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Book of Matthew Chapter 24 - Read Chapter 24:4 - [In Context ]Jesus answered: "Be careful! Don't let any person fool you.
24:5 - [In Context ]Many people will come and use my name. They will say, 'I am the Christ. F366 ' And they will fool many people.
24:6 - [In Context ]You will hear about wars that are being fought. And you will hear stories about other wars beginning. But don't be afraid. These things must happen before the end comes.
24:7 - [In Context ]Nations will fight against other nations. Kingdoms will fight against other kingdoms. There will be times when there is no food for people to eat. And there will be earthquakes in different places.
24:8 - [In Context ]These things are like the first pains when something new is born.
24:9 - [In Context ]"Then people will treat you badly. People will give you {to the rulers} to be persecuted (hurt) and killed. All people will hate you. All these things will happen to you because you believe in me.
24:10 - [In Context ]At that time, many believers will lose their faith. They will turn against each other and hate each other.
24:11 - [In Context ]Many false prophets F367 will come. They will cause many people to believe wrong things.
24:12 - [In Context ]There will be more and more evil in the world. So most believers will stop showing love.
24:13 - [In Context ]But the person that continues strong to the end will be saved.
FOOTNOTES: F366: Christ The "anointed one" (Messiah) or chosen one of God.
F367: false prophets People that say they speak for God but do not really speak God's truth.
Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; WJD - What Jesus Did!;
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