Matthew 13:21

13:21 But he has no root in himself and does not endure; when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.

Matthew 24:9

Persecution of Disciples

24:9 “Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of my name.

Matthew 24:21

24:21 For then there will be great suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the world until now, or ever will happen.

Matthew 24:29

The Arrival of the Son of Man

24:29 “Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.