Signs of the Close of the Age
3
Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, c the disciples came to Him privately, saying, d "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?"
4
And Jesus answered and said to them: e "Take heed that no one deceives you.
5
"For f many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' g and will deceive many.
6
"And you will hear of h wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7
"For i nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be j famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.
8
"All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9
k "Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake.
10
"And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.
11
"Then l many false prophets will rise up and m deceive many.
12
"And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow n cold.
13
o "But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
14
"And this p gospel of the kingdom q will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
-
Cross References
Mark 13:3
Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately.
-
Cross References
Matthew 24:27
For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
Matthew 24:37
But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
Matthew 24:39
And did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
Luke 17:20 - 37
Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, "The kingdom of God does not come with observation.
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - 3
But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you.
-
Cross References
Ephesians 5:6
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
Colossians 2:8
Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.
Colossians 2:18
Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind.
2 Thessalonians 2:3
Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition.
1 John 4:1 - 3
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
-
Cross References
Jeremiah 14:14
And the LORD said to me, "The prophets prophesy lies in My name. I have not sent them, commanded them, nor spoken to them; they prophesy to you a false vision, divination, a worthless thing, and the deceit of their heart.
John 5:43
I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive.
Acts 5:36
For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody. A number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was slain, and all who obeyed him were scattered and came to nothing.
1 John 2:18
Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.
1 John 4:3
And every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.
-
Cross References
Matthew 24:11
Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.
-
Cross References
Revelation 6:2 - 4
And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.
-
Cross References
2 Chronicles 15:6
So nation was destroyed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every adversity.
Isaiah 19:2
I will set Egyptians against Egyptians; Everyone will fight against his brother, And everyone against his neighbor, City against city, kingdom against kingdom.
Haggai 2:22
I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms; I will destroy the strength of the Gentile kingdoms. I will overthrow the chariots And those who ride in them; The horses and their riders shall come down, Every one by the sword of his brother.
Zechariah 14:13
It shall come to pass in that day That a great panic from the LORD will be among them. Everyone will seize the hand of his neighbor, And raise his hand against his neighbor's hand.
-
Cross References
Acts 11:28
Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar.
Revelation 6:5
When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come and see." So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand.
Revelation 6:6
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, "A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.
-
Cross References
Matthew 10:17
But beware of men, for they will deliver you up...
Luke 21:12
But before all these things, they will lay thei...
John 16:2
They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, t...
Acts 4:2
Being greatly disturbed that they taught the pe...
Acts 4:3
And they laid hands on them, and put them in cu...
Revelation 2:10
Do not fear any of those things which you are a...
-
Cross References
Acts 20:29
For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.
2 Peter 2:1
But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.
Revelation 13:11
Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon.
Revelation 19:20
Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.
-
Cross References
1 Timothy 4:1
Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons.
-
Cross References
2 Thessalonians 2:3
Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition.
2 Timothy 3:1 - 3
But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:
-
Cross References
Matthew 10:22
And you will be hated by all for My name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.
Mark 13:13
And you will be hated by all for My name's sake. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
-
Cross References
Matthew 4:23
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.
-
Cross References
Romans 10:18
But I say, have they not heard? Yes indeed: "Their sound has gone out to all the earth, And their words to the ends of the world.
Colossians 1:6
Which has come to you, as it has also in all the world, and is bringing forth fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth.
Colossians 1:23
If indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.