Matthew 24:15-28

Holman Christian Standard Bible

The Great Tribulation

¹⁵ “So when you see the abomination that causes desolation,^[a][b] spoken of by the prophet Daniel,^(A) standing in the holy place”^(B) (let the reader understand^[c]), ¹⁶ “then those in Judea must flee to the mountains! ¹⁷ A man on the housetop^[d] must not come down to get things out of his house.^{(C) 18} And a man in the field must not go back to get his clothes. ¹⁹ Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days! ²⁰ Pray that your escape may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. ²¹ For at that time there will be great tribulation,^(D) the kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again! ²² Unless those days were limited, no one would^[e] survive.^[f] But those days will be limited because of the elect.^(E)

²³ “If anyone tells you then, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’^(F) or, ‘Over here!’ do not believe it!^{(G) 24} False messiahs^[g] and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray,^(H) if possible, even the elect. ²⁵ Take note: I have told you in advance. ²⁶ So if they tell you, ‘Look, He’s in the wilderness!’ don’t go out; ‘Look, He’s in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it. ²⁷ For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.^{(I) 28} Wherever the carcass is, there the vultures^[h] will gather.^(J)