[:en]The Widow’s Offering
“This poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on” (vs. 3-4)
Signs of the End of the Age
“Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom” (v. 20)
“There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven” (v. 11)
“People will lay hands on you and persecute you. They will deliver you to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name” (v. 12)
“You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death” (v. 16)
“All men will hate you because of me” (v. 17)
“There will be great distress in the land and wrath against pregnant women and nursing mothers” (v. 23)
“They will fall by sword and taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled” (v. 24)
“There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea” (v. 25)
“Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken” (v. 26)
“They will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory” (v. 27)
Verses of Assurance:
“But not a hair of your head will perish. By standing firm you will gain life” (v. 18)
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away” (v. 33)
“Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man” (v. 36)
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