Full Idea
For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
Gist of Idea
False prophets will perform wonders to deceive even the elect
Source
St Mark (02: Gospel of St Mark [c.66], 13:22), quoted by Brian Davies - Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion
Book Reference
Davies,Brian: 'An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion' [OUP 1993], p.210
A Reaction
This casts a rather different light on the miracles of Jesus, since they were performed in a context in which even Jesus believed that lots of people (and not just the son of God) could perform miracles. Undermines any Argument from Miracles.