Cults, Revolutions, Famines, and Earthquakes^(A)

³ Now while Jesus^[a] was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”

⁴ In reply, Jesus told them, “See to it that no one deceives you, ⁵ because many will come in my name, proclaiming, ‘I’m the Messiah,’^[b] and they will deceive many people. ⁶ You’ll begin to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See to it that you don’t panic. These things must take place, but the end won’t have come yet, ⁷ because nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ But all these things are only a beginning of agonies.”