20. But the Lord has decided to make that terrible time short. If it were not made short, no one could survive. But the Lord will make that time short to help the special people he has chosen.
21. “Someone might say to you at that time, ‘Look, there is the Messiah!’ Or another person might say, ‘There he is!’ But don’t believe them.
22. False messiahs and false prophets will come and do miracles and wonders, trying to fool the people God has chosen, if that is possible.
23. So be careful. Now I have warned you about all this before it happens.