"And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled? And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you: For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many."
In today's lesson, Jesus prophesies the complete destruction of the temple and begins relating the many things that must take place before His triumphant return.
After Peter, James and John asked when these things would occur, Jesus gave them a warning. He said, "Take heed lest any man deceive you: For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many."
If we simply observe, what is today called "Christianity", we can easily see that the prophesy of Jesus is being fulfilled more and more every day. The vast majority of isms that make up today's "Christianity" have grossly warped and distorted The gospel of Christ in an attempt to make it accommodate the many different agendas to which they aspire.
To meet that challenge, we should thoroughly study God's word to verify its intent and NEVER accept the meaning of scripture from any other source than God's word with the guidance of the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ.
What Jesus said concerning the coming of false teachers eventually compelled Timothy to say, "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." (2 Timothy 2:15)
That last sentence of the quote from Timothy tells us how we are to deal with false teachers, we are to "rightly" divide the word of truth. We are to question every aspect of the gospel as presented by mankind while making sure that all we see and hear coincides exactly with the intent of the gospel as Jesus preached it.
Although Satan will do everything in his power to hide the truth from those who seek salvation, the word of God will always hold the answer and will NEVER contradict itself! If there appears to be a contradiction, study and pray harder, the truth WILL surface.
Therefore, as Jesus said, "beware" of those who would mislead and distort, they are here today and there are many. Arm yourself with the Holy Spirit and full knowledge of the divine word of our living God. Study, Study, Study!~
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