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As there were false christs in the first century of the Christian church, so there arose false prophets in the sixteenth century.

From The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan by White, Ellen Gould Harmon

These were the real christs and angels of whom the celestial ones are but symbols.

From Communism and Christianism Analyzed and Contrasted from the Marxian and Darwinian Points of View by Brown, William Montgomery

There shall arise false christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect....

From The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan by White, Ellen Gould Harmon

The nature of that coming, its manner, and the circumstances attending it are so fully described, that no one who adopts the Bible view can possibly be deceived by false christs.

From Modern Spiritualism by Smith, Uriah