The Coming of the Kingdom

20 At one point Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, so he answered them, “The kingdom of God does not come with observable signs, 21 nor will people say, ‘Behold, here it is!’ or, ‘[fn]Behold, there it is!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is within you.”

22 Then he said to the disciples, “The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. 23 People will say to you, ‘Behold, [fn]here he is!’ or, ‘Behold, there he is!’ Do not go off with them or run after them, 24 for just as lightning flashes from one part of the sky and shines to the other, so will the Son of Man be [fn]in his day. 25 But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. 26 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man. 27 People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah went into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 It will be the same as it was in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. 29 But on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 [fn]So will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed. 31 On that day, he who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must not come down to get them. Likewise, he who is in the field must not turn back. 32 Remember Lot's wife. 33 Whoever seeks to [fn]save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it. 34 I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other will be left. 35 Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other will be [fn]left.” 37 Then the disciples said to him in response, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the body is, there the vultures will be gathered together.”