Watch out that no one deceives you.

God has been warning His people against false prophets for thousands of years (Deuteronomy 18:20-22). So, it's no surprise that after the disciples asked Jesus to tell them the signs of His coming at the end of the age (Matthew 24:3) the first thing Jesus did was warn them about deceit (Matthew 24:4-8). Jesus knew that false prophets and false teachers from every generation would randomly connect natural and human-made events that happen in every generation to random Bible verses and call them signs. Jesus also knew that many unsuspecting Christians would believe their words and be deceived. 

For example, in early 2026, the online network of false prophets and teachers erupted with dramatic claims that a lunar eclipse (or so-called blood moon) was converging with the Jewish festival of Purim and Israel's war with Iran, and together they were a sign of the end. But like the thousands of other false prophesies that have riddled the Church throughout the Christian age, the end didn’t come, and understandably so! Since Jesus’ death on the cross there have been approximately 2000 Purim festivals and 1990 lunar eclipses, and Israel has been in 22 wars since it was reestablished in 1948. 

In contrast, the eight signs of Jesus' second coming at the end of the age are exclusive (Matthew 24:9-31). They will occur together during one 3.6-year period (Daniel 12:12), and when they do, Jesus guaranteed that His coming is near (Matthew 24:32-33).

So, the next time you hear someone claim that a current war, conflict, earthquake, famine, disease, volcano, drought, blood moon, religious celebration or other natural or human-made event is a sign of the end, ignore them! Jesus said events like these must happen in every generation, but Matthew 24:6