One of the great characteristics of the end of the age according to the New Testament is pervasive spiritual deception. Although the words of Jesus in Matthew 24:11 come from the Olivet Discourse and apply particularly to the period of tribulation that follows the rapture of the Church, the New Testament also makes it clear that the spirit of deception is in the world even now (1 Jn. 4:3). Further, that deception will only increase as we approach the Tribulation Period. This is true not only because