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By the Prophet, Seer, and Revelator,—Joseph Smith.

" I say unto you, ye shall not see me henceforth until ye shall say, blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, in the clouds of heaven, with all his holy angels with him. Then understood his disciples that he should come again on the earth, after that he was glorified and crowned on the right hand of God.

And Jesus went out, and departed from the Temple; and his disciples came to him, for to hear him, saying, Master, shew us concerning the buildings of the Temple, as thou hast said, they shall be thrown down, and left unto you desolate. And Jesus said unto them, see you not all these things, and do you not understand them? Verily I say unto you, there shall not be left here, upon this Temple, one stone upon another that shall not be thrown down.

And Jesus left them, and went upon the mount of Olives. And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, tell us when shall these things be which thou hast said concerning the destruction of the Temple, and the Jews; and what is the sign of thy coming, and the end of the world? (or the destruction of the wicked, which is the end of the world.)

And Jesus answered, and said unto them, take heed that no man deceive you; for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ, and shall deceive many; then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you, and you shall be hated of all nations, for my name's sake; and then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another; and many false prophets shall arise, and shall deceive many; and because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold; but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

When you, therefore, shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, then you shall stand in the holy place; whoso readeth let him understand. Then let them who be in Judea flee into the mountains; let him who is on the house top flee, and not return to take, any thing out of his house; neither let him who is in the field return back to take his clothes; and woe unto them that are with child, and unto them that give suck in those days; therefore, pray ye the Lord that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the