20. And pray that you won't have to escape in winter or on a Sabbath.
21. This will be the worst time of suffering since the beginning of the world, and nothing this terrible will ever happen again.
22. If God doesn't make the time shorter, no one will be left alive. But because of God's chosen ones, he will make the time shorter.
23. Someone may say, “Here is the Messiah!” or “There he is!” But don't believe it.
24. False messiahs and false prophets will come and perform great miracles and signs. They will even try to fool God's chosen ones.
25. But I have warned you beforehand.
26. If you are told that the Messiah is out in the desert, don't go there! And if you are told that he is in some secret place, don't believe it!