Who are the people trying to deceive if possible, even the elect? Who are the ones who seek to “deceive the many?” We read many times in the scriptures of false Christ’s, deceitful workers, false prophets, false brethren, deceivers, wolves, false shepherds, false teachers, etc. How can we recognize them? What distinguishes them as such? For sure, we know that there are many of them. Jesus tells us so. He not only tells us so, but He also identifies them for us ! In Matthew 7:22, Jesus says that “ MANY will say to Me in that day, Lord! Lord, Was it not in Your name that we prophesy, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name do many wonderful works? Then I will say to them, I never knew you. Depart from Me, workers of iniquity." Jesus singles out their marks as to who these MANY people are: 1) they will/or have prophesied (taught the ...