Beware! Be alert! You will know the return of the MESSIAH!!

Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!!!
   Well, run Forrest run -- did you read and did you heed?  Look at Matthew 24:23,24.  Beware!
Now Jesus is still talking and warning people.  Matthew 24:23 KJV ²³ Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
  In Life App Bible "Then if anyone tells you, 'Look, here is the Messiah,' or 'There he is,' don't believe it.
   What is happening here.  Jesus is warning against false teachers and we need to examine each situation closely.  Do you have a 'Messiah' in your life besides Jesus?  Some people look up to their preacher as if he is the only one who knows the truth.  If you are looking at your pastor as the answer - he is your false prophet.  Why?  The reason is you are looking to man.......not to God.  The pastor is the vessel which God uses--keep your eyes on God.
   KJV ²⁴ For 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.
 Life App Bible " For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God's chosen ones.  Then verse 25 See, I have warned you about this ahead of time."
   KJV ²⁵ Behold, I have told you before.
     But how do I know?  The message sounds good!  Yes, the message may sound good.  I have mentioned this before.  The message may be all pretty, you will prosper, God wants you to be rich, and on and on and on.  However, the key here is check the message with what the Bible says.  Ask for God's understanding of the passages you read.  Are they what you want them to be; OR, what does God really mean and what is He saying to you?
     I have been fortunate to have some great pastors in my life.  I do not go to church for my pastor.  He is God's vessel, as are you and I, and his job is to carry the message.  There are some things, from my studies, I do interpret differently than my pastors and that is okay.  One of us will be able to see the real truth eventually.  Which one?  God will reveal that.  We both may be wrong. lol  You never know.
    Notice verse 24, show great signs and wonders and what...........the very elect will be deceived.  What?  Naaa, what you talkin' 'bout Willis?  This is saying even some strong believers will be deceived by the false prophets. How do I avoid this?  You must be strong in your foundation by constant study of the Bible.  You must remember ONE (1) thing-----when Jesus returns there will be NO DOUBT WHO HE IS!  If people tell you the Messiah has returned-----well---then HE HAS NOT!
    All will know without a shadow of a doubt.  
²⁶ Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
²⁷ For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
²⁸ For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
   CHRIST'S COMING WILL BE OBVIOUS TO EVERYONE!!  Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
   Johnny