False teachers, pastors and prophets
A good way to tell that we are in the end times, is to see how many people are following doctrine that leads them away from Jesus as Lord and savior.
2 Tim 4:3-4
For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they
will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will turn their ears away
from the truth and turn aside to myths.
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Matt 7:15-23
"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You
will know them by their fruits........
21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
22 Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many
wonders in Your name?' 23 And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'
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Matt 24:11-13
Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. 12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of
many will grow cold. 13 But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
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Matt 24:24-25
For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible,
even the elect. 25 See, I have told you beforehand.
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2 Peter 2:1-3
But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will
secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. 2 And
many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. 3 By covetousness they will exploit
you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber.
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1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets
have gone out into the world.
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Matt 7:13-14
"Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who
go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
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2 Cor 11:13-15
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. 14 And no
wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also
transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
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John 14:6
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
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1 Tim 4:1-2
The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things
taught by demons. 2 Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.
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