False Prophets

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The Lord Jesus Christ tells that people will come to know “false messiahs and false prophets who will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive” (Matthew 24:24). Although many false messiahs and false prophets have been a part of the earth since Jesus Resurrection, who seek to betray humans or persecute the true followers of Christ, there has never been an adequate worldwide fulfillment of the Lord’s words until the Tribulations during the first part of the 20th century. Since people are human, they have an internal need for survival and to have this need met, anyone of their leaders can sway a belief system by giving food to the hungry so they can reach their personal dispositions. The time of the setting of the beasts sees an …show more content…
These visions teach that the purpose of prophecies is to bring everyone a little closer to the knowledge of a living and true God. For instance, at the turn of the 20th century, most of the world is living in a world that is unstable and brings the believers to personal troubles. Some of God’s people find themselves in a fiery furnace that leads them to a scrutiny that depicts the seven seals in the Book of Revelation as a true lesson of how to see and check human sin. The times puts them in a time of boundless persecution for both Jews and Christians alike. In fact, from the years 1908 to 1948 the uncertainties split the universe into pieces, and the effect of human needs indicates that some churches are not about Christ, but are an incarnation of all the Beasts …show more content…
If God wants to hide any of the tribulation events, He in his glory will never expose the power of the seven seals, and what these seals mean to both heaven and earth. In fact, because of God, He wants nothing more than to have all generations know the flexible meaning behind each seal. He encourages the seals open, and, by the promise He teaches His people how to conquer their enemies. Because this perspective also highlights the differences between Israel and the church, He is able to cleanse and speak of a completion sanctifying and securing His believers. Regrettably, for the Jewish people, the seven seals bring forth the Spirit of war by telling exactly the situation and how the beasts enter the world scene and what happens to His people in response to their aggression; millions

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