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Gospel Reading - Those who endure to the end

³“When will this happen?” the disciples asked him later, as he sat on the slopes of the Mount of Olives. “What events will signal your return and the end of the world?”^a

⁴Jesus told them, “Don’t let anyone fool you. ⁵For many will come claiming to be the Messiah and will lead many astray. ⁶When you hear of wars beginning, this does not signal my return; these must come, but the end is not yet. ⁷The nations and kingdoms of the earth will rise against each other, and there will be famines and earthquakes in many places. ⁸But all this will be only the beginning of the horrors to come.

⁹“Then you will be tortured and killed and hated all over the world because you are mine, ¹⁰ and many of you shall fall back into sin and betray and hate each other. ¹¹And many false prophets will appear and lead many astray. ¹²Sin will be rampant everywhere and will cool the love of many. ¹³But those enduring to the end shall be saved.

¹⁴“And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it, and then, finally, the end will come.

1. Literally, “age.”