DECEPTION

Do Not Be Deceived:

Matthew 24:3-5 “And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. “

The word ‘deceived’ in this verse refers to ‘planao’ in the original Greek, which means:
   to (properly cause to) roam (from safety, truth, or virtue) :- go astray, deceive, err, seduce, wander, be out of the way. {Strong’s #4105}

This must be very significant; because the first thing Jesus warned was ‘do not be deceived’ and again in the next verse He repeats that many ‘shall deceive many’.

    The Lord put it on my heart to do a Bible study on this word ‘deceive’ a while ago. Today I’ve set aside all my ‘chores’ and ‘Martha’ tasks {Luke 10:48}. I’ve decided to sit at Jesus’ feet and listen to His word; His written Word, the Bible. You see, these days the ‘buzz’ words are ‘new’ and ‘fresh’, as if God needs to tell us anything apart from the Bible, His holy, infallible word. So, if you desire to eat the ‘meat’ of the Word of God with me, then, read on..
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The same word for ‘deceive’ used in the above verses, is also used in the following Scriptures.
This is a simple Bible study using Strong’s Concordance and helpful modern technology {I’m not getting any younger and my hands do get tired-:-) }. 
     Lord, may this writing glorify You and be a source to warn those who truly love you, or anyone else,  and are to those worthy to be called ‘Christians’ which means ‘little Christs’.

Planao: Strong’s #4105: ‘To cause to roam from safety, truth, or virtue; go astray, deceive, err, seduce, wander, be out of the way.”

{All quotations from KJV [King James Version] of the Bible; because it is the most accurate- thus, the reason it does not have a copyright. Not convinced? Look up Romans 8;1 in several translations and compare to the Authorized Version [KJV]. That's another blog...for now, read on...:O)

The same word Jesus used in Matthew 24 for deceive, is used in the following Bible verses:

1. Mt. 24:4,5,11,24
4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 
11And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
24For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

2. Mk. 13:5-6
 And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you: 6 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

3. Lk. 21:8
And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
Luke 21:8 (KJV)

4. Jn. 7:47
Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived? John 7:47 (KJV)

5. 1 Cor. 6:9, 15:33
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
1 Cor 6:9 (KJV)

33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
1 Cor 15:33 (KJV)

6. Gal. 6:7
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Gal 6:7 (KJV)

7. 2 Tim. 3:13
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
2 Tim 3:13 (KJV)

8. Titus 3:3
For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
Titus 3:3 (KJV)

9. 1 Jn. 1:8, 3:7
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1 John 1:8 (KJV)

10. Rev. 12:9
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Rev 12:9 (KJV)

11. Rev. 13:14
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. Rev 13:14 (KJV)

12. Rev. 18:23
And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
Rev 18:23 (KJV)

13. Rev. 19:20
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Rev 19:20 (KJV)


14. Rev. 20:3,8,10
And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
Rev 20:3 (KJV)
And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Rev 20:8 (KJV)

And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Rev 20:10 (KJV)


Wow! The Lord warns us a lot, especially in Revelations- the last book of the Bible- about deception in the last days before He comes back to earth. Most people don't think about this and don't think about dying. But the truth is that we all die. And, contrary to popular beliefs, we either go to Heaven or Hell. We will all stand before God and be judged according to how we lived our lives here on earth; did we live for Jesus or not? We won't have time to give our opinions, etc. The truth is God created everyone and His standard which determines our eternal destiny is the Bible. So, read the Bible; believe it and obey unless you just want to 'go to hell'. Oh, contrary to another popular opinion, you won't be able to even see your friends in hell and it won't be 'fun' but there will be 'weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth'. Hell is a place of eternal torment; 'where the worm does not die and the fire is not quenched'. But, Jesus loved us so much that He paid the price for sin- just doing something wrong once,etc.- for all of us. Our choice is to trust Him for our salvation and experience His love and peace forever, or to reject Him and experience His wrath forever. God loves you; today is the day of salvation. If you have a Bible- not a paraphrased one but a King James or New King James- read Psalm 51 and make it a prayer to the Lord. Then live for Him; 'work out your salvation with fear and trembling'. Also read Matthew 24, and Revelations 21. I pray I see you in Heaven and this writing is not in vain. I know it is not because God's word never goes out void {Isaiah 55:11}