Therefore I exhort you, be imitators of me

 Good morning. Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place, then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever shall. Of course there is only one place that can be called the holy place in Jerusalem. Right now there is a mosque sitting on top of it. And unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days shall be cut short. Of course that would mean that there had to be some of the elect here on earth during the tribulation; otherwise, what would they care whether the tribulation was short or long. Then Jesus talks about the false Christs and false prophets arising and showing great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect. Many people will believe them - The believers should not. If they say that the Christ is here or there, don't believe them. Just as the lightning comes from the east, and flashes even to the west, so shall the coming of the Son of Man be. We in Florida know about lightning. Here most of the time storms come from the west and head towards the east. I've never paid attention to which way the lightning flashes – I try to get inside. Father thank You that You keep us from believing in false prophets and what they say. Keep our minds ever on Your word.