27 He will send his angels to gather his chosen ones from all over the earth.
28 Learn a lesson from a fig tree. When its branches sprout and start putting out leaves, you know summer is near.
29 So when you see all these things happening, you will know that the time has almost come.
30 You can be sure that some of the people of this generation will still be alive when all this happens.
31 The sky and the earth will not last forever, but my words will.
32 No one knows the day or the time. The angels in heaven don't know, and the Son himself doesn't know. Only the Father knows.
33 So watch out and be ready! You don't know when the time will come.