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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=369802" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Bible in Poetry: Gospel of St. Matthew (Chapter 24)</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">While Jesus left the temple place, <br>His disciples approached Him soon, <br>And told Him point the buildings out.<br>Then Jesus told them in reply, <br>‘All structures that you can now see, <br>Amen, amen, I say to you, <br>Not a stone upon another<br>Shall ev’r remain but down be thrown! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And as He sat on Mount Olives, <br>His disciples then asked of Him, <br>‘O tell us when this will happen? <br>What sign will herald your coming? <br>What clue will tell us end of age? ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then Jesus answered their questions, <br>‘Just see that no one deceives you.<br>Many will come in my name then, <br>Saying, ‘I’m Messiah from God! ’<br>‘And thus deceive the multitude; <br>You’ll hear of wars and wars will come; <br>Don’t be alarmed for they must come; <br>And yet, it will not be the end; <br>Nation will rise against nation; <br>Kingdom will rise against kingdom; <br>There will be famines and earthquakes, <br>Those occur everywhere on earth; <br>But these are just the beginnings.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘They’ll persecute you and kill you; <br>They’ll hate you as you spread my name; <br>And many will be led into sin; <br>They’ll hate and betray each other; <br>False prophets will arise galore; <br>The increased evil will cause love<br>Of many to become so cold; <br>The ones who persevere until<br>The end, alone will be then saved.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘The Kingdom’s Gospel will be preached, <br>To nations of the entire world, <br>And only then, the end will come.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘When Daniel spoke of this same thing-<br>Desolate abomination<br>Then, those in Judea must flee<br>To the mountains immediately.<br>Don’t go down to get things from house; <br>Don’t return from the field for cloak; <br>Woe to pregnant women those days; <br>Pray that this doesn’t come in winter; <br>Let it not happen on Sabbath day.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘Such tribulation that occurs.<br>Has never occurred anytime, <br>Since the beginning of the world, <br>Nor will it happen thereafter.<br>And if those days are not shortened, <br>None can be saved and hence shortened <br>It will be, for the elect’s sake! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">If one says, ‘Here’s the Messiah! <br>Or there He is, don’t believe it! <br>False prophets, messiahs shall come, <br>And perform signs and wonders too<br>So great, as to deceive common<br>People and even the elect! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Behold, I‘ve told it beforehand; <br>They may say, He’s in the desert, <br>Or He’s in the inner rooms; <br>Do not believe the things all say! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘Like lightning that is seen afar, <br>So will be, Son of Man‘s coming! <br>Vultures are found where corpses lie! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Following the tribulation: <br>‘The mighty sun will dark become, <br>The moon cannot bestow its light; <br>The stars will shoot down from the sky; <br>The powers of heavens will be shaken.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘The Son of Man’s sign will appear, <br>In heaven while the earth’s tribes mourn; <br>The world will see Him come ’midst clouds, <br>In pow’r and glory unheard of; <br>His angels will all blow trumpets; <br>And gather all the elect then, <br>On earth from four winds that do blow<br>Across the heavens, end to end.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘You learn a lesson from fig-tree: <br>When branches tender turn, sprouts come, <br>It means that summer is quite near.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘In like manner, when signs you see, <br>The Son of Man is near at gates; <br>Amen, I say to you, amen, <br>‘This generation shall not pass<br>Away, until these things conclude.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘Heaven and earth shall pass away<br>But words of mine shall never pass.<br>That day and hour, no one knows yet; <br>Neither the angels in heaven, <br>Nor the Son, except the Father! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘In the days before the great Flood, <br>There was just eating, drinking much, <br>And marrying, remarrying until<br>The day, Noah entered the Ark! ’<br>‘No one guessed the flood would come; <br>It carried them away so fast; <br>So shall be when comes Son of Man! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘Of the two men out in the field, <br>One will be taken, other left; <br>Of two women, grinding at mill, <br>One will be taken, other left, ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘Therefore you stay awake, alert; <br>You never know when comes the Lord; <br>If only house-lord knew the hour, <br>Then he will stay awake, not let, <br>The house to be burgled at night; <br>So, too, you all must be prepared, <br>For the Son of Man shall arrive<br>At an unexpected hour then.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘The prudent, faithful servant then, <br>Who distributes food in right time, <br>And master finding him do so, <br>Blessed and lucky is that one: <br>Master puts his wealth in his charge.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘The wicked lazy servant who<br>His master has not expected<br>But beats his fellow servants, eats, <br>And drinks with drunkards while he’s gone! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘His master comes by surprise then, <br>At unknown hour to punish him, <br>Rather severely in a place, <br>Where exist wailing and teeth-grinding! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Copyright by Dr John Celes 6-12-2007</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+Celes">John Celes</a><div class=q>
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