"And BROTHER will deliver up BROTHER to death, and the FATHER his CHILD, and CHILDREN will rise against PARENTS and have them put to DEATH; and you will be HATED by all for My Name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved."
"But when you see the DESOLATING SACRILEGE (THE ANTI-CHRIST IN THE REBUILT TEMPLE IN JERUSALEM) set up where it ought not to be, let the reader understand, then let those who are in Judea FLEE to the mountains; let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything away; and let him who is in the field not turn back to take his mantle. And alas for those who are with child and for those who give suck in those days! Pray that it may not happen in winter. For in those days there will be such TRIBULATION as has not been from the BEGINNING of the CREATION which God created until now, and never will be. And if The Lord had not shortened the days, no human being would be saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days."
"And then if any one says to you, "Look, here is the Christ!" or "Look, there he is!" do not believe it. FALSE CHRISTS and FALSE PROPHETS will ARISE and show SIGNS and WONDERS, to LEAD ASTRAY, if possible, the elect (CHOSEN ONES OF GOD). But take heed; I have told you all things beforehand."
"But in those days, after that tribulation, the SUN will be DARKENED, and the MOON will NOT GIVE its LIGHT, and the STARS will be FALLING FROM HEAVEN, and the powers in the HEAVENS will be SHAKEN."
"And then they will see the SON OF MAN coming IN CLOUDS with great power and glory [The Return Of Jesus Christ]. And then He will send out the ANGELS, and gather HIS ELECT (believers in him) from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven." (Mark 13:8-27 RSV)
When will this frightening event take place? According to biblical prophecy we're in the birth pains and the return of the Lord (the Rapture or Catching Away of Believers) could happen at any moment. You see everything here on planet earth is TEMPORAL. When we die our flat screen television will be left behind. Our shinny new car and spacious new home will be gone. Money will be of no concern in the after life. Our friends and loved ones will cease to exist. All that will remain is our essence and nothing more. Only foolish human beings are afraid of death. The after life is our true domain and nothing here really means much. Why were we put here? As the bible puts it to; “Love God will your body, mind and soul and love your neighbor as yourself.
