Now, in unmistakable language, our Lord speaks of His second coming, and He gives warning of dangers to precede His advent to the world. "If any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. 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. 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." As one of the signs of Jerusalem's destruction, Christ had said, "Many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many." False prophets did rise, deceiving the people, and leading great numbers into the desert. Magicians and sorcerers, claiming miraculous power, drew the people after them into the mountain solitudes. But this prophecy was spoken also for the last days. This sign is given as a sign of the second advent. Even now false christs and false prophets are showing signs and wonders to seduce His disciples. Do we not hear the cry, "Behold, He is in the desert"? Have not thousands gone forth into the desert, hoping to find Christ? And from thousands of gatherings where men profess to hold communion with departed spirits is not the call now heard, "Behold, He is in the secret chambers"? This is the very claim that spiritism puts forth. But what says Christ? "Believe it not. 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."

Nu taler vor Herre med umiskendelige ord om sit andet komme, og han fortæller dem i forvejen om de farer, der skal gå forud for hans genkomst til verden. "Hvis nogen da siger til jer: Se, her er Kristus, eller der! så skal I ikke tro det. Thi falske Messias'er og falske profeter skal fremstå og gøre store tegn og undere for, om det er muligt, at føre endog de udvalgte vild. Se, jeg har sagt jer det forud. Hvis de altså siger til jer Se, han er i ørkenen, så gå ikke derud; se, han er i kamrene, så tro det ikke! Thi ligesom lynet, der kommer fra øst, lyser helt om i vest, sådan skal Menneskesønnens komme være."