2. Let me dare with caution and make this statement: even the apostles who heard Jesus speak about the end times could not comprehend the precise details. So don’t get discouraged if you fall in the same predicament. Prayerfully, let us affirm and apply what we can clearly understand. Thus we will avoid the last deceptions.

3. In what is known as the Mount of Olives lectures found in Matthew 24 and 25 correlated with Mark 13 and Luke 21, Jesus disclosed what lies ahead for the apostles and for believers in the end times.

4. Prophecies about the future have immediate and distant significance. Let us settle on what we should do now as we approach the end times based on Jesus’ main advice: “Watch out that no one deceives you.” (v. 4)

5. The real Antichrist is the one who desecrates the Temple during the future Tribulation period, vv. 15-25. The real Antichrist is the one who desecrates the Temple during the future Tribulation period, vv. 15-25.

6. Do not be deceived by many past and present religious leaders who make claims and show signs like Jesus did. They will all be like the antichrist. Do not be deceived by many past and present religious leaders who make claims and show signs like Jesus did. They will all be like the antichrist.

7. John Nichols Thom (1799 – 1838) Cornishman who claimed to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ and his body temple of the Holy Ghost. He was killed by British soldiers at the Battle of Bossenden Wood, on May 31, 1838 in Kent, England. (Wikipedia)

8. James Warren Jones (1931 – 1978) Claimed to be the reincarnation of Jesus, Akhenaten, Buddha, Lenin, and Father Divine. Organized a mass murder suicide at Jonestown, Guyana. (Wikipedia)

9. Sun Myung Moon (Jan. 6, 1920) Korean founder and leader of the worldwide Unification Church. Moon has said, and it is believed by Unification Church members, that he is the Messiah and the Second Coming of Christ and is fulfilling Jesus' unfinished mission. (Moon At Twilight, By Peter Maass, New Yorker Magazine September 14, 1998)

10. Mitsuo Matayoshi (Feb. 5, 1944) Mitsuo Matayoshi (Feb. 5, 1944) In 1997 he established the World Economic Community Party based on his conviction that he is the God and Christ. (Wikipedia)

11. Apollo C. Quiboloy (April 25, 1950) A Filipino pastor who claims to be the Christ. He is the founder and leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The Name Above Every Name. Pastor Quiboloy revealed that God talked to him and declared him Son of God after his spiritual trainings. (Wikipedia)

12. Everyone must watch for signs of the end times just like the fig tree shows signs of bearing fruit. Everyone must watch for signs of the end times just like the fig tree shows signs of bearing fruit.

13. Do not be deceived by those who set dates because "no one knows about that day or hour… but only the Father, v. 36. Do not be deceived by those who set dates because "no one knows about that day or hour… but only the Father, v. 36.

14. There are over 200 predictions about the second coming of Christ and still counting! There are over 200 predictions about the second coming of Christ and still counting! During December 999 AD, everyone was on their best behavior; worldly goods were sold and given to the poor, swarms of pilgrims headed east to meet the Lord at Jerusalem, buildings went unrepaired, crops were left unplanted, and criminals were set free from jails. Many thought that Jesus was coming back on Jan 1, 1000 AD. During December 999 AD, everyone was on their best behavior; worldly goods were sold and given to the poor, swarms of pilgrims headed east to meet the Lord at Jerusalem, buildings went unrepaired, crops were left unplanted, and criminals were set free from jails. Many thought that Jesus was coming back on Jan 1, 1000 AD.

15. Michael Drosnin, author of "The Bible Code," found a hidden message in the Pentateuch that predicts that World War III, involving a worldwide atomic holocaust, will start in 2000 (or perhaps 2006). Michael Drosnin, author of "The Bible Code," found a hidden message in the Pentateuch that predicts that World War III, involving a worldwide atomic holocaust, will start in 2000 (or perhaps 2006). Shelby Corbett of Bradenton, Florida has put up benches throughout town advertising the rapture will happen in 2007! She has little Bible knowledge and is trying to make money selling her book. Shelby Corbett of Bradenton, Florida has put up benches throughout town advertising the rapture will happen in 2007! She has little Bible knowledge and is trying to make money selling her book.

16. By the fall of 2011, that’s when Jesus Christ returns… (Ronald Weinland, 2008 - God's Final Witness, Church of God) By the fall of 2011, that’s when Jesus Christ returns… (Ronald Weinland, 2008 - God's Final Witness, Church of God) By January 2009, we (the United States) will be down the tubes… (Ronald Weinland, 2008 - God's Final Witness, Church of God) By January 2009, we (the United States) will be down the tubes… (Ronald Weinland, 2008 - God's Final Witness, Church of God)

17. New Age writers cite Mayan and Aztec calendars which predict the end of the age on Dec 21, 2012. New Age writers cite Mayan and Aztec calendars which predict the end of the age on Dec 21, 2012.

18. “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father...Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.” (Matthew 24:36 & 42)

19. Whatever the oil for the torches symbolizes, it affirms that some lack what they need to meet Jesus. Whatever the oil for the torches symbolizes, it affirms that some lack what they need to meet Jesus.

20. Do not be deceived that you have and are prepared with your requirements to join Jesus’ kingdom. Do not be deceived that you have and are prepared with your requirements to join Jesus’ kingdom.

21. Jesus expects his followers to be productive in this world while waiting for His return. Jesus expects his followers to be productive in this world while waiting for His return.

22. Do not be deceived into waiting and doing nothing and being deemed as a “worthless” servant, vv. 28-30. Do not be deceived into waiting and doing nothing and being deemed as a “worthless” servant, vv. 28-30.

23. On judgment day, Jesus will separate the sheep (the righteous) from the goats (the unrighteous). On judgment day, Jesus will separate the sheep (the righteous) from the goats (the unrighteous). Sheep serve; service does not make them sheep. Goats are selfish; selfishness proves that they are goats.

24. Do not be deceived into the worst deception—self-deception— thinking that you are Christ’s sheep but discovering that the Shepherd does not know you. Do not be deceived into the worst deception—self-deception— thinking that you are Christ’s sheep but discovering that the Shepherd does not know you.