Mark 13:14 Cross References - WNT

¹⁴ "As soon, however, as you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION standing where he ought not" --let the reader observe these words-- "then let those in Judaea escape to the hills;

⁵¹ "Have you understood all this?" He asked. "Yes," they said.

¹⁵ "When you have seen (to use the language of the Prophet Daniel) the 'ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION', standing in the Holy Place" --let the reader observe those words-- ¹⁶ "then let those who are in Judaea escape to the hills; ¹⁷ let him who is on the roof not go down to fetch what is in his house; ¹⁸ nor let him who is outside the city stay to pick up his outer garment. ¹⁹ And alas for the women who at that time are with child or have infants! ²⁰ "But pray that your flight may not be in winter, nor on the Sabbath; ²¹ for it WILL BE a time of great SUFFERING, SUCH AS NEVER HAS BEEN FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD TILL NOW, and assuredly never will be again. ²² And if those days had not been cut short, no one would escape; but for the sake of God's own People those days will be cut short. ²³ "If at that time any one should say to you, 'See, here is the Christ!' or 'Here!' give no credence to it. ²⁴ For there will rise up false Christs and false prophets, displaying wonderful signs and prodigies, so as to deceive, were it possible, even God's own People. ²⁵ Remember, I have forewarned you. ²⁶ If therefore they should say to you, 'See, He is in the Desert!' do not go out there: or 'See, He is indoors in the room!' do not believe it. ²⁷ For just as the lightning flashes in the east and is seen to the very west, so will be the Coming of the Son of Man. ²⁸ Wherever the dead body is, there will the vultures flock together.

²⁰ "But when you see Jerusalem with armies encamping round her on every side, then be certain that her overthrow is close at hand. ²¹ Then let those who shall be in Judaea escape to the hills; let those who are in the city leave it, and those who are in the country not enter in. ²² For those are the DAYS OF VENGEANCE and of fulfilling all that is written. ²³ "Alas for the women who at that time are with child or who have infants; for there will be great distress in the land, and anger towards this People. ²⁴ They will fall by the sword, or be carried off into slavery among all the Gentiles. And Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles, till the appointed times of the Gentiles have expired.

³⁰ So Philip ran up and heard the eunuch reading the Prophet Isaiah. "Do you understand what you are reading?" he asked. ³¹ "Why, how can I," replied the eunuch, "unless some one explains it to me?" And he earnestly invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

⁷ Even inanimate things--flutes or harps, for instance--when yielding a sound, if they make no distinction in the notes, how shall the tune which is played on the flute or the harp be known? ⁸ If the bugle--to take another example--gives an uncertain sound, who will prepare for battle?

²⁰ Brethren, do not prove yourselves to be children in your minds. As regards evil, indeed, be utter babes, but as regards your minds prove yourselves to be men of ripe years.

³ Blessed is he who reads and blessed are those who listen to the words of this prophecy and lay to heart what is written in it; for the time for its fulfillment is now close at hand.

¹⁸ Here is scope for ingenuity. Let people of shrewd intelligence calculate the number of the Wild Beast; for it indicates a certain man, and his number is 666.