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Matt 24:4-5 "Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ, and will deceive many."

The Meaning 1: This clue could be talking about the Jewish religion "Judaism". Claiming a fake "Messiah" because their "Messiah" hasn't come yet. They dont believe that Jesus Christ was the real Messiah.

The Meaning 2: This clue could mean that someone is claiming to be Christ in the flesh. This isnt true, Jesus comes back with the cloads!

Matt 24:6 "You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come."

The Meaning: This means that there will be many wars and rumors that will spread all over the world. See to it that its not the end of the world, because its just the beginning of the End Times.

Matt 24:7 "There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains.

The Meaning: Famines (starvation), and earthquakes will happen in places all over the world at the sametime.

FAQs: Earthquakes: 16612 in 1990, now 31402 in 2003 (DOUBLED)

Matt 24:9 Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.

The Meaning: The nations will illegalize religions or Christianity . People will hate you because you believe in Jesus Christ.

Matt 24:10-11 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.

The Meaning: People will turn away from their faith, many will deceive many people and people will convert to their wicked ways. (Paganism, Satanism, Islam, Wicca, and so on...)

FAQs: Europe has lost atleast 80% of Christianity today and America is decreasing largely also. The good news is that Christianity is growing larger around the world.

Mark 13:11 "Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit."

The Meaning: You will brough in court for being a Christian

Mark 13:12-13 "Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved."

The Meaning: Families will go against their love ones because they believe in Christ. Children will rebel against their parents and even kill them

Matt 24:12-14 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

The Meaning: People will grow in wickedness do to lost of morals due to people losing their faith. Paganism, Wicca, Satanism and Islam are going wickedly in America and Europe and others places. The gospel preached around the world (missionaries or television)

FAQs: Trinity Broadcasting Network has brought gospel TV in 150 countries around the world. Also missionaries are spreading the word of God around the world.

Matt 24:15 So when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination that causes desolation,'spoken of through the prophet Daniel

The Meaning: This one is a head scratcher... This possibly mean the setting up of the anti-christ in Jerusalem. As In 2Th 2:4 "He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God."

Matt 24:15 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now--and never to be equaled again

The Meaning: This could meaning the wickedness, natural disasters, and wars against nations all at the sametime (great distress).

Matt 24:24 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect--if that were possible.

The Meaning: (the elect) meaning the people of God (Jews). "great signs" (magic or effects)

Matt 24:24 Immediately after the distress of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. The stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.

The Meaning: The sun and the moon will not be seen from the sky. Possibly that smoke will stay in the sky, blinding the sun and moon (nuclear explosion?). "Stars will fall from the sky" asteroids falling down on the earth.

FAQs: Sciencist claim that asteroids could possibly hit earth in 2008.

Matt 24:24 At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory.

The Meaning: Jesus Christ will appear in the sky with the cloads and every eye will see him.

Matt 24:24 "And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other."

The Meaning: "The gathering", "the rapture", and "the Harvest" of Christians. (Lifted up into Heaven)

Matt 24:24 "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father."

The Meaning: No one will know that day that Jesus will appear in the sky. So make your day your last.

don't you mean make every day your last sinve you don't know when you're going to be taken away or die?

yeah pretty much sweatdrop