"For false Christsand false prophetswill ariseand will showgreatsignsand wonders,soas to mislead,ifpossible,eventhe elect.
The headis the elderand honorableman, And the prophetwho teachesfalsehoodis the tail.
"For manyare called,but few[are] chosen."
"Manyfalse prophetswill ariseand will misleadmany.
"Unlessthosedayshad been cutshort,nolifewould have been saved;but for the sakeof the electthosedayswill be cut short.
"Behold,I have told you in advance.
"And He will send forthHis angelswith A GREATTRUMPETand THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHERHis electfrom the fourwinds,from one endof the skyto the other.
"For manywill comein My name,saying,'I amthe Christ,'and will misleadmany.
"Bewareof the false prophets,whocometo you in sheep'sclothing,but inwardlyare ravenouswolves.
for false Christsand false prophetswill arise,and will showsignsand wonders,in orderto lead astray,ifpossible,the elect.
now,will not Godbring aboutjusticefor His electwho cryto Him dayand night,and will He delay longoverthem?
SoJesussaidto him, "Unlessyou [people] seesignsand wonders,you [simply] will not believe."
"Allthat the FathergivesMe will cometo Me, and the one who comesto Me I will certainlynot castout.
"Thisis the willof Him who sentMe, that of allthat He has givenMe I losenothing,but raiseit up on the lastday.
For Paulhad decidedto sail pastEphesussothat he wouldnot have to spend timein Asia;for he was hurryingto be in Jerusalem,ifpossible,on the dayof Pentecost.
Ifpossible,so faras it dependson you, be at peacewith allmen.
Wherethenis that sense of blessingyou had? For I bear you witnessthat, ifpossible,you would have pluckedout your eyesand giventhem to me.
"Ifa prophetora dreamerof dreamsarisesamongyou and givesyou a signora wonder,
Nevertheless,the firmfoundationof Godstands,havingthisseal,"The Lordknowsthosewho are His," and, "Everyonewho namesthe nameof the Lordis to abstainfrom wickedness."
who are protectedby the powerof Godthroughfaithfor a salvationreadyto be revealedin the lasttime.
You therefore,beloved,knowing this beforehand,be on your guardsothat you are not carried awayby the errorof unprincipled menand fallfrom your ownsteadfastness,
Children,it is the lasthour;and justas you heardthat antichristis coming,evennowmanyantichristshave appeared;from thiswe knowthat it is the lasthour.
Whois the liarbut the one who deniesthat Jesusis the Christ?Thisis the antichrist,the one who deniesthe Fatherand the Son.
We knowthat noonewho is bornof Godsins;but He who was bornof Godkeepshim, and the evil onedoes not touchhim.
And the beastwas seized,and with him the false prophetwho performedthe signsin his presence,by whichhe deceivedthosewho had receivedthe markof the beastand thosewho worshipedhis image;thesetwowere thrownaliveinto the lakeof firewhich burnswith brimstone.
