As He was sittingon the Mountof Olives,the disciplescameto Him privately,saying, "Tellus, whenwill these thingshappen,and what[will be] the signof Your coming,and of the endof the age?"
ThenHe leftthe crowdsand wentinto the house.And His disciplescameto Him and said,"Explainto us the parableof the taresof the field."
"Soit will be at the endof the age;the angelswill come forthand takeout the wickedfrom amongthe righteous,
Thenthe disciplescameand saidto Him, "Do You knowthat the Phariseeswere offendedwhen they heardthisstatement?"
"For the Sonof Manis goingto comein the gloryof His Fatherwith His angels,and WILL THENREPAYEVERY MANACCORDINGTO HIS DEEDS.
"TrulyI sayto you, there are someof thosewho are standingherewhowill not tastedeathuntilthey seethe Sonof Mancomingin His kingdom."
Thenthe disciplescameto Jesusprivatelyand said,"Whycouldwe not driveit out?"
Whenthey had approachedJerusalemand had cometo Bethphage,at the Mountof Olives,thenJesussenttwodisciples,
"For justas the lightningcomesfrom the eastand flashesevento the west,sowill the comingof the Sonof Manbe.
"And thenthe signof the Sonof Manwill appearin the sky,and thenallthe tribesof the earthwill mourn,and they will seethe SONOF MANCOMINGON THE CLOUDSOF THE SKYwith powerand greatglory.
"For the comingof the Sonof Manwill be just likethe daysof Noah.
and they did not understanduntilthe floodcameand tookthem allaway;sowill the comingof the Sonof Manbe.
"But be sureof this,that ifthe head of the househad knownat whattime of the nightthe thiefwas coming,he would have been on the alertand would not have allowedhis houseto be brokeninto.
teachingthem to observeallthat I commandedyou; and lo,I amwith you always,evento the endof the age."
They questionedHim, saying,"Teacher,whenthereforewill these thingshappen?And what[will be] the signwhenthese thingsare aboutto take place?"
He saidto them, "It is not for you to knowtimesorepochswhichthe Fatherhas fixedby His ownauthority;
Otherwise,He would have neededto sufferoftensincethe foundationof the world;but nowonceat the consummationof the agesHe has been manifestedto put awaysinby the sacrificeof Himself.
