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TAKE HEED THAT NO MAN DECEIVE YOU


With these words Jesus began to answer the question his disciples
posed of what would be the signs of his second coming and the end of
the age. The LORD’S first response was a warning, for the last days
would be a time of great deception with false christs, false teachers
and false doctrines abounding such that even the elect would find
themselves deceived if they did not take heed. Jesus continued his
answer saying “For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ;
and shall deceive many”. (Matthew 24:5) There would be many who come
in the name of Jesus Christ proclaiming the truth that Jesus of
Nazareth is the Messiah of Israel, yet they would be false teachers
and false prophets, who would teach and deceive many. The word for
“deceive” is planao (plan-ah'-o) which means to go astray from

truth, to err, seduce, wander, and be out of the way. “But evil men
and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being
deceived.” (2Timothy 3:13) The word used of seducers is goes (go'-ace)
which means a wizard (as muttering spells), an imposter, a seducer!
These false teachers are actually speaking spells and evil
enchantments with the words of their false doctrines. This is the
terrible time Jesus warned us would come at the end of the age “Little
children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is
righteous, even as he is righteous. He that committeth sin is of the
devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning.” (1John 3:7-8)




THE PARABLE OF THE FIG TREE
In the twentieth century, the world has witnessed the budding of the
Fig tree, which is the restoration of the nation of Israel back to
their land. This is the sign spoken of by the prophets signaling we
are in the last days, and that the LORD is coming back soon. Jesus
spoke of this sign in a parable. The LORD taught many parables, but
this was the only one He instructed us to learn the meaning of, for
this is the sign that He is standing at the door.

Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender,
and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye,
when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the
doors. Matthew 24:32-33

Israel is the fig tree, and her leaves came forth in the early part of
this century. We are living in the last days spoken of by the prophets
of Israel, and The LORD is now standing at the door. We are presently
entering into the midnight hour, and the darkest part of the night
lies just ahead. The purpose of this book is to reveal the mystery of
the Revelation of JESUS CHRIST, which has been hidden by GOD from
those wise in their own eyes, and revealed unto babes. I shall give
insight and understanding to the writings of the prophets, and reveal
the true order of the events, which will precede the second coming of
our LORD.

Two thousand years ago the religious leaders of Israel were looking
for the coming of the Messiah, yet having misunderstood the true
meaning of Bible prophecy, they missed their hour of visitation.
Today, the religious leaders of the Christian church are making the
same mistake, having misunderstood Bible prophecy regarding the second
coming of the LORD. Their hour of visitation is at hand, and the LORD
is coming as a thief in the night, in ways of which they are unaware.
Once again, the LORD has raised up men of wisdom in the wilderness to
speak the truth, and to warn the church of the impending judgment,
which must begin in the household of GOD.




JUDGMENT BEGINS IN THE HOUSE OF GOD
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of GOD: and
if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not
the gospel of GOD? And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall
the ungodly and the sinner appear? 1 Pet 4:17-18

The Judgment of GOD always begins within His house. The prophet
Ezekiel was shown the judgment by GOD of ancient Israel. “The LORD
said to him, ‘Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of
Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and
groan over all the abominations which are being committed in its
midst.’ But to the others He said in my hearing, ‘Go through the

after him and strike; do not let your eye have pity, and do not spare.
Utterly slay old men, young men, maidens, little children, and women,
but do not touch any man on whom is the mark; and you shall start from
My sanctuary.’ So they started with the elders who were before the
temple.”

Before addressing the issues of what is about to come, I shall first
attempt to summarize the consensus view of end time prophecy held
today by many within the church in America, and by the power of GOD’s
spirit, also correct the errors contained therein.




THE CHURCH IN AMERICA HAS BEEN DECEIVED


The church in America is looking for the second coming of Jesus with
the following assumptions and expectations:

The signs of Matthew 24:6-8 represent the signs that we are in the
last days. A union of 10 nations will rise to global power
representing a revived Roman Empire. The anti-Christ will rise to
power and sign a 7 year peace treaty with the nation of Israel marking
the beginning of the Great Tribulation - a 7 year time period. America
is strangely absent from the prophetic writings. The church will be
raptured out of the earth before the beginning of the 7 year
tribulation. The church is looking forward to a great end time revival
before the hour of judgment begins. Each of these commonly held views
are wrong and are based upon vain thinking with no scriptural basis
whatsoever. These errors will be addressed and corrected through the
course of this text. Some will dismiss this message, refusing to
believe the leadership of the Church could be deceived. Yet the LORD
warned us specifically to “take heed that no man deceive you.”

LORD does not give idle warnings, for the warnings and admonitions of
the LORD are themselves prophecy of what would come. The LORD is
actually saying: “In the last days, the majority will be deceived,
take heed that it doesn’t happen to you!” Not only is deception

church possible, it was prophesied to happen! “For the time will come
when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts
shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they
shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto
fables.”




THE EARLY BIRTH PAINS OF THE KINGDOM
What then is the sign of the end of the age and the second coming of
the LORD? Prophecy teachers point to the statements made by Jesus in
Matthew 24:6-8 as the answer:

And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not
troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not
yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes,
in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Matthew
24:6-8

These “signs” have been cited as the evidence that we are in the

days.” Jesus said these signs are only the beginning of sorrows that
the earth must endure before the great tribulation, but they are not
the sign of the end of the age. Scripture warns us “Knowing this
first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after
their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for
since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from
the beginning of the creation.” The time of the end would witness
scoffers who would deride the message of truth regarding the return of
the LORD. The word used for scoffers is empaiktes (emp-aheek-tace')
which means a derider, and a false teacher, a mocker or a scoffer. At
the time of the end, these scoffers will be found as false teachers
within the church itself.




THE PERSECUTION OF THE TRUE BELIEVERS
Present day prophecy teachers completely miss the next point the LORD
makes in His discourse regarding the events of the end of the age:

Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you:
and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. And then
shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate
one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive
many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax
cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for
a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. Matthew
24:9-14

Following the signs which are the “beginning of sorrows” , the

tells us “then” the true believers will be delivered up to be
afflicted “and they shall kill you and you shall be hated of all
nations.” This time of persecution precedes the tribulation and will
come suddenly as a snare! One day soon, the majority of the people in
the church will awaken and realize they have been lied to, and
deceived by their leaders, who did not warn them this persecution was
coming. The “many” who consider themselves Christians will then

“offended” and “betray” one another. The American

neither emotionally nor spiritually prepared for the sudden and
intense persecution which is about to fall upon them, and when it
comes, and it will surely come, the majority will be utterly
devastated.

The word for “many” in the original Greek is polus (pol-oos');

means most, plenteous or the majority. Jesus is warning us, in the
midst of intense world wide persecution, the majority of professing
Christians will become offended, and betray one another. Only a
faithful few will continue to hold the true profession of the faith -
that JESUS CHRIST is LORD and He is the only way, the only truth and
the only life.

"If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated
you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but
because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world,
therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you,
'A slave is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they
will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours
also. But all these things they will do to you for My name's sake,
because they do not know the One who sent Me.”

The word in Greek for “offended” is skandalizo (skan-dal-id'-zo)

means to entrap, and to trip up (figuratively, to stumble or entice to
sin, apostasy). Nominal professing Christians will stumble and fall
under the persecution, and will deny the faith. These apostate
believers will then turn on and betray the true brethren of the LORD.
The word for “betray” in the Greek is paradidomi

which means to surrender, to yield up, or to deliver. The Greek for
“hate” is miseo (mis-eh'-o); which means to detest and to

Jesus has warned us that a worldwide persecution is coming

the tribulation. This persecution will be so intense that the majority
of those claiming to be Christian will become offended and stumble
into apostasy, and they shall then deliver up the chosen ones to
persecution unto death! Only those who endure unto the end will be
saved. The Greek word for endure is hupomeno (hoop-om-en'-o) which
means to remain; to bear trials, to persevere. Only those who remain
faithful to the LORD, and patiently endure the trial of this
persecution will be saved.

Jesus warned of a worldwide persecution of the true believers. “All
nations” will hate the chosen ones of the LORD. Dear reader, this
includes the United States of America where up to the hour of this
writing, believers have enjoyed unprecedented freedom. Yet in the
LORD’S own words, we know this will change and a time of violent
persecution is coming very soon in America. The flash points of
judgment are all at hand; the spirit of greed, the spilling of
innocent blood, perversion and pride cover our land.

A generation of American Christians have been watching the early birth
pains convinced by their teachers that the next event would be the
rapture of the church, yet what must follow next is persecution -
intense persecution. The twentieth century has witnessed more martyrs
for the name of Jesus Christ than any other. Today in many nations
thousands of believers are dying every day. America will witness such
sorrows before the “sign of the end.”