet to dienu vai stundu nezina neviens – ne eņģeļi debesīs, ne Dēls, vienīgi Tēvs. 33 Pielūkojiet, ka esat nomodā, jo jūs nezināt, kad tas laiks ir klāt. 34 Tāpat arī cilvēks, kas aizceļojot atstāj savu namu un dod saviem kalpiem varu un katram savu darbu, un pavēl durvju sargam būt nomodā. 35 Tad nu esiet nomodā: jūs taču nezināt, kad nama kungs nāks, vai vakarā, vai pusnaktī, vai gaiļiem dziedot, vai rīta agrumā – 36 ka, pēkšņi nākdams, tas neatrod jūs guļam. 37 Bet, ko es jums saku, to es saku visiem: esiet nomodā!”
The Temple Will Be Destroyed
(Matthew 24.1Matthew 2Luke 21.5Luke 6)1 As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, look at these beautiful stones and wonderful buildings!”
2 Jesus replied, “Do you see these huge buildings? They will certainly be torn down! Not one stone will be left in place.”
Warning about Trouble
(Matthew 24.3-14Luke 21.7-19)3 Later, as Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives across from the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew came to him in private. 4 They asked, “When will these things happen? What will be the sign that they are about to take place?”
5 Jesus answered:
Watch out and don't let anyone fool you! 6 Many will come and claim to be me. They will use my name and fool many people.
7 When you hear about wars and threats of wars, don't be afraid. These things will have to happen first, but that isn't the end. 8 Nations and kingdoms will go to war against each other. There will be earthquakes in many places, and people will starve to death. But this is just the beginning of troubles.
9 Be on your guard! You will be taken to courts and beaten with whips in their synagogues. And because of me, you will have to stand before rulers and kings to tell about your faith. 10 But before the end comes, the good news must be preached to all nations.
11 When you are arrested, don't worry about what you will say. You will be given the right words when the time comes. But you will not really be the ones speaking. Your words will come from the Holy Spirit.
12 Brothers and sisters will betray each other and have each other put to death. Parents will betray their own children, and children will turn against their parents and have them killed. 13 Everyone will hate you because of me. But if you keep on being faithful right to the end, you will be saved.
The Horrible Thing
(Matthew 24.15-21Luke 21.20-24)14 Someday you will see that “Horrible Thing” where it should not be. Everyone who reads this must try to understand! If you are living in Judea at that time, run to the mountains. 15 If you are on the roof of your house, don't go inside to get anything. 16 If you are out in the field, don't go back for your coat. 17 It will be an awful time for women who are expecting babies or nursing young children. 18 Pray that it won't happen in winter. 19 This will be the worst time of suffering since God created the world, and nothing this terrible will ever happen again. 20 If the Lord doesn't make the time shorter, no one will be left alive. But because of his chosen and special ones, he will make the time shorter.
21 If someone should say, “Here is the Messiah!” or “There he is!” don't believe it. 22 False messiahs and false prophets will come and work miracles and signs. They will even try to fool God's chosen ones. 23 But be on your guard! That's why I am telling you these things now.
When the Son of Man Appears
(Matthew 24.29-31Luke 21.25-28)24 In those days, right after this time of suffering,
“The sun will become dark,
and the moon
will no longer shine.
25 The stars will fall,
and the powers in the sky
will be shaken.”
26 Then the Son of Man will be seen coming in the clouds with great power and glory. 27 He will send his angels to gather his chosen ones from all over the earth.
A Lesson from a Fig Tree
(Matthew 24.32-35Luke 21.29-33)28 Learn a lesson from a fig tree. When its branches sprout and start putting out leaves, you know summer is near. 29 So when you see all these things happening, you will know that the time has almost come. 30 You can be sure that some of the people of this generation will still be alive when all this happens. 31 The sky and the earth will not last forever, but my words will.
No One Knows the Day or Time
(Matthew 24.36-44)32 No one knows the day or the time. The angels in heaven don't know, and the Son himself doesn't know. Only the Father knows. 33 So watch out and be ready! You don't know when the time will come. 34 It is like what happens when a man goes away for a while and places his servants in charge of everything. He tells each of them what to do, and he orders the guard to keep alert. 35 So be alert! You don't know when the master of the house will come back. It could be in the evening or at midnight or before dawn or in the morning. 36 But if he comes suddenly, don't let him find you asleep. 37 I tell everyone just what I have told you. Be alert!
