Matthew 24:21-24 for there shall be then great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world till now, no, nor may be.

YLT⁽ⁱ⁾ ²¹ for there shall be then great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world till now, no, nor may be. ²² And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but because of the chosen, shall those days be shortened. ²³ `Then if any one may say to you, Lo, here is the Christ! or here! ye may not believe; ²⁴ for there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and they shall give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, also the chosen.