The ministry of Jesus has several themes, one of which is warning his followers about the events that are to happen after his departure. Included in these warnings is the unfortunate reality that many among his own followers would be lead astray ("Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadth to destruction, and many therebe that go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, that leadth...