Christians Will Face Persecution — Zac Poonen

Guarding the Original Gospel Through Scripture

One of the sad things that has happened In 2 ,000 years of Christianity is that the original message that Jesus and the Apostles preached Has been diluted so much that in most places It doesn't even look like the original message and so anyone who doesn't read the Bible carefully Is going to be deceived in these last days.

I'll tell you that right in the beginning if it is your habit to read Christian books more than the Bible or Christian books that don't drive you to the Bible. It's okay to read Christian books if they drive you to the scriptures.

But if you find your fascination is more to read stories Christian stories and whole lot of Christian books that Sound nice, but don't Show you scripture for everything that they say. Then I want to tell you you are a prime candidate for deception.

I mentioned in our first study of the Last days that deception would be a very common thing around the world in the last days. How does Satan succeed in deceiving people? I think primarily by Getting them to lose interest in reading the Bible.

Are there people here once upon a time you were very Regular in reading the Bible. Maybe in the early days. Can you think back to your early days when you were first converted? You never missed a day reading the Bible.

How is it today? You don't have time, right? See how Satan has succeeded and you know, he doesn't sort of straightaway deceive you. He's slowly slowly. He's very clever. Bring you to the place where You watch Christian television more and you listen to all these men and women who preach there and they all sound so nice.

I Can see through the hollowness of all those preachers in five minutes. But you can watch them for hours and you say brother Zach, what's wrong with this preacher? What's wrong with that preacher? You wouldn't need to ask me if you read the Bible.

There are very very few people today who preach the whole counsel of God. But as a simple test, I will tell you when you listen to all these preachers and read all these books. Just see how many of them speak about the things written in the Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5 6 7 because Jesus said the one who hears those words and obeys them is the one who's going to build on a house that will never Fall.

I want to build on that house Jesus said at the end of that sermon that is the narrow way that leads to life and he said beware of false prophets. So don't show you that narrow way, but show you the other broad way, which doesn't mention a sermon on the Mount at all.

Do you know some of the things mentioned in the Sermon on the Mount? Poverty of spirit. Have a sense of your own need all the time. Purity of heart. Hungering and thirsting for righteousness and Getting rid of all anger.

Completely in your home in your life with everybody getting rid of lusting with the eyes. Speaking the truth always your yes must be yes. Your no must be no. Never seeking the honor of men in any religious activity you do whether praying fasting giving money being free from the love of money and Being free from anxiety.

Loving your enemies blessing those who persecute you. Being perfect as your heavenly father is perfect in mercy and love towards others. Being free from all anxiety not judging other people but discerning.

Who is a swine and who is a dog those are words of Jesus. Don't get upset with me. Who is a false prophet and being careful? Very careful of those who do signs and miracles and wonders because many of them will go to hell.

I have not said a single thing which is not found in Matthew 5 6 7 at the end of it. He said If you listen to these words and obey them you'll build on the rock now I tell you go to a church that preaches all those things regularly.

Listen to messages and books that preach all those things regularly. I guarantee you won't be deceived. You'll build your house on a rock that will never shake There in a few minutes. I've told you things which will protect you from deception but Do I think that all of you are gonna listen to me?

I doubt very much. I mean I preached on being free from anger here for 30 years, and there's still people who don't bother too much about it. I preached here for 30 years on being free from the lust of the eyes.

There are still people sitting here who go to go watch internet pornography. So I don't expect everything I say is going to be heard even what Jesus said. Everybody didn't take seriously. He said he was years to hear let him hear, but I'll tell you something as we approach the last days.

Preparing for Tribulation Rather Than Comfort

You'll find some who will stand for the Lord and some who will fall away. And it is those whose house is built on the rock that will stand and those who have taken seriously. Those who have not taken these things seriously no matter how wonderful a Christian you think you are today.

You'll fall away. When we were in the military We were taught The more you sweat in peace. The less you bleed in war. The more you sweat in peace the less you bleed in war. That means in times of peace if we work hard and prepare ourselves For war then when the enemy comes we will overcome.

But the great danger is that when there's peace we can relax and say oh well. Everything is peaceful, and then suddenly the enemy comes and we are not prepared. We're living in times of peace in Bangalore and India.

You know what you should be doing. Preparing for difficult days ahead if days of difficulties for Christians now many people don't think it's going to be like that. But I want to show you a few scriptures.

Let's turn first of all in Matthew 24 again where Jesus spoke about the last days. You know they asked him Lord. What are going to be the sign what one of these things going to take place? When is what is the sign of your coming and at the end of the age?

And We looked at number of things mentioned there wars rumors of wars etc. Nation rising against nation. I Just want to mention One or two things about verse six you heard wars rumors of wars. He spoke about war.

He first spoke about deception. Verse five and then he spoke a number of times about deception. We already looked at that. He spoke about war in the last days of many wars. In relation to the last days in the scriptures.

There are only two places on earth Mentioned where there'll be a lot of war in the last days. I'll show you those two places. One is in the book of Zechariah chapter 14. He's talking about the day verse 4 when Jesus feet will once again stand on the Mount of Olives.

It's the Mount of Olives from which Jesus went up to heaven. That same Mount of Olives one day his feet will stand when he returns to earth. He is going to return to earth to the exact spot from which he went up nearly 2 ,000 years ago.

But before that just before that verse 2 I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle. The city will be captured and so on. Then the Lord will go forth and fight against those nations now.

This is not referring to the time in AD 70 when Jerusalem was destroyed because that time Only the Roman Empire came against Jerusalem now. It's a battle of many nations in Jerusalem and secondly in AD 70 verse 3 the Lord did not go forth to Fight against those nations.

The nations won and Jerusalem was destroyed and the Jews were scattered. So this is speaking of another time speaking of the last days and the next thing is the Lord will then Put his feet on the Mount of Olives immediately before the Lord's coming.

There's going to be a lot of concentration of war around Jerusalem. Jerusalem is going to be one of the cities That's going to be frequently in the newspapers in the last days. That didn't happen 50 -60 years ago.

It didn't even happen So much as we see now. The second nation which is mentioned in relation to the last days in relation to war. I Want you to turn to Revelation chapter 9. Revelation chapter 9 it speaks about Revelation speaks about the last days generally from chapter 6 onwards first turn to chapter 6 it speaks about a Man riding on a white horse and That's a picture of the Antichrist who pretends to be the Christ riding on a white horse.

The devil comes as an angel of light not a black horse. A white horse and He was given a crown. Jesus earned his crown. This Antichrist was given a crown that means God permitted him to have Rule and then then the picture of war.

A red horse. Verse 4 took peace from the earth and then the third horse is a picture of famine verse 6. Where things are going to be expensive? But those who live on the luxuries of oil and wine will not be affected.

That means rich people will still carry on as the poor people who live on barley and wheat who are going to suffer and Then verse 7 there's going to be a lot of death verse 8 a Lot of martyrs verse 9 in the last days and then We read in chapter 9 about this war.

In verse 14 to the sixth angel who had the trumpet God said release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates. If you've studied geography You know that the great river Euphrates. It's a huge river.

You know which country it flows through Iraq, so There's going to be war it says here about Some at a certain time and hour and day and a month a year released so that they might kill one-third of mankind.

You know the population of the world today is about 7 billion. One-third of that is about 2 billion. There's no way to kill so many people except through atomic bombs. And the number of the armies are huge 200 million soldiers.

Verse 16, but it's around Iraq that the last days the great wars are going to be. You go to chapter 16 and you find in chapter 16 also. You read about verse 12 the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river the river Euphrates.

The way might be prepared for the Kings coming from the east and That's also going to gather them together verse 14 for the war of the great day of God Almighty. And at that time is a warning. I'm coming like a thief blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his garments.

So we're going to be here in those days. That's why it says keep stay awake a lot of people who teach that when that happens all that chapter 16. No, we won't be there. Well, we be taken just before that he says warning you.

And just before the outpouring of God's wrought Upon the world which probably is a short period of time 24 hours mentioned in verse chapter 16. We're going to be lifted up to meet the Lord in the air and come back to him with him immediately.

So When you turn to Matthew 24, it speaks about wars. And then in Matthew 24. So I mentioned this that in the last days there are two two areas of the world where there's going to be a lot of war. There's the only two areas mentioned.

It's almost as though Bible was written in the 21st century. I Mean Iraq whoever thought about war around Iraq. And even in the 20th century it all started this year this century rather. However, we see to me that's exciting because we know that we're approaching the end.

Those angels are being released demons who Fallen angels demons are being released. So there's going to be war and Jesus said when you see these things happen. Lift up your heads because your salvation is drawing near.

Here is a book that's never had to be rewritten in 2 ,000 years. Here is a book which has prophecies which are not like these so-called people who go around giving prophecies today. Which don't get fulfilled and people still believe those prophets.

Here are prophecies that have never changed. When the Lord gives a prophecy is going to be fulfilled. Heaven and earth will pass away. But his word will not pass away. I've got solid ground to stand on when I believe what's written in this book.

And when I see these things happening around me, I know that everything else written in this book is also true. That salvation is through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. That he who does the will of God will remain forever and everything in the world will pass away.

I know that I know it as sure as Noah believed it when God told him Noah everything in this world is going to be destroyed. Nobody believed him. Make an ark. That's the only thing that's going to remain.

It's something like that in the last days. It'll be like the days of Noah and God tells people who have years to hear like Noah. Everything you see around you is going to be destroyed. Use it, but don't live for it.

This is not eternal your home is somewhere else and Live for the things that are eternal. So in Matthew 24 again He said all these things that you see wars verse 6 rumors of wars. Terrorism nation rising his nation all types famines and earthquakes verse 6.

These are the beginnings of birth fangs. Jesus used the expression of a woman giving birth and When a woman gives birth to a baby, there's great joy in getting a baby. But before the baby is born There's tremendous pain.

I mean I've heard Mothers who gave birth say it's the pain is so great. I wish I could die. I Don't think any man can ever understand the type of pain a woman goes through when she gives birth to a baby.

But it's a short period and immediately after the birth is the baby is born and she forgets all gone. Go and ask any mother who's got a baby now said you remember the birth pangs? Oh, no, it's I remember the birth of my lovely baby.

And so Jesus said his coming from heaven will be like the birth of a baby. Great excitement. Everybody looks forward. I mean think of pregnant mothers who are so excited. When there are many others who don't have babies when you're excited.

I'm gonna have a baby. But you tell them hey, don't you know that before the baby is born? You're gonna have a lot of pain. Yeah, I know. I'm gonna have a lot of pain, but that's okay. It's only a short time.

I'm looking forward. So if people ask me, what are you looking forward to wars rumors of wars great tribulation? No, no, no. That's a short time looking forward to the coming of Christ. See John 16. Jesus had told them in Verse 17 his disciples know 16 a little while and you'll no longer behold me.

That was you know, they saw him for the last time about six weeks 40 days they never saw him again and Then again a little while 2 ,000 years you'll see me again. And so what is this thing the disciples this was said?

What is this thing? He's saying a little while and won't see me and So he said to them Jesus knew that he's are you deliberating verse 19 that I said a little while you'll not behold me. I'll tell you I'll explain it.

You will weep and lament. Now a lot of people think weeping and lamenting is a bad thing, but Jesus didn't think so he told Christians You will weep. He said woe unto you who love blessed are those who weep and Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted.

You will weep and lament. But the world will rejoice. There's a joy that the Christian has which is in his heart. Outwardly like Jesus very often there may be sorrow pain weeping lamenting on this earth.

But the world was the outward joy, but nothing inward their joy is dependent on circumstances and money and prosperity. But Jesus said as far as my children are concerned. They'll weep and lament you will be sorrowful.

But your sorrow will be turned into joy permanent joy. When I and then he takes this example again when a woman is in travail She has sorrow because her hour to deliver the child has come. But when she gives birth to just child she doesn't remember the anguish anymore because The joy that a child has been born into the world so also now.

You have sorrow. The church has gone through a lot of sorrow for 2 ,000 years, but I will see you again and Your heart will rejoice and no one takes your joy away from you. I Love that. I'm looking forward to the coming of my Savior.

I want to see him face to face. I Want to put my finger? into his nail prints. I Want to bow low at his feet and worship him physically. I'm looking forward to that and I want to be ready. I Don't want to be a traitor to him on this earth by fooling around with a world that crucified him Rejected him.

I'm not interested in the honor of a world that rejects him. I'm not interested in the honor of a Christian world that has rejected Christ the true Christ the true Jesus of the Bible and proclaims another Jesus today.

Salvation From Sin Rather Than a Prosperity Gospel

Another Jesus who they say will make you rich and make you healthy and make you but not make you holy. The real Jesus of the scriptures came to the world to save us from our sins Matthew 1 21 not to save us from difficulties and troubles and trials and not even from poverty or sickness.

Though these things are bad. That he will remove one day when he comes but To save us from sin. Is that the primary thing in your life? If salvation from sin is the primary thing in your life. It is in mine.

Then you will know the true Jesus. And I want to tell every single person here even if you've been a member of CFC for 25 years or 30. If salvation from sin is not the primary goal of your life even you will be deceived if a life of comfort and ease and pleasure and Occasional sinful pleasure which you confess and ask Jesus to forgive you if those things are what you live for you will be deceived and You will not live as God wants you to live like Noah did in the last days.

The time is short my brothers and sisters. Don't be fooled. Don't you're me, you know in this church we have never stopped anybody from going to anybody's public meetings or going to visiting any church or going to any website or Reading any Christian book.

We're not a cult. We're not say oh listen, you read only this read only this but I'll tell you this Be careful because out there there's a lot of deception. So I told you the few things today That will protect you see whether people are teaching them scriptures.

I Know of a great man of God who was a leader of many churches and He died some years ago and He had the habit of reading ten chapters of the New Testament every day I mean even after being a believer for 34 years.

He needed to read the Bible Ten chapters of the New Testament every day because he had responsibility for so many people. So that he would read the whole New Testament in one one month every month. He read through the whole New Testament.

I'm not asking you to do that. But anyone who's got any responsibility for churches. I have I need to know the New Testament thoroughly. Because we live in times of great deception. I I don't have cable television in my home.

But I did connect it up for one year mainly to watch Christian television preachers because so many people are asking me about Christian television preachers that I didn't want second-hand information.

I wanted to hear them all myself and for about a whole year, I very frequently listened to every one of these television preachers and I never saw them preaching the Sermon on the Mount the thing that will make your house firm on the rock so I Found you know, even though I'm so rooted in scriptures.

I Found that as I listen to them listen to them listen to them. They sounded so convincing imagine me they sounded so convincing to me and So much of it I see yeah, what's bad with that? That's so true.

That's so true. That's so true. And I said Lord, I want to go and read the New Testament again, and then I saw. You know, I could see what Jesus preached. What they preached. The devil comes as an angel of light.

I only want to tell you be careful I'm not here to name any names. I don't need to name any names. I Don't need to tell you this is gray brother. This is not white. This is off-white. This is yellow.

This is not white. I don't need to tell you that I don't need to tell you this is off-white. This is cream color. This is yellow. I don't need to tell you anything like that. I say look at the Bible.

You will see what pure white is and you'll immediately recognize other colors. Which are not pure white if you are too lazy to read the Bible. Listen to me carefully if you are too lazy to read the Bible which you have in your own language.

I Say this Hesitatingly. What is the truth you deserve? To be deceived. You deserve to be deceived. Because God's given you his word in his own language and you don't read it you listen to all the other people.

And you don't compare it with true white. You know there are currency notes that counterfeit currency notes in circulation today that looks so much. I was in a bank one time and a manager. I was sitting talking to him, and he said mr. Poonen look at this currency note, and I looked at it was only a 20 rupee note.

What do you think of it. Ah it looks genuine to me. I said he said it isn't. The feel of it is different. I felt it in sort of I couldn't make out well. He'd been dealing with it for years. There's tremendous deception in every area.

Testing Teachings by Jesus and the Apostles

Our only salvation is if they don't speak according to God's Word. It's not the truth. I don't care how wonderful it is. When I see people. You know pushing people down and saying this is the manifestation of the Holy Spirit.

I? Asked myself well four questions. I have a fourfold test. Did Jesus do it. No. I always see Jesus lifting people up not pushing them down. He never pushed one person down in his whole life. He lifted many people up.

Do the did Jesus teach it? That second test. No. I never see Jesus teaching Lift up the fallen. That's how Jesus taught. Third test. Did the Apostles do it. Do I see any of the Apostles pushing people down.

No. For test did the Apostles teach it very simple. Did Jesus do it teach it. Apostles do it teach it. It fails on all four counts. I say brother millions of you Christians can keep it. I want to have nothing to do with it.

Because I know what pure white is in the scriptures. I'm not going to be fooled by off white and cream and yellow it looks the same. It looks a nice color brother Zach fine, but it's not white. That's all I say.

And I want pure white. My eternal soul depends on that. I have only one life to live and I can't afford to waste part of it in fooling around with fantasies and imaginary things and the opinions of men and what psych Bible teachers who studied psychology and teach psychology preach.

I'm not interested in there. I have no time for it. I have no time even to listen to music. I'll tell you why because I know so little of the Bible. I have no time To spend gossiping with people. This time is so short.

Life is serious. I don't have time to play the fool with other things occasionally a little relaxation. We all need so that we unwind our mind. I'm not saying we should be reading the Bible all the time.

I don't read it myself. I don't think I could do it. And I don't think we should be you know always reading Christians. We can't do that. There's secular forms of clean relaxation, which I encourage people to have but don't let it go overboard.

We need to relax body mind everything but know the scriptures the only thing that will protect you in the last days is God's Word. So Jesus spoke about another thing here in verse 9 they will deliver you Matthew 24 9 in true tribulation this is in relation to the last days and They will kill you.

You'll be hated by all nations on account of my name and at that time many will fall away and will deliver up one another and hate one another and many false prophets will arise and mislead many and Because sin is increased may most people's love will grow cold.

Most Christians their love will grow cold. So in the last days we can expect a lot of tribulation and persecution for Christians. Now that's not a very popular subject to talk about. People who don't understand the difference between the new covenant and the old covenant.

Old Covenant Blessings and New Covenant Holiness

Think that all the promises in the old covenant are for Christians. Sorry, that's wrong. All these people who preach the health wealth gospel they always go to the Old Testament for their verses. Because they can't find it in the teachings of Jesus.

That's the thing but in the Old Testament. There's plenty of teaching of material wealth physical health many promises like that I could show you them myself. But there's not only that there's even promise in the Old Testament that God would give Israel a land on this earth.

Jesus said no, he didn't promise us land on this earth. But it was promised to Israel, but do you know that in the Old Testament? There was not a single promise about heaven. Search it three-quarters of your Bible is the Old Testament see if there's a single promise that God gave Abraham or his children about Becoming spiritual or going to heaven or the kingdom of God.

No. It was a kingdom of earth. Canaan's land. Material prosperity. Many children that's about people don't want by the way. It's and Health it's all there in the Old Testament your business will prosper your cattle will multiply.

Everything it's all there you read Deuteronomy 28 first 15 verses or so. It's all about you'll be blessed materially materially materially physically materially physically your wives won't even have a miscarriage.

That's amazing a lot of people like to live there. Then came Jesus. Before Jesus came John the Baptist saying fellas. Turn around from this facing this kingdom of earth because the kingdom of God the kingdom of heaven is near.

Those who want to turn around from this earthly gospel to a heavenly gospel. He was yours to hear let him hear you know. That's what John the Baptist preach repent means turn around. Turn around from what from this kingdom of earth that Israel was promised for 1 ,500 years from this health wealth gospel that they heard for 1 ,500 years John the Baptist said turn around from that the kingdom of heaven is coming and what you need now is Heavenly wealth and heavenly health which is holiness.

Heavenly children many heavenly children, which is bringing more people to Christ. That is The message of Jesus Christ with John the Baptist prepared for and when John the Baptist killed Jesus continued turn around.

He said in Matthew 4 the kingdom of heaven is near. And that kingdom of heaven came on the day of Pentecost. We've studied that earlier. Prosperity was the blessing in the New Testament. In the Old Testament sorry under the old covenant prosperity and Healing physical healing were the blessings of the old car.

He did not promise them holiness. Nobody in the Old Testament was promised holiness of heart but they were promised physical health and Material blessing, but in the new covenant the Lord promises to give us a pure heart.

Who will seek it those who want it? When you go to a shop to buy something why do you go to that shop. Because there's something that shop is selling which you want. Whether it's milk or spare parts for your scooter or car or whatever is you go to a shop because that shop is selling something You want.

Or if you go to a medicine shop that medicine shop is something you desperately need for your sick child. That's why you go here is the health wealth shop and here is the Holiness and Inward life shop.

You go to the shop you want because that's what you want in your life. The shops are open. You go where you want and that you say why is God allowed this. I've often thought why is God allowed deception in the New Testament it's holiness that God has promised his people and very often that holiness comes through persecution and persecution sifts Christians into those who want to avoid it and those who say well.

If that's the price I have to pay to be holy I'll accept it if that's the price I have to pay to be true to Christ. I'll accept it. Coming to question why does God permit deception? I want you to turn to in the Old Testament there was Deuteronomy chapter 13.

Deception as a Test of Christian Desires

Now this is concerning Old Testament false prophets apply it to the New Testament. Deuteronomy 13 if a prophet or a dreamer rises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder. Aren't there many people today now?

Do you think if that prophet in the Old Testament? Came to Israel and prophesied in the name of Baal or Molech or one of the heathen idols. Do you think Israel would even listen to him? No. This man doesn't come in the name of Baal or Molech.

He comes in the name of Jehovah. Aha. That's the way to get everybody in Israel to listen to me and does a sign and a wonder in the name of Jehovah. Just like Jesus said many will come and say I did signs and wonders in your name Jesus.

He'll say get away from me. I never knew you. So this is application for us in our time because we are living in the days of signs and wonders in the name of Jesus. Okay, a man arises among you gives you a sign and wonder and the sign and wonder comes true.

Concerning which he spoke to you and he says let us go after other gods. After getting people's attention. He turns them away from Jehovah to Baal or something else. Do you know what is the equivalent of Baal today?

Money. Elijah stood on Mount Carmel and said if Jehovah is God worship him. If Baal is God worship him. And today the prophets of God. Stand and say if Jesus Christ is God live for him if money is God live for it.

Make your choice, but you cannot serve Jehovah and Baal Elijah said and today say you cannot serve God and money. Those are the words of Jesus by the way. Luke 16 13. So if somebody tells you all this and does a sign and a wonder and says come on.

Let's live to make more money so that you become millionaires. Verse 3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet. Or to that dreamer of dreams who tells you about the angels he saw in the dreams he dreamt.

For the Lord your God is testing you. Now, you know the purpose of deception. It's a test for Christians. All these preachers preaching this this this is which one will This first Christian listen to which of these preachers will this Christian listen to the Lord your God is testing you.

We're living in those days. Do you know that when you listen to a preacher you're being tested by God? To see whether your heart responds to what that preacher is preaching and Thereby God tests what your heart is desiring.

That's why many in CFC also are fooled by many of the Christian television preachers. God is. Find finding out what you want. He knows what you want. He knows you want a little bit of holiness, but you want few other things also and God sees that how to expose it send along preachers who will offer you those other things as well and You get fascinated by them because you don't know the scriptures and you're not filled to the spirit enough to discern.

What is the spirit of this person? Whenever I listen to a preacher I say do I sense a humble spirit in him? How do I sense an arrogant spirit a man or woman? I've seen women preachers everything They say is right, but there's a spirit about them Which is not a meek and a quiet spirit, which is very precious in God's eyes.

I Listen to these women preachers and I say does this lady have a meek and a quiet spirit Which is precious in God's eyes. No and most Christians don't even know what a meek and a quiet spirit is spirit is because they don't have it themselves and They don't value what is precious in God's eyes.

Ah, the words are so good. It's psychology. Fooling people the Lord your God is testing you and do you know how many? People have been fooled. I find many in our churches. So many people are fooled in many places.

Even some elders have been fooled. Even the elect may be deceived in the last days. It's a very simple test. Just read Matthew 5 6 7 about 20 times and see whether a preacher is preaching those things and you'll discover immediately.

Whether you're building your house on the rock or building your house on the sand. The Lord your God is testing you to see what is he trying to find out not whether you Desire holiness. Do you love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul?

That's what he's finding out or do you love the Lord plus? Something else also, maybe a little money. Maybe a little comfort. Maybe a little this maybe that that's all he's testing you about. You must follow the Lord keep his commandments.

Listen to his voice and serve him and cling to him. For I tell you these are days where we really need to cling to him. Because even the elect may be deceived. Matthew 24 Paul's Christ verse 24 Paul's Christ false prophets will arise and they will show great signs and great wonders.

So as to mislead if possible, even the elect. Matthew 24 verse 24. If possibly even the elect that means that deception is going to be so thorough That even those who are the elect Could almost be deceived.

I told you I told you I heard some of these television preachers and I almost got deceived. I mean I had to shake myself and say God help me to go to Jesus read the See what Jesus taught to see what pure white is because what they said looked like pure white.