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When the Son of Man Appears
(Mark 13.24-27; Luke 21.25-28)
 29Right after those days of suffering,
 "The sun will become dark,
 and the moon
will no longer shine.
The stars will fall,
and the powers in the sky
will be shaken."
30Then a sign will appear in the sky. And there will be the Son of Man. All nations on earth will weep when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31At the sound of a loud trumpet, he will send his angels to bring his chosen ones together from all over the earth.
A Lesson from a Fig Tree
(Mark 13.28-31; Luke 21.29-33)
32Learn a lesson from a fig tree. When its branches sprout and start putting out leaves, you know that summer is near.
33So when you see all these things happening, you will know that the time has almost come.
34I can promise you that some of the people of this generation will still be alive when all this happens.
35The sky and the earth won't last forever, but my words will.
No One Knows the Day or Time
(Mark 13.32-37; Luke 17.26-30, 34-36)
36No one knows the day or hour. The angels in heaven don't know, and the Son himself doesn't know. Only the Father knows.
37When the Son of Man appears, things will be just as they were when Noah lived.
38People were eating, drinking, and getting married right up to the day that the flood came and Noah went into the big boat.
39They didn't know anything was happening until the flood came and swept them all away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man appears.
40Two men will be in the same field, but only one will be taken. The other will be left.
41Two women will be together grinding grain, but only one will be taken. The other will be left.
42So be on your guard! You don't know when your Lord will come.
43Homeowners never know when a thief is coming, and they are always on guard to keep one from breaking in.
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