Guarding Against Last-Day Deceptions
Speaking of the last days, the Master says, "There shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect." Matt. 24:24. Any great sign or wonder that we may see is not in itself an evidence that it is from God, the Source of all good. There is just one thing that will enable us to detect these "false Christs and false prophets," and be sure that their "great signs and wonders" are wrought by the evil power to deceive us. That one thing is the Word of God. Not the Bible in our home or carried in the pocket and unread and unheeded, but the Living Word of the living God brought daily into our minds by a continual study of His Book. And one who studies the Bible closely and believes what it says will always have the Light with him that will shield him from every one of the great deceptions. All others will be carried away by the many delusions prepared of Satan for these last days.