“SEE THAT NO ONE LEADS YOU ASTRAY!”

 Matthew 24:3-8                    (ESV)

Signs of the End of the Age

“[3] As HE sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to HIM “privately”, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of YOUR coming and of the end of the age?” [4] And JESUS answered them, ““SEE THAT NO ONE LEADS YOU ASTRAY”. [5] For many will come in MY NAME, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and THEY WILL LEAD MANY ASTRAY. [6] And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, BUT THE END IS NOT YET. [7] For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. [8] All THESE ARE BUT THE BEGINNING OF THE BIRTH PAINS.”

Isn’t it interesting how many so-called pastors in modern society attempt to deliver a DIVINE message WITHOUT ever being TRANSFORMED by our CREATOR???  These are some undoubtedly who want to believe that they began by doing what they believe is what Scripture required of them, but a little success has caused their true driving force to be exposed!!!

Some “scholars” report that the book of Matthew was written in the last half of the first century.  Regardless, less than four verses of the fifty-two are NOT “written in RED”, in other words, JESUS spoke most of this ENTIRE CHAPTER HIMSELF!  It isn’t a coincidence that our CREATOR began HIS response to the disciples question “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of YOUR coming and of the end of the age?” by telling them “SEE THAT NO ONE LEADS YOU ASTRAY”!!!  How, then, are we born two thousand years later supposed to DISCERN precisely what the REAL TRUTH is when JESUS has been ascended since Matthew 28???  

It is INCUMBENT upon BELIEVERS to spend INVALUABLE time with the ONE WHOM we adore as CREATOR OF ALL!!!  How else can we “SEE THAT NO ONE LEADS YOU ASTRAY”???  JESUS said to HIS Disciple Thomas in John 14:6 “I AM THE WAY, and THE TRUTH, and THE LIFE. NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME.”  There is our ANSWER!  We have NO OTHER means to get to THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH JESUS!!!

“SEE THAT NO ONE LEADS YOU ASTRAY” might seem a difficult task when JESUS left “this world” two thousand years ago???  But HE lives inside of me through HIS HOLY SPIRIT, so I have no reason to doubt that HE IS WITH me!!!  This terribly weak servant needs to ALWAYS remember to “SEE THAT NO ONE LEADS YOU ASTRAY” by keeping JESUS CHRIST on the THRONE of my existence!!!