Matthew - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1076
The New Testament
‘ Look ! the Messiah is here} or ‘ there} do not believe it. F or false messiahs and false prophets will make their appearance; and will give out great and terrible omens, so as to mis- lead, if possible, even the chosen. However, I have forewarned you. Therefore, if they tell you to ‘ Look ! He is in the desert!’ go not out; ‘ Come into the private apartments i do not believe it. For as the light- ning bursts out with a. flash from east to west, in like manner will the pre- sence ofthe Son of Man be. Where the corpses are, there the vuitures will assemble. But immediately after the tribula- _ tion of those days the sun will be darkened, the moon will fail to give 33 35
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her light, the stars will fall from the sky, the powers of the heavens will be shaken: and then will appear the signal of the Son of Man in the sky, and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn when they see the Son of Man coming upon the clouds of the heaven, with power and full recti- fication. And He will send out His messengers with a loud and powerful bugle; and they will collect all His chosen from the four winds, from end to end of the heavens. Ghz Ezzsmt nf the 3ig·trrz. ‘Now learn from the tig-tree itslesson: When its branches become soft, and the leaves sprout, you recog- nise that the summer is near. In the same way, you also, when you see all these, know that this is near, aye, close to the gates. I tell youindeed, that this present generation shall not pass away until all these arrive. The heaven and the earth may fade away; but My declarations will never pass away. @32 £2czssiig nf Watching. ‘About the exact time, however,
and the hour, none knows--not even the messengers of heaven; but My Father alone. And as in the days of Noah, so will also-be the appearance of the Son of Man. For as they were, in the days before the Flood, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day arrived for Noah to enter the ark, and they would not understand until the Flood came and carried all away; so also will be the appearing of the Son of Man. Then two men may be in the field ; one is taken, and one is left. Two women may be grinding in the mill; one is taken, and one is left. Keep guard, therefore; for you know not what hour your Lord may come. But recognise this, that if the master of the house had known at what time the thief would come, he would have kept awake, and not permitted his house to be dug through. On account of this, be ready ! because it may be that the Son of Man will appear at a time you do not expect. 39 42 43 44 Qfeitbfnl mth mufuitlyful Szrhants. ‘Who, then, is the faithful and 45 prudent servant, whom his master can place over his household, to give them their provision with promptitude ? Happy will be that servant if his master shall rind him thus engaged upon his arrival. I tell you indeed, that he will appoint him over all his possessions. But if some unfaithful servant should say in his heart, ‘ My master delays his arrival ’ ; and should begin to ill-use his fellow—servants, and eat and carouse with the drunkards: the master of that servant will come upon a day he did not expect, and at an hour he is not thinking of, and will dismiss him, and send him about his business, to associate with the vaga- bonds. T hen there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 47 49 HDI]: wyuugbtlzsa °@rihz¤maihz. I`hen the Kingdom of Heaven 25 may be likened to ten bridesmaids, who, having received their lamps, went out to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish, taking their lamps, took no oil with them; but the prudent ones took oil in their flasks along with their lamps. While, however, the bridegroom de- layed, they all slumbered and slept. But at midnight a shout was raised, ‘ Now, the bridegroom comes: go out to meet him l ’ All those maidens thereupon got up, and trimmed their lamps. The foolish then said to the lO76‘
