Matthew 24:21-22 describes a time of intense suffering and God's mercy in shortening those days for His chosen ones.

Matthew 24:6-8 reveals Jesus' words about trials before His return. These verses are part of a larger discourse on signs preceding the end.

Matthew 24:36-44 reveals Jesus' warnings about the unpredictability of His return and the need for spiritual readiness.

Jesus was taken up visibly into heaven, and the angels promised he will come back in the same way. The passage does not reveal the date, and Jesus says times and seasons belong to the Father alone.

Jesus tells his disciples that the temple will certainly fall, and that wars, famines, plagues, persecution, and false prophets are the beginning of birth pains rather than the end itself. The gospel must reach all nations, and those who endure to the end will be saved.

1 Peter 4:7 reminds Christians that the end is near and urges them to be clear-minded, self-controlled, and devoted in prayer.