Jesus begins to speak about signs that would point to his return and to the end of the age. He begins by giving a warning, "Watch out that no one deceives you." Deception will be rampant. We need to be aware that there will be deceivers. Some of the most dangerous deceivers will come through people who will point to Jesus and say that "Jesus IS the Messiah."

How can these people possibly be deceivers? There are probably any number of ways but in this message and in summary of this message covered in Matthew 24:15-35 I point out two means deception will come: First. The fruit of their lives will not be a witness of the Gospel. Second. They will encourage their listeners to ignore what the Bible teaches for themselves.

We are definitely witnessing both of these deceptions at work today. Prominent Christian leaders are being brought low because their lives aren't reflecting what they preach. We are also witnessing Christian denominational leaders encouraging their denominational bodies and their members to ignore specific biblical commands. Since when does God ask us for our opinion? No, God's Word is for us to obey, not debate and most definitely not to be ratified by a vote we take.

There will be false prophets but there can only be false prophets BECAUSE there will be true ones as well. A counterfeit is only possible if there is a genuine article to counterfeit.

It is the Gospel of the Kingdom of God that is to be preached throughout the whole world. The Gospel of the Kingdom manifests the Kingdom of God on earth. It is what we pray for when we pray "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven."