Mark 13:6

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

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  • Mark 13:22 : 22 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, the elect.
  • Jer 14:14 : 14 Then the LORD said to me,“Those prophets are prophesying lies while claiming my authority! I did not send them. I did not commission them. I did not speak to them. They are prophesying to these people false visions, worthless predictions, and the delusions of their own mind.
  • Jer 23:21-25 : 21 I did not send those prophets. Yet they were in a hurry to give their message. I did not tell them anything. Yet they prophesied anyway. 22 But if they had stood in my inner circle, they would have proclaimed my message to my people. They would have caused my people to turn from their wicked ways and stop doing the evil things they are doing. 23 Do you people think that I am some local deity and not the transcendent God?” the LORD asks. 24 “Do you really think anyone can hide himself where I cannot see him?” the LORD asks.“Do you not know that I am everywhere?” the LORD asks. 25 The LORD says,“I have heard what those prophets who are prophesying lies in my name are saying. They are saying,‘I have had a dream! I have had a dream!’
  • Matt 24:5 : 5 For many will come in my name, saying,‘I am the Christ,’ and they will mislead many.
  • Matt 24:11 : 11 And many false prophets will appear and deceive many,
  • Matt 24:23-24 : 23 Then if anyone says to you,‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or‘There he is!’ do not believe him. 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
  • John 5:43 : 43 I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me. If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.
  • John 8:24 : 24 Thus I told you that you will die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins.”
  • Acts 5:36-39 : 36 For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and nothing came of it. 37 After him Judas the Galilean arose in the days of the census, and incited people to follow him in revolt. He too was killed, and all who followed him were scattered. 38 So in this case I say to you, stay away from these men and leave them alone, because if this plan or this undertaking originates with people, it will come to nothing, 39 but if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them, or you may even be found fighting against God.” He convinced them,
  • 1 John 4:1 : 1 Testing 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.

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  • Matt 24:4-6
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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.

    6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Make sure that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is still to come.

  • Luke 21:7-9
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    7So they asked him,“Teacher, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that these things are about to take place?”

    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!

    9And when you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be afraid. For these things must happen first, but the end will not come at once.”

  • Mark 13:5
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    5Jesus began to say to them,“Watch out that no one misleads you.

  • Matt 24:9-11
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    9Persecution of Disciples“Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of my name.

    10Then many will be led into sin, and they will betray one another and hate one another.

    11And many false prophets will appear and deceive many,

  • Mark 13:21-23
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    21Then if anyone says to you,‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe him.

    22For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, the elect.

    23Be careful! I have told you everything ahead of time.

  • Matt 24:23-26
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    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.

  • Matt 7:21-22
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    21Judgment of Pretenders“Not everyone who says to me,‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven– only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.

    22On that day, many will say to me,‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many powerful deeds in your name?’

  • 2 John 1:7
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    7For many deceivers have gone out into the world, people who do not confess Jesus as Christ coming in the flesh. This person is the deceiver and the antichrist!

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Luke 13:24-26
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    24“Exert every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.

    25Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him,‘Lord, let us in!’ But he will answer you,‘I don’t know where you come from.’

    26Then you will begin to say,‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’

  • John 13:19
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    19I am telling you this now, before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe that I am he.

  • Mark 13:7-9
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    7When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

    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.

  • John 5:43
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    43I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me. If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.

  • Mark 13:26
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    26Then everyone will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds with great power and glory.

  • Mark 13:12-14
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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.

    13You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

    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.

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

  • Luke 6:46
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    46“Why do you call me‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do what I tell you?

  • 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.

  • Matt 7:13
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    13The Narrow Gate“Enter through the narrow gate, because the gate is wide and the way is spacious that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.

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

  • Mark 14:62
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    62“I am,” said Jesus,“and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

  • 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.

  • Mark 5:9
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    9Jesus asked him,“What is your name?” And he said,“My name is Legion, for we are many.”

  • Matt 19:30
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    30But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

  • Matt 16:24
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    24Then Jesus said to his disciples,“If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

  • Mark 13:30
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    30I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

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

  • Mark 13:36-37
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    36or else he might find you asleep when he returns suddenly.

    37What I say to you I say to everyone: Stay alert!”

  • Luke 21:17
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    17You will be hated by everyone because of my name.

  • Luke 14:25
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    25Counting the Cost Now large crowds were accompanying Jesus, and turning to them he said,