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Another Prophecy Aimed At Paul?
TABLE 9. Do Not Follow The One Who Says The Time Is At Hand
Luke 21:8 Rom.l3:12
"Take heed that you are not led "the night is far gone, the day is at
astray; for many will come in my hand [hemera eggiken ]"
name, saying,... ' The time is at hand\ ' [ho kairos eggiken ] Do not go after them."
In addition to the Benjamite prophecy, it seems likely Jesus in Luke 21:8 additionally prophesied about Paul. Jesus warned us to beware of the one who would lead us astray. This deceiver would be a Christian preacher ("[he] will come in my name") who would tell you the "time is at hand." Those very words are in Paul's mouth in (Rom. 13:12), warning us "the day is at hand." The prophecy of a "time" is inclusive of the word day. Thus, Paul's phrase matches Jesus' prophecy exactly. This allows us to deduce that Paul (and Paul alone) is the Christian preacher who fits Jesus' prophecy in Luke 21:8.
To repeat, what Jesus said would be the identifying mark of the deceiver was he will say "the time is at hand." Paul precisely matches this, saying "the day is at hand," in exactly identical Greek. Thereby, Jesus tells us Paul is one who comes in Jesus' name to "lead [you] astray." Jesus' warning was "do not go after them."
Will we obey Jesus?
One Big Surprise
"In (Matt. 7:21-23), the Lord described the selfdeception that comes from a mere verbal profession of faith.. ..Jesus made strong demands of those who desired to enter the kingdom that can be summed up in one word: righteousness. [Matt. 5:20, your righteousness must exceed that of the Pharisees.]...This is an important issue, because I am convinced that the visible church today is literally jammed full of people who aren't Christians but don't know it.... [[Judgment is going to be one big surprise."
John MacArthur, Hard to Believe
