The Seductions Of False Prophets

Et tunc siquis vobis dixerit: Ecce hic est Christus, ecce illic, ne credideritis. Exurgent enim pseudochristi, et pseudoprophetae: et dabunt signa et portenta ad seducendos, si fieri potest, etiam electos. Tangit periculum seductionis in falsis prophetis: et tangit tria: periculum seductionis, admonitionem provisionis, et signa vicina Dominicae ad iudicium manifestationis. Dicit igitur 'Et' in diebus illis 'tunc' in ultima persecutione 'siquis' cuiuscunque professionis vel auctoritatis 'vobis' vel successoribus vestris vel plebibus vobis commissis dixerit: Ecce hic est Christus in unius vel alterius haeresis conventiculis sicut Arius in sua perfidia dixit Christum: et Donatus in sua: et Mahumeth in sua: et ita venient multi similia dicentes in novissimis temportibus. 'Ecce illic' Et inducent auctoritates scripturae male intellectas ad suae perfidiae confirmationem. In novissimis temporibus intrabunt tempora periculosa: et post pauca. A veritate quidem auditum avertent, ad fabulas vero convertentur. Et post pauca: Coacernabunt sibi magistros prurientes auribus. 'Ne credideritis' Ne acquiescas ut audias, neque parcat ei oculus tuus ut miserearis. Et dicit causam: 'Exurgent enim' in tempore illo 'Pseudochristi' qui revera Antichristi erunt, sed se Christos esse menientur. Antichristi multi sunt et ibid Omnes qui solvit Iseum non est ex Deo: et hic est Antichristus de quo audistis quia veniet. Et Pseudoprophetae visiones et somnia praedicunt ut homines a fide catholica avertant. Si surrexerit in medio tui Prophetes aut qui somnium se vidisse dicat: et praedixerit signum aut portentum, et evernerit quod locutus est, et dixerit tibi: eamus et sequamur Deos alienos quos ignoras, et serviamus eis: non audies verba Prophetae illius, et somniatoris. Attendite a falsis Prophetis, qui veniunt ad vos vestimentis ovium, intrinsecus autem sunt lupi rapaces, et dabunt signa et prodigia quae digito produntur et demonstrantur propter admirationem. Cuius adventus erit secundum operationem Satanae in omni virtute, et singis et prodigiis mendacibus, et in omni seductione iniquitatis his qui pereunt, ad seducendos qui pessimus est finis si fieri potest hoc est, si fieri potest etiam electos quos Deus elegit non seducendos finaliter. Et hoc ideo contingit: quia veritati credete noluerunt. Ideo, quia charitatem veritatis non receperunt, mittet illis Deus operationem iniquitatis, ut credant mendacio qui non crediderunt veritati, sed consenserunt iniquitati. Sanctus Albertus Magnus Commentarium In Evangelium Divi Marci, Caput XIII Source: Volumen 9, p7 pdf398

And then if someone shall say to you: 'Behold, here is Christ', or 'there', do not believe. For there shall rise up false christs and false prophets, and they shall make signs and portents for seducing, if it is possible, even the elect. 1 This touches on the danger of seduction by false prophets, and in three ways: the peril of seduction, the warning to be provident, and the signs that the manifestation of the judgement of the Lord is near. Therefore He says 'And' in those days 'then' in the final persecution, 'if someone' anyone of your confession or in authority, 'to you' either your followers or the people committed to you, shall say 'Behold here is Christ' in one or other of the conventicals of heretics, like Arius in his treachery, or Donatus in his, or Mohammad in his. And thus there shall come many like them saying in the last times 'Behold, there.' And for support of their treachery they shall bring in the authority of Scripture poorly understood. 'In the last times shall come perilous days.' And after a little: 'They shall turn away from the hearing of truth and they shall be converted to fables.' And after a little: 'They shall gather for themselves teachers for their itching ears.' 2 'Do not believe' Neither allow yourself to hear, nor let your eye see that you pity him.' 3 And He speaks of the cause. 'For there shall rise up,' in that time, 'false christs' who truly shall be antichrists but lie calling themselves christs. 'There are many Antichrists.' and again 'All who deny Jesus are not from God.' 'And this is the Antichrist which you have heard shall come.' 4 'And false prophets' proclaiming visions and dreams that men might be turned from the Catholic faith. 'If there rises up in the midst of you a prophet, or one who speaks of dreams he has seen, speaking of signs and wonders, and what he has spoken of comes about, and he says to you:'Let us go and follow foreign gods' unknown to you 'and let us serve them' you shall not listen to the words of that prophet and dreamer.' 5 'Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in the garments of sheep, and within they are ravening wolves.' 6 'And they shall make signs and portents,' brought forth with a flick of the finger and exhibited for admiration. 'whose coming shall be according to the work of Satan in all power and with deceitful signs and wonders, and in every seduction of iniquity to those who shall perish.' 7 'For seducing,' he who is the worst end 'if this is possible' that is, it is possible 'even the elect' those who God choses will not be utterly seduced. And this thus happens because they were unwilling to believe in the truth. 'Therefore because they have not received the love of truth, God sends to them the work of iniquity, that they who do not believe the truth, believe the liar, and consent to iniquity.' 8 Saint Albert The Great, Commentary On The Gospel of St Mark, Chapter 13 1 Mk 13.21-22 2 2 Tim 3.1, 4.3-4 3 Deut 13.8 4 1 Jn 2.18, 4.3 5 Deut 13.1-3 6 Mt 7.15 7 2 Thes 2.9 8 2 Thes 2.10-12