Bible: Matt 24:5-14
24:5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ 1 and they will mislead many. 24:6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Make sure that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is still to come. 2 24:7 For nation will rise up in arms 3 against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines 4 and earthquakes 5 in various places. 24:8 All 6 these things are the beginning of birth pains.
Persecution of Disciples
24:9 “Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations 7 because of my name. 8 24:10 Then many will be led into sin, 9 and they will betray one another and hate one another. 24:11 And many false prophets will appear and deceive 10 many, 24:12 and because lawlessness will increase so much, the love of many will grow cold. 24:13 But the person who endures to the end will be saved. 11 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole inhabited earth as a testimony to all the nations, 12 and then the end will come.
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