Jesus warns that false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive by He also was stern when he said... “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you simply will not believe.” ............Matt 24
What is amazing is he said....”See, I have told you ahead of time.”.....so that we would recognize these images and deceptive visions etc...
.....and these are intended to prepare people ahead of time to accept and be conditioned to accept ‘signs and wonders’ as the standard for the eventual coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works.... He will use all sorts of displays of power ‘through signs and wonders’ that serve the lie.....just as is seen in much of the world today.
So it could be said that if they believe these signs Fatima lingo now, how much easier will it be for them to believe the real deceiver when he comes as the anti-Christ....piece of cake.
Jesus said ..Blessed are those who believe without seeing.....so take him at his word and prefer to rest my faith ‘on the person of Jesus Christ’ and not some mumbo jumbo of which all religions use today to deceive “the many”.
Yes, we must be VERY discerning. It would appear to me, that there is a subtle, world wide conditioning program going on right now. The purpose, as you say, is to get people ready for the coming of the beast. I just wonder, however, since Satan does not know when the second coming of Christ will be, has Satan been preparing "anti Christs" for a long time? I am sure there are countless millions, who would be willing to do his bidding.