And if anyone says to you at that time, ‘Look! Here is the Messiah!’ or ‘Look! There he is!’—do not believe it.
For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah!’ and they will lead many astray.
And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved, but for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut short those days.
False messiahs and false prophets will appear and produce signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect.
And he said, “Beware that you are not led astray, for many will come in my name and say, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is near!’ Do not go after them.
I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; if another comes in his own name, you will accept him.