20. “When you see armies all around Jerusalem, then you will know that it will soon be destroyed.
21. At that time, the people in Judea should run away to the mountains. The people in Jerusalem must get out. If you are near the city, don’t go in!
22. These are the days of punishment to make come true all that is written in the Scriptures.
23. At that time, it will be hard for women who are pregnant or have nursing babies! Great trouble will come upon this land, and God will be angry with these people.
24. Some will be killed by the sword and taken as prisoners to all nations. Jerusalem will be crushed by non-Jewish people until their time is over.
25. “Amazing things will happen to the sun, moon, and stars. On earth, nations will be afraid because of the roar and fury of the sea. They will not know what to do.
26. People will be so afraid they will faint. They will wonder what is happening to the whole world. Everything in the sky will be changed.
27. Then people will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.