Do Not Be Fooled

As Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives,
the disciples came to him in private.

Tell us when all this will be, they asked,
and what will happen to show that it is
the time for your coming and the end of the age.

Jesus answered, “Watch out, and
do not let anyone fool you.
Many men, claiming to speak for me,
will come and say, ‘I am the Messiah!’
and they will fool many people.

You are going to hear the noise of battles
close by and the news of battles far away;

but do not be troubled. Such things must happen,
but they do not mean that the end has come.”
Matthew 24:3-6 (GNT)