Thanking God For Life In Christ 28-06-2020 24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? 25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. There are so many things to consider when it comes to this passage.  We come to consider them because of the truth of what it is that is given within these words. Infinite words. Words of greater value than even a single sermon has any hope of being able to propound. There are words within this passage alone that tell us of our state. They tell us that the true nature of the Christian is one that includes struggle.  Yes, we have a struggle with the outside world, but what is not told you before you came to Christ is that there is also an internal struggle. A wrestling with the flesh. A striving, the Spirit against the flesh and the flesh against the spirit, that ye cannot do that which ye would” (Gal 5). To those of you who are born again, you know this is true. You know it is true by experience. It seems that, on the one hand, you are doing nothing but following the dictates of another…yet on the other hand you also know full well that you are responsible. You feel at times as if you are going mad. How can it be that I do that which I would not, yet do not do that which I would? What madness is this? Beloved, it is this madness that drives us to Christ on bended knee. It is that madness that sees little in you and all in him.  You come very soon to understand that you simply cannot live without Christ. Not only did he save you from the penalty of death. Not only is there a place in heaven reserved for you, and not only are you preserved to that end when you see the Saviour face to face, but you are given life now, life in Christ! Full life now, abundant life now. “I came that they might have life, and have it more abundantly”  Yet incredibly as it might seem to some of you to discover, but it is also true that “we have not an high preist which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are. Yet without sin” (Heb 4:15)  So we cry. We cry and cry deeply and loudly; “O wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” and to it we have at our right hand a ready answer, “I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord”. Fail we do in understanding why it is, we do what we do, but wonderful it is to know that “Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of” (2 Cor 7:10). He it is that is faithful and just to fogive us our sins (1 Jn 1:9). Why? Because we are to live and to live abundantly in Christ Jesus, for we have a work to do, more valuable, more worthwhile than any other work that can be done in the world! A good work, a work “which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them” (Eph 2:10) Thanking God For Sending His Son O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? 25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Too often I have raised my head to the Lord and asked one question. I was not the first person to ask this question, and I dare say I would not be the last. “What is man?” Its not a question relating to the material composition of a body. Pauls speaks of our bodies and bodies of death. Scripture speaks of our bodies as “dust”, as “a wind that passes away”, as a “vapor” even as “withering grass”, while the body is in use it is merely a vessel employed, but at its end…which is not far away in the scheme of eternity, the Bible refers to our bodies as that which is set to see corruption…decay and decomposition is what is referred to at death. So, no, the question “What is man” does not refer to his material substance. Job was the first historically recorded to ask the question. In Job Chapter 7 and verse 7 Job refers to his life as “wind”, but then in verse 17 he asks God directly; “17 What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set t

Scripture Always Brings An Understanding   24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? 25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 7:24-25a). There is a passage in the bible to which our Church is founded. Yes, no doubt our foundation is in the Lord Jesus Christ, but more specifically, it is founded upon the word of God as the very foundation of our faith. Romans 15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. “Aforetime” a word that refers to the past.  Those things that were written in the Scriptures in the past, those things historical, are written for our learning.  The things written in what is commonly referred to as the Old Testament, which many disregard not understanding the term refers to the old “Covenant”, the old promise, the Old Testament, as a promise, is done away with and replaced with the New Covenant, but this does not mean the scriptures in the portion which forms the Old Testament are done away, only the old covenenant; Hebrews 8:6-10 6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. Hebrews 8 goes on to speak of a fault in the old requiring the new, and in verse 10 the Lord states;  10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: I state this because I desire that you might understand that it is through ALL the scripturesthat we gain understanding / learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. The “New Testament” not yet being collated as a whole and identified as a unit of “Scripture”, Paul certainly had the Old testament firmly in his view and included as those scriptures that we learn from to gain patience and comfort. 24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? Paul speaks of a remnant within himself that he longs to be rid of as a Christian, a ‘Christ-One’, and it is primarily to you Christ-ones that this message is addressing today. Most particularly it is to those of you who are settled in your sin, and I do pray that the sermon this morning leaves none of you feeling left out of being addressed.  The sermon is intended to be non-discriminatory, It will not be my intention to leave any of you feeling left out, but to bring each of you under conviction. I do hope you will therefore see how the Lord chastises those he loves, and pray I properly demonstrate how God loves you all! Paul wrote in the Ephesians of the new life we have in Christ, saying “That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; 23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; (Eph 4:22-23)    Renewed where? in the spirit of your mind; According to Romans 7:25, how does the scripture say we are to “serve the law of God”?  “So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God”. The Bible says “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” (Rom 12:2) There are conventions in which you will be challenged today, things believed by you because you have permitted yourself to be conformed to the world in some way. Ideas subtly placed in your mind through deception where you will need to choose your authority.  Proverbs 3:5 says “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Paul identifies that we have a new life in Christ, He knows full well that our “Old man” is spiritually dead, sa

Who Shall Deliver Me? Pt 2 24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? 25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin. “who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” This question holds the key to present and everlasting happiness. Within this question is found the very source of life, it may not appear so on the surface, but we will see as we go through this study today, that the very question posed by Paul is the single most important question of all.  Its context provides understanding to the Desperation of the Cry. (Humility) Its subject provides knowledge as to the limitation of the answer. (Who not what) Its witness provides comprehension as to the status of the crier. (Condemnation) Its answer provides the key to both present and eternal happiness. (Jesus Christ) You have heard it said that the reason you cannot find the answer is because you are asking the wrong question. It’s the question that leads the person to find the right answer. Today many people ask the wrong questions.  Embedded within the Declaration of Independence of the United States is this phrase; We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. It is that last clause that virtually all people in the world believe is their ultimate pursuit.  Sadly, the question What will make me happy? Seems like the most logical question to ask if happiness is my ultimate goal, but it is very definitely the wrong question and generally leads to the opposite result, both now and forever. It might not seem to be the obvious question that people ask, you might think it is a bigger question, like the meaning of life or something, and yet this question is the reason behind every decision that people make. Blaise Pascal, one of the great mathematicians, scientist and philosopher in the 17thcentury, said “All men seek happiness. This is without exception. Whatever different means they employ, they all tend to this end.” “The will never takes the least step but to this object. This is the motive of every action of every man…” What career path do I choose? Who should I marry? What town or City should I live in? So we can see the desire. The great problem however is that the question “What will make me happy?” is proven to be the wrong question.  Within that question is presumed what Thomas Aquinas said when he wrote “Happy is the man who has all his desires, or whose every wish is fulfilled” This is how most people live and in living this way they have made a perfect mess of their lives because they do not realise that the attainment of all their desires, and the fulfillment of every worldly wish, CAN Never be achieved to BRING HAPPINESS. We see this play out practically in the lives of those we thought had it all and yet lived in misery and even died by their own hand. Benedict Spinoza, a philosopher from the 17th Century, gave a hint of the difficulty in finding happiness, in his book “Ethics”.  He too holds that happiness as the highest ideal of man, but he finds it necessary to say that the way to happiness “must indeed be difficult since it is so seldom discovered” But it was Mortimer Adler, Chief Editor of the Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Great Books Edition, who logically laid down the problem of the ultimate attainment of happiness, through the fulfilment of all our desires and wishes; Mortimer Adler “man can only come to the possession of all good things only in the succession of his days, not simultaneously; and so happiness is never actually achievedbut is always in the process of being achieved. When that process is completed, the man is dead, his life is done”. So, while the question “What will make me happy?” h

Who Shall Deliver me? There are times when gems are found on the surface of the Earth, easy to glean and beautiful to behold. There are times when more are found under the surface of the earth, sometimes more wonderful than  the first and yet more profitable to those who took their shovels to dig.But the most valuable of all are those that are mined.  We have spent time in this passage of the Bible before, we have looked at Paul dealing with the issue related to the duel nature in those who are born again, we have gleaned the surface gems and today I desire to dig under the surface and see if there are more gems even more profitable to us. Reading: Romans 7:14-25 We will be undertaking a short three-part series with a focus on verse 24, but it is always critical to have the context of the passage in view Wretched O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? The Will to Do Well Evidences a Transformed Heart. (v15-16)The Work to Do well Recognizes An Unruly Flesh. (v 18-19)The Wisdom in Doing Well Comprehends a Dual Nature. (v 17 & 20)The Vexation of The Spirit Cries For Deliverance (v 24) 1.  The Will to Do Well Evidences a Transformed Heart. (v15-16) . O wretched man that I am Despite the work of this famed apostle to the outside world, despite that it was of his very own pen that 14 of the 21 new Testament epistles was penned, despite is travels and despite his persecution and suffering for the sake of Christ, Paul refers to himself in the present tense as a wretched man. From his own confession he proves the words of the Lord who said in Luke 17:10 “So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.” Unlike the multitude of people who desire recognition and accolades for doing that which is their duty to do, we see that, within that very confession of Paul, the simplest evidence of a transformed heart. Humility. Its not a vain humility, that is put on, we don’t get that from his cry, what we do glean from it however is that it is the conclusion he has come to in doing all that he could to do well, yet finding himself continually falling short.  It is a humility of reckoning,  he has totaled all his weaknesses,  and deducted them from his strengths,  and has thereby concluded O wretched man that I am. His famous words in 2 Corinthians 12:10 are without contradiction; “Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.” How did Paul come to this understanding? Consider verse 14-16 14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. 15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. 16 If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good Notice firstly that Paul writes in the present tense, lest you follow the ideas of some men who claim that Paul was writing of his unsaved past. Paul writes of finding himself doing that which is contrary to his will; For that which I do I allow not: In other words, what Paul does he does not permit, he does not allow, he allows not, and now he explains, for what I would, that do I not; that is, for what Paul wills to do, what his hearts desire is to do, he does not do, but what I hate, that do I. There is a great distinction in doing something you know you ought not do but excuse to do it anyway, compared to doing that which is completely contrary to your will.  When we were servants of sin we only desired to sin, even though we knew we ought not sin.  Nevertheless, our WILL was to sin, this is very different from having a will NOT to sin. It is the will NOT to sin that testifies to a changed desire. It is the Will To Do Well That Evidences A Transformed Heart. W

The Coming Global Religion A Global government seems evident and spoken of publically, a global currency system has also been well discussed in public circles with many secular books written on a coming economic collapse and the reset of the worlds currency system, but have we heard anything much about the forming of a coming global religion? You’d think a generally secular society would have no interest, but when more half the would has some kind of religious faith, you may be underestimating the future role, particularly when its original motive is understood. Isaiah 14 is the ‘go-to’ passage in the bible where one may be certainly able to see the original motivation behind the coming global religion. In this passage you will see with whom the original conspiracy lies. In this passage you will also see the original goal of the effort and in this passage you might get a hint that the inspiration behind certain global organisations is not entirely secular. It is true that, in an increasingly secular world, there is little that would seem to compel people toward religion, and certainly less so toward a global religion. Few people care about organised religion, but this will not alter the underlying effort, the devil simply does not care about you desiring to live your life your way and, unlike God, he will not give you the freedom to choose your present life over your worship of him. The Bible teaches plainly that all people will be compelled, upon pain of death, to warship ‘The Beast’, and to take the name and the number of his name (Rev 13:17). According to the Bible, your secular desires are ill considered, you will be forced to worship the devil or to deny him and turn to the Lord. A Global Religion Prepared Though on the surface among the secular people of the world, nothing seems to be moving, not too far underneath the surface preparation has been underway for over one hundred years to unite the religions of the world. Indeed we could go back much further to a time known as The Counter-Reformation, this being the direct war taken by the Roman Catholic Church against the earlier Reformation of Biblical Christianity begun in the 14th Century with the translation of the Bible into the vulgar tongues of the people. This effort had created para organisations such as the Jesuits, of whom the current pope is the first pope from that order, and led to the infiltration of the theological institutions of the protestants over many years, with direct links to the retranslation of the English Bible into the multitude of babbling versions we have today. Though organisations such as the Interfaith Movement and all its subsidiaries are created to “unite” Christians, they are led primarily back toward the Roman Catholic Church. This is planned over many years and we can see its efforts materialise through the ecumenical system. As the counter-reformation has had such an impact on Christianity through the universities, we should naturally expect that it will be through the education system in general that all will be brought to fruition. The end of this will see a single world religion in worship of antichrist during the time spoken of in the bible as ‘the day of the Lord‘ I pray you will be greatly informed in this study, that you will consider its manner and method, but most importantly its biblical direction for a coming global religion. #thetimeofthesigns The post Pt 8. The Coming Global Religion appeared first on Hope Baptist Church.

The Coming Global Currency It is what first drew my attention to the possibility of having a way to identify if the Bible is true. The mark of the beast is not something that you hear about in every day conversation, but it is found very clearly presented in the Bible. If the mark of the beast is the endgame, what does the journey toward it look like? Is this one of the signs of the end of the world that was enquired of? Matthew 24:3 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? Jesus then goes on to spend a great deal of time giving to his disciples the signs for the end of the world. It is the significant signs that the Bible refers to that we are dealing with in this series. Tonight we are looking at Revelation that speaks of an event that will be fulfilled during the period in history that is known COMMONLY as The Apocalypse, it is a specific period of a total length of SEVEN Years, and it has specific events occurring that we should even now see the preparation of.  Tonight we are dealing with the Mark of the beast and the coming of A Global Currency.  Revelation 13:16-18 16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. INTERPRETATION This evening we are going to do what all Christians who believe their bibles should be doing, and that is taking out of the scriptures exactly what God has put in them. The only way we can do that is to believe that God means what he says and says exactly what he means.  We do NOT need to add to the scriptures what it DOES NOT say. In this passage of the Bible we can see with clarity that there is an overarching control of the population of the world.  If you listened to the first message this morning, it was clear that it would take a global governing authority to rule over the world in such a way as to ensure such restrictions were put in place and enforceable. Within this passage we have two items which are inextricably linked. One is a mark, also known as “the mark of the beast” The other is a form of exchange, that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark We are going to consider both of these items in the detail limited by the time we have available. The Nature of The Mark The Location of the Mark The Universal Nature of Exchange The Controlling Nature of Exchange The Nature The Mark 16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.   There have indeed been a multitude of speculative ideas respecting the nature of the mark of the beast. From Tattoos of a bar code imprinted on the skin, to chips imbedded under the skin, to complete genome identity alterations, and recently to a 5G Equipped Vaccine identity protocol. But one thing is certain for us and that is that the Lord desires none would ever take the mark, for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believed in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. God is simply “not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance” (2 Pet 3:9) If the very reason Jesus came to live and to give himself as a sa

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Global Division Daniel 2:41-43 reflects an aspect of the fourth kingdom that is rarely spoken of, but one of the clearest signs of the times, it is that of global division. In that passage Daniel says; And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. 42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. 43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay It is this lack of coalesce in the world that will become more and more evident as we near the end of this world as we know it. Increasingly we should be seeing more and more global division in all areas of the world. This division will be seen between nations, contrary to the desire of the global agenda. Jesus spoke of wars and rumours of wars. The military build-up around the world does not give us comfort that the world is becoming more and more united, but contrarywise the world is becoming more and more divided. The preparation against Israel is also becoming evident, just as the Bible spoke of. Divisions are seen between religion, but none will be more evident than the time the world is compelled to worship the image of the beast at the pain of death, yet some will choose to die than do so. Global division will be increasingly witnessed with all aspects of society and we are witnessing many even today. Protests in the market of ideas when people are refused the right to speak. Protests and counter-protests between diverse factions in the culture. Spite rising between the sexes when radical, toxic feminists call for the abolition of men. Finally, the global divisions we see in the world will be reflected at the heart of the civilisation, the family. Jesus spoke of a time when brother will deliver the brother to death, and the father the child (Mat 10:21). Global division is a sing of the times, our question is are we living in the time of this sign? Pr Edi #thetimeofthesigns

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4. The Falling Away APOSTASY BEGINS WITH THE SEED OF APATHY CONCERNING GODS WORD. In this sermon you may very well find that the seed of the falling away, the seed known as Apostasy, is even now being nourished by yourself at some level.  At which point in your life that seed is, is for you to judge. Has it germinated? Has it broken ground enough to be evident to those around you watching? Or has it already grown into a tree baring the wrong fruit? Jesus warned of deception as one of the principal manifestations of the last days, how will you discern deception if you do not have the truth to measure it by? You are going to find that deception is NEVER alone, but is always accompanied with just enough truth to persuade you, how will you discern if the Bible is not part of your daily diet? The Falling of Many 1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.  3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: (2 Thess 2:1-8) Paul refers here to the falling away of the Church, this is not the Rapture of the Church, but its apostasy;  Its turning away from the truth and its turning to fables.  This ‘falling away’ must be a clear and evident sign before that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition. For Paul to be referring to it to the Thessalonian Church, he is clearly expecting the Church to be able to bear witness to the truth of it.  It must be able to manifest itself, it must be able to be seen, be witnessed in the last days. Confusion often comes when looking at passages in isolation rather that in the entire context of the Bible. Revelation chapters 2 to 3 provide a report card to seven historical Churches. But what we find so incredible is that each of those seven Churches are representatives of Seven identifiable Church types;  I did a series on the Seven Churches of Revelation a little while ago and it is well worth your time to listen or watch on our website. But in short; seven Churches represented seven Church types. It also represents seven distinct periods of history in which each of these churches are made manifest, evident for the world to see.  But not only that, they are found to be in precisely the same order on the historical timeline. In the study we did, you will also find the sequence of the Churches are exactly true if you were to take the letter from Ephesus and travel in a clockwise direction all the way around to Laodicea. Laodicea is the last Church of Revelation and it is also the Church that has manifested itself in large measure today.  It is the Church of the falling away. Its description is not difficult to see; It is the Church of telling people what they want to hear. It is the Church of prosperity. It is the Church of amusement and entertainment It is the Church of signs and wonders It is the Church of self-love and iniquity; it is the Church of “do as thou wilt” It is the Church of today. It is the Church where the sermon takes a back seat to the music. Where 1.5 hrs is given to music, even in a

3. Be Not Deceived It is where we consider the signs that we are told will be evident in the last days, and ask ourselves which of them are applicable for today. It’s not a series of sermons I take lightly, though the topics of the series are somewhat solemn, if they verify the Bible as true beyond reasonable doubt, then there is infinite hope for all who trust the truth of what Jesus has done. 27% of the Bible is prophecy, God has set within his word TESTING CRITEREA Concerning the last days, Jesus said specifically “So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand” (Lk 21:31) The Lord wants you to know these things were spoken of before and when you see them, turn to Christ, please, turn to him and believe the gospel. He died that you might live, free from the penalty of sin. All will be judged at death, but a time is coming on the world that has never been before and will never be again. The only way of escape is believing the Gospel. The signs in this series will reveal the truth of the Bible as we see them playing out during these very times we live in. Last week we took two sermons to look at Israel, both in regard to the signs spoken of that have already come to pass, and in the evening the signs yet to be completely fulfilled. The Sign of Israel’s dispersion. Fulfilled.The sing of the People of Israel finding no rest in any of the nations of the world. FulfilledThe sign of the land of Israel remaining fallow and awaiting their return. FulfilledThe sign of the people being regathered into the land. FulfilledThe sign of the nation created in a single day. FulfilledThe sign of Israel bringing forth in travail, ie wars from its first day. FulfilledThe sign of Israel being a burdensome stone and a cup of trembling to all who tamper with her. Fulfilled.The sign of the deserts blooming as a rose and water breaking out in the wilderness. Fulfilled eight signs spoken of in the Old and New testaments concerning Israel, each single one of them a virtual impossibility on their own, and to consider all eight of just the ones we looked at together is unbelievable.  And that was just the morning sermon. In the evening we considered signs to come and being prepared for in our very day. Preparations for the 3rd temple. Being witnessed nowThe priests identified. Being witnessed nowThe temple furniture made. Witnessed nowThe training of the Kohanim. Witnessed nowThe looming wars being moved against her. Witnessed nowThe coming hatred of the world for the jews. Being witnessed nowThe coming abomination of the temple by antichrist. To comeThe coming realization and mourning when they shall look upon him who they have pierced. To come Another eight impossible prophecies we considered, MOST OF WHICH are being witnessed now, in these times. We are only ¼ of the way through this series, are you getting how impossible all this is?  God has given us SIGNS in the Bible that we might WATCH FOR, to know of his coming and of the end of the world. ARE YOU WATCHING? Most importantly, ARE YOU READY? Title: Be Not Deceived.  False Christs Truth Fallen In the Streets The Word of God not found Distress of Nations with Perplexity False Christs 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?  4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 Formany shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. (Matt 24:3-5) 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, 4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled? 5 And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you: 6 For many