Deception is Coming

Deception is Coming
The Daily Devo #15

Matthew 24 is rich there is so much to learn.  The disciples wanted a sign.  A sign of the Lord's coming.  The sign was his coming, for no man know the hour, day or time.

However, there were signs that preceded his coming, like fruit on a tree.

  Here is what we have learned so far:

THE FIRST SIGN THAT JESUS TALKS ABOUT IS THE SIGN OF DECEPTION.   V4


SIGN NUMBER 2:  DISPUTES AMONG NATIONS   V 6


SIGN NUMBER 3: THE SIGN OF DEVASTATION   V 6


SIGN NUMBER 4: THE SIGN OF DELIVERANCE   V 7-9


Now, before I go much future, let me stop and just go back to verse 4. I’ve been thinking  a lot about this word deception. Let me try and put somethings together for you…


The Bible says that one of these days all of these things are going to be full-blown.

Matthew 24 and 25 is one of the most comprehensive passages in the entire Bible on prophecy. It is a very special text.  It’s not the most extensive but it is the most comprehensive.  The Bible is very careful to support the Bible.

If you remember your study and revelation than you recall the truths are presented the book of Revelation in the form of a metaphor of seals.

Long ago they did not have books like we have today, but what they had were scrolls, the scrolls were long and rolled up, and the seals were placed on the edge of the scroll so that the scroll was protected.

In the book of Revelation, it is as if they are unrolling the book, and they let you take off the  seal he opened the book a little wider can you read that, you take off the seal and you can read off a little bit more, and on and on… So When you read in Revelation, and you read about these seals  all this is saying is that the book of Revelation is unfolding the end times one section at a time.

As you study the book of Revelation here is the interesting thing:  if you open up the 1st seal and look at what it is.  It reveals a man on a white horse who has a bow and goes forth to conquer.

And we know from studying the book of Revelation but the Lord Jesus Christ will ride a white horse, but this is not the Lord Jesus Christ.  This is the counterfeit, the Antichrist who establishes the false peace.

He is the false Christ.

He is the deceiver, now look down in your Bibles and Matthew 24… what is the 1st sign, at the beginning of the tribulation that will be full-blown? Deception.  Many will be deceived.  The 1st sign and the 1st seal and Revelation is deception.

What is said in Revelation agrees with what Jesus said in Matthew 24.  When you open up the Second seal it reveals a man on a red horse.  And the red horse is a sign of blood.  The Bible tells us that in the book of Revelation That the man on  red horse rides forth to take peace from the earth.  He represents war.  Now, look down in your Bibles at Matthew 24 what is the Second sign in the list before us that are the signs of his Second coming?  It is the sign of war.

The Third seal in the book of Revelation is opened up and it reveals to us a man on a black horse who has balances in his hands, in the 3rd seal talks about famine, and guess what the 3rd prediction in Matthew 24 is?  You guessed it there shall be famines.

The Third seal the Third sign are alike…  The Fourth seal is opened in Revelation revealing to us a rider on a pale horse, whose name is death…  In the 4th prophecy of Matthew 24 tells of pestilences and earthquakes resulting in death.

The Fifth seal has to do with those who are slain for the word of God, who from under the altar cry out, “how long will Lord holy and true, does thou not judge and avenge our blood”   and what is the prophecy from Matthew 24?  Then they shall deliver you up to be afflicted and shall kill you!  Guess what my friends?

 John and Jesus agree.   When you read in Matthew what Jesus said, you will then go to the book of Revelation and find out is exactly what John says.

 Matthew is a commentary on Revelation & Revelation is a commentary on Matthew.

Both are saying the same thing:  that in the time just before Jesus returns there is going to be an escalation the signs of the Second coming.  What this tells me today is this: our redemption is near.

Soon and very soon our Lord will return!  Yes soon and very soon we are going to see the King!

There is nothing left that has to happen!  If we really believe that today would we live differently tomorrow?

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