Many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.

“Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravaging wolves.

False messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many.

For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and will perform signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, the elect.

And men will rise up from your own number with deviant doctrines to lure the disciples into following them.

Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, and will bring swift destruction on themselves.

Children, it is the last hour. And as you have heard, “Antichrist is coming,” even now many antichrists have come. We know from this that it is the last hour.

I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.

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.

For some men, who were designated for this judgment long ago, have come in by stealth; they are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into promiscuity and denying Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord.

But the beast was taken prisoner, and along with him the false prophet, who had performed the signs in his presence. He deceived those who accepted the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image with these signs. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

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And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

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For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many.
“Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravaging wolves.
For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and will perform signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, the elect.
And men will rise up from your own number with deviant doctrines to lure the disciples into following them.
Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, and will bring swift destruction on themselves.
Children, it is the last hour. And as you have heard, “Antichrist is coming,” even now many antichrists have come. We know from this that it is the last hour.
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.
For some men, who were designated for this judgment long ago, have come in by stealth; they are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into promiscuity and denying Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord.
But the beast was taken prisoner, and along with him the false prophet, who had performed the signs in his presence. He deceived those who accepted the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image with these signs. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

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