False Teachers Remain
"For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man."
MATTHEW 24:27
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False Teachers Remain
He says now: "Take heed, I am warning you. . .. When they say, 'Look, here is Christ! There He is!' do not believe it. I am telling you beforehand: false prophets and false christs will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if it were possible, even the elect" [Matthew 24:23-25], who nevertheless are to be saved eternally. Further, He says, "If they say to you: 'He is in the wilderness' or 'He is in the inner rooms,' do not believe it" [Matthew 24:26]. For these false teachers will remain until the Last Day, which will come like lightning [Matthew 24:27]. So the false prophets will remain and deceive the people until that blessed day dawns, when we will be standing in the pulpit, or lying in bed, and in an instant we will be standing before Christ's judgment seat.
From Sermons on the Gospel of Matthew, Chapters 19-24 (Luther's Works 68:286)
MATTHEW 24:27
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False Teachers Remain
He says now: "Take heed, I am warning you. . .. When they say, 'Look, here is Christ! There He is!' do not believe it. I am telling you beforehand: false prophets and false christs will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if it were possible, even the elect" [Matthew 24:23-25], who nevertheless are to be saved eternally. Further, He says, "If they say to you: 'He is in the wilderness' or 'He is in the inner rooms,' do not believe it" [Matthew 24:26]. For these false teachers will remain until the Last Day, which will come like lightning [Matthew 24:27]. So the false prophets will remain and deceive the people until that blessed day dawns, when we will be standing in the pulpit, or lying in bed, and in an instant we will be standing before Christ's judgment seat.
From Sermons on the Gospel of Matthew, Chapters 19-24 (Luther's Works 68:286)
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