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[Note<\/strong>:\u00a0 <\/strong>This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2<\/strong>\u00a0 page.]<\/span><\/p>\n The exhortation, Be not deceived<\/em>, appears several times in the New Testament. Each occurrence prefaces some special danger and should serve as a \u201cred flag\u201d of warning. Accordingly, we will be wise to note some of these:<\/span><\/p>\n In Luke 21:8 Jesus warned the apostles not to be deceived by mistaking false signs for true signs of the coming destruction of the Temple (A.D. 70). We need not be concerned about that particular warning, since its object has long since occurred. However, we do need to beware of other false doctrines that have arisen relative to the destruction of Jerusalem.<\/span><\/p>\n He then began answering the questions about His coming, which would be the end of the world (Mat. 24:3b). He said that no man, nor the angels, nor He Himself, but the Father only, knew the time of His return (Mat. 24:36\u201325:30; Mark 13:32\u201337). In light of the plain warnings of Christ that we cannot know when He will return, there is no excuse for setting a time or for believing the time setters. \u201cBE NOT DECEIVED\u201d! <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [Note:<\/strong> I wrote this article for and it was published in The Lighthouse, <\/em>weekly bulletin of Northpoint Church of Christ, Denton, TX, \u00a0 \u00a0 May 31, 2009, of which I was editor.]<\/span><\/p>\n Attribution:<\/strong> From thescripturecache.com<\/em>; Dub McClish, owner and administrator.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Views: 1[Note:\u00a0 This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2\u00a0 page.] The exhortation, Be not deceived, appears several times in the New Testament. Each occurrence prefaces some special danger and should serve as a \u201cred flag\u201d of warning. Accordingly, we will…<\/p>\n\n