And a message was brought to the house of David, saying, Aram has conspired with Ephraim. And his soul was amazed, and the soul of his people, as in a wood a tree is moved by the wind.

Let them not say, [It is] hard, for whatsoever this people says, is hard; but do not fear their fear, neither be dismayed.

Sanctify the Lord Himself; and He shall be your fear.

supporting truth, and keeping peace; for on You, O Lord,

And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See [that] you are not disturbed; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

But whenever you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be disturbed; for these things must occur, but the end is not yet.

But whenever you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for these things must happen first, but the end will not come immediately."

By your patient endurance you shall possess your souls.

"Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.

Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

except that the Holy Spirit in every city is solemnly bearing witness, saying that bonds and tribulations are waiting for me.

But I count myself as nothing; nor do I regard my life as valuable to myself, so that I may complete my course with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to bear solemn testimony to the gospel of the grace of God.

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

that no one should be disturbed by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we are appointed unto this.

And if there arise within you a prophet, or one who dreams a dream, and he gives you a sign or a wonder,

you shall not hearken to the words of that prophet, or the dreamer of that dream, because the Lord your God is testing you, to see whether you love your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

And that prophet or that dreamer of a dream shall die; for he has spoken to make you err from the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, who redeemed you from bondage, to thrust you out of the way which the Lord your God commanded you to walk in. So shall you abolish the evil from among you.

I have heard what the prophets say, what they prophesy in My name, saying falsely, I have seen a night vision.

Who devise that [men] may forget My law by their dreams, which they have told everyone to his neighbor, as their fathers forgot My name in [the worship of] Baal.

you have fled, no one pursues [you]: [your] spirit has framed falsehood, it has dropped on you for wine and strong drink. But it shall come to pass, that out of the dropping of this people,

And Jesus answered and said to them: "Take heed that no one deceives you.

For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and they will deceive many.

For false christs and false prophets will be raised up, and they will show great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master, the [One] having bought them, and bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

And by covetousness they will exploit you with fabricated words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction will not sleep.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are from God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

By this the Spirit of God is known: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,

Then the Beast was apprehended, and with him the False Prophet who had performed the signs before him, by which he had deceived those who received the mark of the Beast and those who worshipped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.

For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord shall by no means precede those who are dead.

and saying, "Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers died, all things continue as from the beginning of creation."

by which the world at that time perished, being flooded by water;

But in this let it not escape your notice, beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.