وقَالَ لَهُم: إِحْذَرُوا أَنْ يُضِلَّكُم أَحَد! فكَثِيرُونَ سَيَأْتُونَ بِٱسْمِي قَائِلين: «أَنَا هُوَ المَسِيح! ويُضِلُّونَ الكَثِيرِين
إنجيل القدّيس متّى24/من01حتى14/:”خَرَجَ يَسُوعُ مِنَ الهَيْكَلِ ومَضَى. فَدَنَا مِنهُ تَلامِيذُهُ يُلْفِتُونَ نَظَرَهُ إِلى أَبْنِيَةِ الهَيْكَل.فَأَجَابَ وقَالَ لَهُم: «أَلا تَنْظُرونَ هذَا كُلَّهُ؟ أَلحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُم: لَنْ يُتْرَكَ هُنَا حَجَرٌ عَلى حَجَرٍ إِلاَّ ويُنْقَض». وفيمَا هُوَ جَالِسٌ عَلى جَبَلِ الزَّيتُون، دَنَا مِنْهُ التَّلامِيذُ على ٱنْفِرَادٍ قَائِلين: « قُلْ لَنَا مَتَى يَكُونُ هذَا، ومَا هِيَ عَلامَةُ مَجِيئِكَ ونِهَايَةِ العَالَم؟». فَأَجَابَ يَسُوعُ وقَالَ لَهُم: «إِحْذَرُوا أَنْ يُضِلَّكُم أَحَد! فكَثِيرُونَ سَيَأْتُونَ بِٱسْمِي قَائِلين: «أَنَا هُوَ المَسِيح! ويُضِلُّونَ الكَثِيرِين. وسَوْفَ تَسْمَعُونَ بِحُرُوبٍ وبِأَخْبَارِ حُرُوب، أُنْظُرُوا، لا تَرْتَعِبُوا! فلا بُدَّ أَنْ يَحْدُثَ هذَا. ولكِنْ لَيْسَتِ النِّهَايَةُ بَعْد! سَتَقُومُ أُمَّةٌ عَلى أُمَّة، ومَمْلَكَةٌ عَلى مَمْلَكَة، وتَكُونُ مَجَاعَاتٌ وزَلازِلُ في أَمَاكِنَ شَتَّى، وهذَا كُلُّه أَوَّلُ المَخَاض. حِينَئِذٍ يُسْلِمُونَكُم إِلى الضِّيق، ويَقْتُلُونَكُم، ويُبْغِضُكُم جَمِيعُ الأُمَمِ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱسْمِي. وحِينَئِذٍ يَرْتَدُّ الكَثِيْرُونَ عَنِ الإِيْمَان، ويُسْلِمُ بَعْضُهُم بَعْضًا، ويُبْغِضُ بَعْضُهُم بَعْضًا. ويَقُومُ أَنْبِيَاءُ كَذَبَةٌ كَثِيرُونَ ويُضِلُّونَ الكَثِيرِين. ولِكَثْرَةِ الإِثْمِ تَفْتُرُ مَحَبَّةُ الكَثِيْرين. ومَنْ يَصْبِرْ إِلى النِّهَايَةِ يَخْلُصْ. ويُكْرَزُ بِإِنْجيلِ المَلَكُوتِ هذا في المَسْكُونَةِ كُلِّهَا شَهَادَةً لِجَمِيعِ الأُمَم، وحينَئِذٍ تَأْتِي النِّهَايَة.”
لا تَضِلُّوا! إِنَّ المُعَاشَرَاتِ السَّيِّئَةَ تُفْسِدُ الأَخْلاقَ السَّلِيمَة! أَيْقِظُوا قُلُوبَكُم بِالتَّقْوَى، ولا تَخْطَأُوا، فَإِنَّ بَعْضًا مِنْكُم يَجْهَلُونَ الله! أَقُولُ هذَا لإِخْجَالِكُم
رسالة القدّيس بولس الأولى إلى أهل قورنتس15/من19حتى34/:”يا إِخوَتِي، إِنْ كُنَّا نَرْجُو المَسِيحَ في هذِهِ الحَيَاةِ وحَسْبُ، فَنَحْنُ أَشْقَى النَّاسِ أَجْمَعِين! وَالحَالُ أَنَّ المَسِيحَ قَامَ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَات، وهُوَ بَاكُورَةُ الرَّاقِدِين. فَبِمَا أَنَّ المَوْتَ كَانَ بِوَاسِطَةِ إِنْسَان، فَبِوَاسِطَةِ إِنْسَانٍ أَيْضًا تَكُونُ قِيَامَةُ الأَمْوَات. فَكَمَا أَنَّهُ في آدَمَ يَمُوتُ الجمِيع، كَذَلِكَ في المَسِيحِ سيَحْيَا الجَمِيع، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ في رُتْبَتِه: المَسِيحُ أَوَّلاً، لأَنَّهُ البَاكُورَة، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ هُمْ لِلمَسِيح، عِنْدَ مَجِيئِهِ. وَبَعْدَ ذلِكَ تَكُونُ النِّهَايَة، حِيْنَ يُسَلِّمُ المَسِيحُ المُلْكَ إِلى اللهِ الآب، بَعْدَ أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدْ أَبْطَلَ كُلَّ رِئَاسَةٍ وكُلَّ سُلْطَانٍ وَقُوَّة، لأَنَّهُ لا بُدَّ لِلمَسِيحِ أَنْ يَمْلِك، إِلى أَنْ يَجْعَلَ اللهُ جَمِيعَ أَعْدَائِهِ تَحْتَ قَدَمَيه. وآخِرُ عَدُوٍّ يُبْطَلُ هُوَ المَوْت. لَقَدْ أَخْضَعَ اللهُ كُلَّ شَيءٍ تَحْتَ قَدَمَيْه. وَحِينَ يَقُولُ الكِتَاب: «أُخْضِعَ لَهُ كُلُّ شَيء»، فَمِنَ الوَاضِحِ أَنَّهُ يَسْتَثْنِي اللهَ الَّذي أَخْضَعَ لَهُ كُلَّ شَيء. ومَتَى أُخْضِعَ لِلٱبْنِ كُلُّ شَيء، فَحِينَئِذٍ يَخْضَعُ الٱبْنُ نَفْسُهُ لِلَّذي أَخْضَعَ لَهُ كُلَّ شَيْء، حَتَّى يَكُونَ اللهُ الكُلَّ في الكُلّ. وإِلاَّ فَمَاذَا يَفْعَلُ الَّذِينَ يَتَعَمَّدُونَ مِنْ أَجْلِ الأَمْوَات؟ إِنْ كَانَ الأَمْوَاتُ لا يَقُومُونَ أَبَدًا، فَلِمَاذَا يَتَعَمَّدُونَ مِنْ أَجْلِهِم؟ ونَحْنُ، فَلِمَاذَا نُعَرِّضُ أَنْفُسَنَا كُلَّ سَاعَةٍ لِلخَطَر؟ أُقْسِمُ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَة، بِمَا لي مِنْ فَخْرٍ بِكُم في المَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ رَبِّنَا، أَنِّي أُوَاجِهُ المَوْتَ كُلَّ يَوْم. إِنْ كُنْتُ صَارَعْتُ الوُحُوشَ في أَفَسُس، لِغَايَةٍ بَشَرِيَّة، فأَيُّ نَفْعٍ لي؟ وإِنْ كَانَ الأَمْوَاتُ لا يَقُومُون، فَلْنَأْكُلْ وَنَشْرَب، لأَنَّنَا غَدًا سَنَمُوت! لا تَضِلُّوا! إِنَّ المُعَاشَرَاتِ السَّيِّئَةَ تُفْسِدُ الأَخْلاقَ السَّلِيمَة! أَيْقِظُوا قُلُوبَكُم بِالتَّقْوَى، ولا تَخْطَأُوا، فَإِنَّ بَعْضًا مِنْكُم يَجْهَلُونَ الله! أَقُولُ هذَا لإِخْجَالِكُم”.
Beware that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, “I am the Messiah!” and they will lead many astray
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 24/01-14/:”As Jesus came out of the temple and was going away, his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. Then he asked them, ‘You see all these, do you not? Truly I tell you, not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down.’When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, ‘Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?’Jesus answered them, ‘Beware that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, “I am the Messiah!” and they will lead many astray. And you will hear of wars and rumours of wars; see that you are not alarmed; for this must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places: all this is but the beginning of the birth pangs. ‘Then they will hand you over to be tortured and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of my name. Then many will fall away, and they will betray one another and hate one another. And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And because of the increase of lawlessness, the love of many will grow cold. But anyone who endures to the end will be saved. And this good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world, as a testimony to all the nations; and then the end will come.”
Do not be deceived: ‘Bad company ruins good morals.’Come to a sober and right mind, and sin no more; for some people have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame
First Letter to the Corinthians 15/19-34/:”If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died. For since death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead has also come through a human being; for as all die in Adam, so all will be made alive in Christ. But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after he has destroyed every ruler and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. For ‘God has put all things in subjection under his feet.’ But when it says, ‘All things are put in subjection’, it is plain that this does not include the one who put all things in subjection under him. When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to the one who put all things in subjection under him, so that God may be all in all. Otherwise, what will those people do who receive baptism on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf? And why are we putting ourselves in danger every hour? I die every day! That is as certain, brothers and sisters, as my boasting of you a boast that I make in Christ Jesus our Lord. If with merely human hopes I fought with wild animals at Ephesus, what would I have gained by it? If the dead are not raised, ‘Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.’Do not be deceived: ‘Bad company ruins good morals.’Come to a sober and right mind, and sin no more; for some people have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.”