22. False messiahs and false prophets will come and do miracles and wonders, trying to fool the people God has chosen, if that is possible.
23. So be careful. Now I have warned you about all this before it happens.
24. “During the days following that time of trouble, ‘The sun will become dark, and the moon will not give light.
25. The stars will fall from the sky, and everything in the sky will be changed.’
26. “Then people will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
27. He will send his angels all around the earth. They will gather his chosen people from every part of the earth.
28. “The fig tree teaches us a lesson: When its branches become green and soft, and new leaves begin to grow, then you know that summer is very near.
29. In the same way, when you see all these things happening, you will know that the time is very near, already present.
30. I assure you that all these things will happen while some of the people of this time are still living.
31. The whole world, earth and sky, will be destroyed, but my words will last forever.