Deuteronomy 13:1

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Deuteronomy 13:1

If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,

A prophet

A dreamer

Jeremiah 23:25

Jeremiah 27:9

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Bible References

A prophet

The old prophet then said, "I too am a prophet like you. An angel told me with the Lord's authority, 'Bring him back with you to your house so he can eat and drink.'" But he was lying to him.

The leaders and the highly respected people are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail.

"That is because, from the least important to the most important of them, all of them are greedy for dishonest gain. Prophets and priests alike, all of them practice deceit.

Moreover, the Lord says, "Both the prophets and priests are godless. I have even found them doing evil in my temple!

"Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Say to the prophets who prophesy from their imagination: 'Hear the word of the Lord!

"Therefore, on that day each prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies and will no longer wear the hairy garment of a prophet to deceive the people.

"Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves.

And many false prophets will appear and deceive many,

"Woe to you when all people speak well of you, for their ancestors did the same things to the false prophets.

But false prophets arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. These false teachers will infiltrate your midst with destructive heresies, even to the point of denying the Master who bought them. As a result, they will bring swift destruction on themselves.

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

A dreamer

The Lord says, "I have heard what those prophets who are prophesying lies in my name are saying. They are saying, 'I have had a dream! I have had a dream!'

So do not listen to your prophets or to those who claim to predict the future by divination, by dreams, by consulting the dead, or by practicing magic. They keep telling you, 'You do not need to be subject to the king of Babylon.'

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The magicians did the same with their secret arts and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt too.

When you enter the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you occupy it and live in it,

That day he also announced a sign, "This is the sign the Lord has predetermined: The altar will be split open and the ashes on it will fall to the ground."

If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe him.

Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'Look, there he is!' do not believe him.