Is What You Hear True? – Part 1

November 10, 2025

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                    Is What You Hear True? - Part 1
                           Matthew 24:23-24
                              11/10/2025

        23   Then if anyone says to you, ``Look, here is the
             Christ!'' or ``There he is!''  do not believe it.
        24   For false christs and false prophets will arise
             and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead
             astray, if possible, even the elect.  (ESV)

        We are now beginning the last three weeks of the Church
   Year.  In December we prepared for the celebration of Jesus'
   birth, remembering that He took on our human flesh so to redeem
   us from sin, death, and the power of the devil.  For twelve days
   we celebrated Christmas followed by Epiphany, the Gentiles'
   Christmas.  The Epiphany season led us to Lent where we pondered
   our sin and the death of Jesus.

        However, Jesus, being the perfect Son of God and also true
   man, burst forth from the tomb on Easter Sunday.  His death was
   for our forgiveness.  His resurrection is a foretaste of our
   resurrection.

        For fifty days, a week of weeks, we celebrated Easter and
   our Lord's Ascension.  From the day of Pentecost, and for the
   past six months, we pondered the work of God through the Church,
   our confession of faith, and our daily lives.

        Now we reflect on our Lord's promise to return in glory to
   judge the living and the dead.  Jesus warned His disciples:
        Then if anyone says to you, ``Look, here is the
        Christ!'' or ``There he is!''  do not believe it.  For
        false christs and false prophets will arise and perform
        great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if
        possible, even the elect.


        This week we will look at Jesus' warning even as we look at
   our preparation for His return.

        May our Lord grant us faith to hear God's Word and believe
   it.  Amen.