Matthew 24:9-22

Rachel Workman: ⁹ “Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers.^{[b] 10} And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other. ¹¹ And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people. ¹² Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold. ¹³ But the one who endures to the end will be saved. ¹⁴ And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations^[c] will hear it; and then the end will come.
¹⁵ “The day is coming when you will see what Daniel the prophet spoke about—the sacrilegious object that causes desecration^[d] standing in the Holy Place.” (Reader, pay attention!) ¹⁶ “Then those in Judea must flee to the hills. ¹⁷ A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. ¹⁸ A person out in the field must not return even to get a coat. ¹⁹ How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for nursing mothers in those days. ²⁰ And pray that your flight will not be in winter or on the Sabbath. ²¹ For there will be greater anguish than at any time since the world began. And it will never be so great again. ²² In fact, unless that time of calamity is shortened, not a single person will survive. But it will be shortened for the sake of God’s chosen ones.
Again, I'm not going to pretend to know the end of times but I can see that sin is rampant. But I think it will be even more rampant. There will be no rest for  the good or bad. But I love verse 13, But the one who endures to the end will be saved. I am grateful that I'm already saved.

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John Burnett:  ⁹ “Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name. ¹⁰ At that time many will ^[a]fall away and will ^[b]betray one another and hate one another. ¹¹ Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many. ¹² Because lawlessness is increased, ^[c]most people’s love will grow cold. ¹³ But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. ¹⁴ This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole ^[d]world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.  Many false prophets will arise and I believe many have are already in place.  All you have to do is turn on the TV.  Lawlessness as certainly increased and now the government has thrown out the constitution as the framework of our nation.  The internet will be used to preach the gospel to the whole world.

Perilous Times

¹⁵ “Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), ¹⁶ then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. ^17 [e]Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house. ^18 [f]Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. ¹⁹ But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! ²⁰ But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath. ²¹ For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will. ²² Unless those days had been cut short, no ^[g]life would have been saved; but for the sake of the ^[h]elect those days will be cut short.   The antichrist will take over the temple and calls himself god halfway through the tribulation.  When he does this it will get very bad for Israel, so bad that they shouldn’t even gather their things, they should run for the mountains.  In God’s grace he limits this time to three and half years or no one would be left alive.  This is when God is pouring out His wrath on the wicked and thankfully we will not be here because he promises we will not suffer His wrath.  Jesus suffered His wrath in our place.

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Allen Michaels:  ⁹ “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. ¹⁰ At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, ¹¹ and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. ¹² Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, ¹³ but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. We may not be facing intense persecution now, but Christians in other parts of the world are. They are dying horrible deaths in the name of Jesus. As we hear about Christians suffering for their faith, we must remember that they are our brothers and sisters in Christ. Pray for them. Ask God what you can do to help them in their troubles. When one part suffers, the whole body suffers. ¹⁴ And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. This is still our mission today; to preach the message of salvation throughout the world.

¹⁵ “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— ¹⁶ then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. What was this “abomination that causes desolation” mentioned by both Daniel and Jesus? Rather than one specific object, event, or person, it could be seen as any deliberate attempt to mock and deny the reality of God’s presence. In the end times the antichrist will set up an image of himself and order everyone to worship it, (2 Thessalonians 2:4; Revelation 13:14, 15). These are all “abominations” that mock God. ¹⁷ Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house. ¹⁸ Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. ¹⁹ How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! ²⁰ Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. ²¹ For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.

²² “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. Jesus, talking about the end times, telescoped near future and far future events, as did the Old Testament prophets. Many of these persecutions have already occurred; more are yet to come. But God is in control of even the length of persecutions. He will not forget his people. This is all we need to know about the future to motivate us to live rightly now.