29 (NIV) ÒImmediately after
the distress of those days Ôthe sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the
stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly
bodies will be shaken.Õ 30 At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all
the nations of the earth will mourn. They
will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the
sky, with power and great glory. 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather
his elect from the four winds, from one end of
the heavens to the other. 32 Now learn this
lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33 Even
so, when you see all these things, you know
that it is near, right at the door. 34 I tell
you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 35 Heaven and earth will
pass away, but my words will never pass away.Ó