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Book Of Enoch Ethiopian Translation
Matthew - Chapter 24
Signs Of Christ's Return
And Jesus went out, and departed from the
temple: and his disciples came to him for to show him the buildings of the
temple. And Jesus said unto them, See all these things? Verily I say unto you,
There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
24:1-2
Note - The prophecy of Jesus above, concerning
the destruction of the Jewish Temple, actually occurred in about 70 A.D., when the Romans
did literally level the temple to the ground, leaving no stone unturned. This
prophecy was
not in response to any question put to Jesus, but it was a prophetic comment he made while he
was viewing the temple which was still standing in his time. However, the balance of
the prophecies displayed below, were in response to a specific question asked by the
disciples concerning the (end of the world) and the (return of Jesus Christ),
and should not be confused with the prophetic vision of Jesus above. This same
logic can also be applied to the Gospel of Mark and Luke. In the above passage
Jesus was not speaking about the end of the world. In the remaining passages
below Jesus is speaking specifically about the end of the world.
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the (sign of thy coming), and of the (end of the world)? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso
reads, let him understand:)
Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains:
Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day:
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the
world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for
the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
For there shall arise false christs, and false prophets, and shall show great
signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Behold, I have told you before.
Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth:
behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shines even unto the west; so
shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
For whosesoever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the
moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the
heavens shall be shaken:
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the
tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of
heaven with power and great glory.
And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall
gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and puts forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at
the doors.
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be
fulfilled.
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
But of that day and hour knows no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my
Father only.
But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking,
marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the
coming of the Son of man be.
Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other
left.
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
But know this, that if the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief
would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man
cometh.
Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his
household, to give them meat in due season?
Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delays his coming;
And shall begin to smite his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the
drunken;
The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looks not for him, and in
an hour that he is not aware of,
And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there
shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Matthew 24: 3-51
Mark - Chapter 13
Signs Of Christ's Return
And as he went out of the temple, one of
his disciples said unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are
here!
And Jesus answering said unto him, see thou these great buildings? there shall
not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James
and John and Andrew asked him privately,
Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these
things shall be fulfilled?
And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
And when ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, be ye not troubled: for such
things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall
be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are
the beginnings of sorrows.
But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the
synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my
sake, for a testimony against them.
And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what
ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour,
that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and
children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto
the end, the same shall be saved.
But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the
prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that reads understand,) then let them
that be in Judea flee to the mountains:
And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter
therein, to take any thing out of his house:
And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.
But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.
For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the
creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.
And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but
for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there;
believe him not:
For false christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders,
to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.
But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon
shall not give her light,
And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be
shaken.
And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and
glory.
And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the
four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and puts forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is
nigh, even at the doors.
Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things
be done.
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
But of that day and that hour knows no man, no, not the angels which are in
heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
For the Son of Man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave
authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even,
or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
Mark 13: 1-37
Luke - Chapter 21
Signs Christ's Return
And as some spoke
of the temple, how it was
adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall
not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign
will there be when these things shall come to pass?
And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name,
saying, I am Christ; and the time draws near: go ye not therefore after them.
But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things
must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.
Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom:
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and
fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you,
delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and
rulers for my name's sake.
And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be
able to gainsay nor resist.
And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and
friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
In your patience possess ye your souls.
And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the
desolation thereof is nigh.
Then let them which are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in
the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter therein.
For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be
fulfilled.
But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days!
for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into
all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the
Gentiles be fulfilled.
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon
the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are
coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great
glory.
And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads;
for your redemption draws nigh.
And he spoke to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now
nigh at hand.
So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of
God is nigh at hand.
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with
surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, And so that day come upon you
unawares.
For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole
earth.
Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all
these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and
abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.
And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear
him.
Luke 21: 5-38
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