Where do false Christs and false prophets get the power to perform signs and wonders?
False Christs and false prophets derive their power to perform great signs and wonders not from God but from the devil, from Satan. Their miraculous display is satanic in origin, intended to deceive, if possible, even the elect. Therefore, their signs should not be trusted as divine authentication.
Les explains that as conditions worsen, people turn religious, and Jesus warns against believing anyone who says the Messiah is here or there. False Christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders. Their power comes not from God but from the devil, from Satan. The deception is so strong that, if it were possible, it would deceive the very elect—believers who are still surviving. Jesus repeats the warning: if they say He is in the desert or secret chambers, do not believe it, because He will come from heaven. At the end of the tribulation, the Second Coming will occur in power and glory, and He will destroy the nations gathered in the Middle East under the Antichrist.