20. God has decided to make that terrible time short. Otherwise, no one would go on living. But God will make that time short to help the people he has chosen.
21. At that time, someone might say to you, ‘Look, there is the Christ!’ Or another person might say, ‘There he is!’ But don’t believe them.
22. False Christs and false prophets will come and perform great wonders and miracles. They will try to fool even the people God has chosen, if that is possible.
23. So be careful. I have warned you about all this before it happens.
24. “During the days after this trouble comes,‘the sun will grow dark,and the moon will not give its light.