Mark 13:22

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For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, the elect.

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  • Matt 24:24 : 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
  • Mark 13:6 : 6 Many will come in my name, saying,‘I am he,’ and they will mislead many.
  • John 4:48 : 48 So Jesus said to him,“Unless you people see signs and wonders you will never believe!”
  • Rev 13:13-14 : 13 He performed momentous signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people 14 and, by the signs he was permitted to perform on behalf of the beast, he deceived those who live on the earth. He told those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who had been wounded by the sword, but still lived.
  • Rev 17:8 : 8 The beast you saw was, and is not, but is about to come up from the abyss and then go to destruction. The inhabitants of the earth– all those whose names have not been written in the book of life since the foundation of the world– will be astounded when they see that the beast was, and is not, but is to come.
  • Matt 7:15 : 15 A Tree and Its Fruit“Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves.
  • John 10:27-28 : 27 My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand.
  • 2 Thess 2:8-9 : 8 and then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will destroy by the breath of his mouth and wipe out by the manifestation of his arrival. 9 The arrival of the lawless one will be by Satan’s working with all kinds of miracles and signs and false wonders, 10 and with every kind of evil deception directed against those who are perishing, because they found no place in their hearts for the truth so as to be saved. 11 Consequently God sends on them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false. 12 And so all of them who have not believed the truth but have delighted in evil will be condemned. 13 Call to Stand Firm But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth. 14 He called you to this salvation through our gospel, so that you may possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 2 Tim 2:19 : 19 However, God’s solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal:“The Lord knows those who are his,” and“Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from evil.”
  • 1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us, because if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But they went out from us to demonstrate that all of them do not belong to us.
  • 1 John 2:26 : 26 These things I have written to you about those who are trying to deceive you.
  • Rev 13:8 : 8 and all those who live on the earth will worship the beast, everyone whose name has not been written since the foundation of the world in the book of life belonging to the Lamb who was killed.

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  • Matt 24:22-26
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    22And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

    23Then if anyone says to you,‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or‘There he is!’ do not believe him.

    24For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

    25Remember, I have told you ahead of time.

    26So then, if someone says to you,‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe him.

  • Mark 13:19-21
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    19For in those days there will be suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, or ever will happen.

    20And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved. But because of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut them short.

    21Then if anyone says to you,‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe him.

  • Matt 24:11
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    11And many false prophets will appear and deceive many,

  • Mark 13:23
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    23Be careful! I have told you everything ahead of time.

  • Mark 13:4-6
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    4“Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that all these things are about to take place?”

    5Jesus began to say to them,“Watch out that no one misleads you.

    6Many will come in my name, saying,‘I am he,’ and they will mislead many.

  • Luke 21:8
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    8He said,“Watch out that you are not misled. For many will come in my name, saying,‘I am he,’ and,‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them!

  • 2 Thess 2:9-11
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    9The arrival of the lawless one will be by Satan’s working with all kinds of miracles and signs and false wonders,

    10and with every kind of evil deception directed against those who are perishing, because they found no place in their hearts for the truth so as to be saved.

    11Consequently God sends on them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false.

  • Matt 24:4-5
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    4Jesus answered them,“Watch out that no one misleads you.

    5For many will come in my name, saying,‘I am the Christ,’ and they will mislead many.

  • Matt 7:15
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    15A Tree and Its Fruit“Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves.

  • Deut 13:1-2
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    1Suppose a prophet or one who foretells by dreams should appear among you and show you a sign or wonder,

    2and the sign or wonder should come to pass concerning what he said to you, namely,“Let us follow other gods”– gods whom you have not previously known–“and let us serve them.”

  • 2 Cor 11:13-14
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    13For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

    14And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

  • Luke 17:23
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    23Then people will say to you,‘Look, there he is!’ or‘Look, here he is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.

  • 1 John 4:1
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    1Testing the Spirits Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

  • Mark 13:25-27
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    25the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

    26Then everyone will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds with great power and glory.

    27Then he will send angels and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.

  • Acts 13:40
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    40Watch out, then, that what is spoken about by the prophets does not happen to you:

  • 2 Pet 2:1-2
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    2And many will follow their debauched lifestyles. Because of these false teachers, the way of truth will be slandered.

  • Rev 13:13-14
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    13He performed momentous signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people

    14and, by the signs he was permitted to perform on behalf of the beast, he deceived those who live on the earth. He told those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who had been wounded by the sword, but still lived.

  • 2 Tim 3:13
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    13But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves.

  • Rev 16:14
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    14For they are the spirits of the demons performing signs who go out to the kings of the earth to bring them together for the battle that will take place on the great day of God, the All-Powerful.

  • Acts 20:30
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    30Even from among your own group men will arise, teaching perversions of the truth to draw the disciples away after them.

  • 2 Thess 2:3
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    3Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not arrive until the rebellion comes and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction.

  • Mark 13:14
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    14The Abomination of Desolation“But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be”(let the reader understand),“then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.

  • Mark 13:8-9
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    8For nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines. These are but the beginning of birth pains.

    9Persecution of Disciples“You must watch out for yourselves. You will be handed over to councils and beaten in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them.

  • 1 Tim 4:1
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  • Mark 13:29-30
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    29So also you, when you see these things happening, know that he is near, right at the door.

    30I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

  • Matt 24:15
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  • Mark 13:12
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    12Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death.

  • Mark 13:33
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    33Watch out! Stay alert! For you do not know when the time will come.

  • Matt 24:31
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    31And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet blast, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

  • Luke 11:16
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    16Others, to test him, began asking for a sign from heaven.

  • Matt 17:22
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    22Second Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them,“The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men.