Reference

Matthew 24:33

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“So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.”

And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:

So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

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The verse refers to "all these things" as a collective sign, not necessarily as individual events that must occur in a specific order. The phrase "it is near" indicates proximity rather than a detailed sequence of future events.

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The verse itself does not list any specific signs, but rather refers to "all these things," which requires prior context to understand what those "things" are, thus not directly describing signs within this verse.

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This verse does not warn of delay, but rather indicates that the described events are imminent once the specified signs are observed, suggesting a prompt arrival rather than a postponement.

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Related Verses

Matthew 24:42

“Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.”

Matthew 25:13

“Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.”

Matthew 24:37

“But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”

Matthew 24:44

“Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.”

Matthew 24:34

“Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.”

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