How can one recognize a false Christ?
1. Jesus warned that in the last days there will arise counterfeit Christs who would masquerade as the Messiah and claim to be the savior of the world. It’s in the Bible, Matthew 24:4&5. “Jesus answered: ‘Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.” In the New Testament, the original Greek word for Christ is ‘Christos’. The same word in Old Testament Hebrew is ‘Mashiach’, which in English is rendered as ‘Messiah’. The literal translation of both Greek and Hebrew is “the anointed one”. It is the title and identity which Jesus acknowledged during his ministry in Palestine. It’s in the Bible, John 4:25&26 NAS. “The woman said to Him, ‘I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us.’ Jesus said to her, ‘I who speak to you am He.’ ” Shortly before his crucifixion, Jesus preached his great prophetic discourse regarding profound events that would occur at
