the middle east conflict

²⁰Then, when you will have seen Jerusalem encircled by an army, know then that its desolation has drawn near.

⁶For you will hear of battles and rumors of battles. Take care not to be disturbed. For these things must be, but the end is not so soon. ⁷For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be pestilences, and famines, and earthquakes in places. ⁸But all these things are just the beginning of the sorrows. ⁹Then they will hand you over to tribulation, and they will kill you. And you will be hated by all nations for the sake of my name. ¹⁰And then many will be led into sin, and will betray one another, and will have hatred for one another. ¹¹And many false prophets will arise, and they will lead many astray.

⁵They have said, “Come, let us scatter them from the nations and not allow the name of Israel to be remembered any longer.”

¹And as he was departing from the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, observe these fine stones and fine structures.” ²And in response, Jesus said to him: “Do you see all these great buildings? There shall not be left stone upon stone, which is not torn down.” ³And as he sat at the Mount of Olives, opposite the temple, Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew questioned him privately. ⁴“Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things will begin to be fulfilled?” ⁵And Jesus, answering, began to say to them: “See to it that no one leads you astray. ⁶For many will come in my name, saying, ‘For I am he,’ and they will lead many astray.

¹And the fifth Angel sounded the trumpet. And I saw upon the earth, a star that had fallen from heaven, and the key to the well of the abyss was given to him. ²And he opened the well of the abyss. And the smoke of the well ascended, like the smoke of a great furnace. And the sun and the air were obscured by the smoke of the well. ³And locusts went forth from the smoke of the well into the earth. And power was given to them, like the power that the scorpions of the earth have. ⁴And it was commanded of them that they must not harm the plants of the earth, nor anything green, nor any tree, but only those men who do not have the Seal of God upon their foreheads. ⁵And it was given to them that they would not kill them, but that they would torture them for five months. And their torture was like the torture of a scorpion, when he strikes a man. ⁶And in those days, men will seek death and they will not find it. And they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.

⁴⁰And, at the predetermined time, the king of the South will fight against him, and the king of the North will come against him like a tempest, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with a great fleet, and he will enter into the lands, and will crush and pass through.

¹⁶And he shall gather them together at a place which is called, in Hebrew, Armageddon.

²Behold, I will set Jerusalem as a lintel of the effects of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, yet even Judah will be in the blockade against Jerusalem. ³And this shall be: In that day, I will set Jerusalem as a burdensome stone to every people. All who will lift it up will be torn to pieces. And all the kingdoms of the earth will be gathered together against her.

²²And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days shall be shortened.

¹And I saw that the Lamb had opened one of the seven seals. And I heard one of the four living creatures saying, in a voice like thunder: “Draw near and see.” ²And I saw, and behold, a white horse. And he who was sitting upon it was holding a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he went forth conquering, so that he might prevail. ³And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying: “Draw near and see.” ⁴And another horse went forth, which was red. And it was granted to him who was sitting upon it that he would take peace from the earth, and that they would kill one another. And a great sword was given to him. ⁵And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying: “Draw near and see.” And behold, a black horse. And he who was sitting upon it was holding a balance in his hand. ⁶And I heard something like a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A double measure of wheat for a denarius, and three double measures of barley for a denarius, but do no harm to wine and oil.”