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!”
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!”
