Matthew 24:15-28 - The Abomination Of Desolation

¹⁵ "So when you see the destructive desecration, mentioned by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place (let the reader take note), ¹⁶ then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. ¹⁷ Anyone who's on the housetop must not come down to get what is in his house, ¹⁸ and anyone who's in the field must not turn back to get his coat. ¹⁹ "How terrible it will be for women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days! ²⁰ Pray that it may not be in winter or on a Sabbath when you flee, ²¹ because at that time there will be great suffering, the kind that hasn't happened from the beginning of the world until now and certainly won't ever happen again. ²² If those days hadn't been limited, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be limited.

²³ "At that time, if anyone says to you, "Look! Here's the Messiah!' or "There he is!', don't believe it, ²⁴ because false messiahs and false prophets will appear and display great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. ²⁵ Remember, I've told you this beforehand. ²⁶ So if they say to you, "Look! He's in the wilderness,' don't go out looking for him. And if they say, "Look! He's in the storeroom,' don't believe it, ²⁷ because just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. ²⁸ Wherever there's a corpse, there the vultures will gather.

¹⁴ "So when you see the destructive desecration standing where it should not be (let the reader take note), then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. ¹⁵ The one who's on his housetop must not come down and go into his house to take anything out of it, ¹⁶ and the one who's in the field must not turn back to get his coat. ¹⁷ "How terrible it will be for women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days! ¹⁸ Pray that it may not be in winter, ¹⁹ because those days will be a time of suffering, a kind that has not happened from the beginning of God's creation until now, and certainly will never happen again. ²⁰ If the Lord had not shortened those days, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect whom he has chosen, he has shortened those days.

²¹ "At that time, if anyone says to you, "Look! Here is the Messiah!', or, "Look! There he is!' don't believe it, ²² because false messiahs and false prophets will appear and produce signs and omens to deceive, if possible, the elect. ²³ So be on your guard! I've told you everything before it happens."