Key Passage
“At that time, some person might say to you, ‘Look, there is the Christ!’ Or another person might say, ‘There he is!’ But don’t believe them. False Christs and false prophets will come and do great things and miracles. They will do these things to the people God has chosen. They will do these things to try to fool his people, if that is possible. So be careful. Now I have warned you about all this before it happens.”
— Mark 13:21-23 ERV (Read Full Text)
Key Thought
Since Jesus’ return to heaven, many false messiahs have come and tried to present themselves as the one true Messiah of God’s people. Jesus warned his followers this would be true. When he returns in the future, there will be no doubt. We must not let fakes, no matter how well-intentioned or how deeply deluded, deceive us.
Prayer
O Father in heaven, please keep our eyes open to your truth and our spiritual discernment sharp so that we will not be deceived by anyone or anything regarding your Son’s will for our lives or his glorious return. In the name of Jesus, my returning Lord, I pray. Amen.
Related Scriptures
So you received everything that the other churches have received. Only one thing was different: I was not a burden to you. Forgive me for this! I am now ready to visit you the third time. And I will not be a burden to you. I don’t want any of the things you own. I only want you. Children should not have to save things to give to their parents. Parents should save to give to their children. So I am happy to give everything I have for you. I will even give myself for you. If I love you more, will you love me less?
— 2 Corinthians 12:13-15
Brothers and sisters, I ask you to be very careful of those people that cause people to be against each other. Be very careful of those people that upset other people’s faith. Those people are against the true teaching you learned. Stay away from those people. People like that are not serving our Lord Christ. They are only doing things to please themselves. They use fancy talk and say nice things to fool the people that don’t know about evil.
— Romans 16:17-18
Jesus said, “Be careful! Don’t be fooled. Many people will come using my name. They will say, ‘I am {the Christ }’ and, ‘The right time has come!’ But don’t follow them.
— Luke 21:8
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