Jesus Christ vs. antichrist |
Jesus Christ said that there would be many false christs. He said, "watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Messiah' and will deceive many." (Matthew 24: 4-5). Today there are many men around the world claiming to be Jesus, one is in Siberia, another in the RAP industry, and there is one who has been around a long time claiming to be Christ called Sun Myung Moon. There is even the false Mormon Jesus who is the son of a false Father and Mother god and the brother of Satan.
Our Lord and Savior foretold these distortions and false christs. He said, "In those days (end times)..if anyone says to you 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will appear and preform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, the elect (devout Christians). See, I have told you ahead of time." (Matthew 24:22-25).
False christs abound these days and as followers of the True Christ Jesus found in the Christian Bible and in our being (hearts, souls. spirit); we must be careful to not be deceived by men full of an anti-Christ spirit. Anti-christs are not just those against Christ, it is those who want to replace our Lord and Savior. There have been many anti-Christs throughout history, many of them persecuting the faithful followers of Jesus Christ. But some anti-christs are not as violent, they seek to deceive instead of destroy. These demonized men or women have been sent by the devil to led people astray. Pay not heed to them! Test everything with the Scriptures and the Holy Spirit! Do not visit their meetings and gatherings, for they will seek to seduce you with their spells.
One day the Man of Sin or The Anti-Christ will come. He is the Son of Satan and an abomination. He will wage war against us and the Lamb. But he shall be defeated and thrown in the Lake of Fire (Revelation 19:20, 20:10). He will do greater deceptions and displays of power than the false christs running around now. If we do not take a stand against these frauds now, then we shall not be ready for when the greatest deceiver of them all comes.
Do not be afraid that you are following the false Christ. If you know Jesus Christ from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John in the Christian (NIV, NLT, ESV, and KJV) Bible then you are following the true Jesus. Use the Word of God to help you discern what is of God! That is its purpose! To help us test all things to see if it aligns with what has always been and if it the same God the Apostles knew. Also, be baptized in the Holy Spirit and seek the Gift of Discernment. The Holy Ghost can help us immediately discern a deceiver and help us remember the Bible verses to combat heresies and false christs.
Finally, here is the Bible verse of how Jesus Christ shall return so that no one may deceive you. The Apostles wrote this down because they knew we should know exactly how it will happen, lest we be deceived. Jesus said, "So if anyone tells you, 'there he is, out in the wilderness' or 'here he is in an inner rooms' do not believe them. For as lightning from east and shines as far as the west, so will be the Coming of the Son of Man. Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and glory." (Matthew 24: 26-27, 30). To reinforce this here is the same description of Jesus' Return in the Book of Revelation, "Look, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him even those who pierced Him (Jews and Romans) and all people's of the Earth will mourn because of Him." (Revelation 1:7).
Here is an important tool for exposing antichrists:
"I say this because many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out to the world. Any such person (who denies Jesus came in the flesh and was God incarnate) is the deceiver and antichrist. Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully. Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Jesus Christ does not have God; but anyone who continues in the teachings of The Father and Son (Jesus Christ) has God. If anyone comes to you bringing a teaching contradicting the truth of Jesus Christ coming in the flesh and being God and One with the Father, do not take them into your home or welcome them. Anyone who welcomes them shares in their wicked work." (2 John 1: 7-11).
Further Reading:
Revelation 19 covers in detail Jesus Christ's return.
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