Jesus warns us ahead of time that there will be "many" false Christians who will deceive "many" people, even the elect. They will say, "God's presence is here", when He is not! and they will also perform "great" signs and wonders, but these great signs and wonders are not from God. The power comes from elsewhere---Satan and His demons. These false Christians are not governed by God's love and compassion, but by their greed for money, power and prestige.
"Jesus answered: 'Watch out that no one deceives you.
For many will come in My Name, claiming,
'I am the Messiah,' and will deceive many.
'I am the Messiah,' and will deceive many.
And many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.
At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Messiah!'
or, 'There He is!' do not believe it.
For false messiahs and false prophets will appear
and perform great signs and wonders to deceive,
if possible, even the elect.
if possible, even the elect.
See. I have told you ahead of time.
So if anyone tells you, 'There He is, out in the wilderness,'
do not go out;
do not go out;
or, 'Here He is, in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.
For as lightning that comes from the east
is visible even in the west,
is visible even in the west,
so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
Matthew 24:4-5,11, 23-27 (NIV)
Jesus Christ is coming back one day and we must not waste our time and money supporting these false pastors, teachers, miracle workers, or prophets. Seek God's wisdom and watch out for the Bible stresses there are many!
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