Matthew 24:22-24 And if those days had not been as short as they were no one would have been saved i.e., from the devastating destruction. But for the sake of the elect i.e., God’s people, those days will be short.

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ²² And if those days had not been as short as they were no one would have been saved [i.e., from the devastating destruction]. But for the sake of the elect [i.e., God’s people], those days will be short. ²³ Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is Christ,’ or ‘There [he is],’ do not believe him. ²⁴ For false Christs and false prophets will appear and they will perform great [miraculous] signs and [supernatural] wonders in order to lead astray even the elect [i.e., God’s people], if possible.