7. Nations will fight against other nations. Kingdoms will fight against other kingdoms. There will be times when there is no food for people to eat. And there will be earthquakes in different places.
8. These things are like the first pains when something new is about to be born.
9. “Then men will arrest you and hand you over to be hurt and kill you. They will hate you because you believe in me.
10. At that time, many who believe will lose their faith. They will turn against each other and hate each other.
11. Many false prophets will come and cause many people to believe false things.
12. There will be more and more evil in the world. So most people will stop showing their love for each other.
13. But the person who continues to be strong until the end will be saved.
14. The Good News about God’s kingdom will be preached in all the world, to every nation. Then the end will come.
15. “Daniel the prophet spoke about ‘the horrible thing that destroys.’ You will see this terrible thing standing in the holy place.” (You who read this should understand what it means.)