Matthew 7:15

The Sermon On The Mount: Recognizing False Prophets

¹⁴ But the road that leads to life is both narrow and close, and there are few who find it. ¹⁵ Beware of false prophets; they come to you with the garb of sheep but at heart they are ravenous wolves. ¹⁶ You will know them by their fruit; do men gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles? No,

Beware of False Prophets

False Prophets

Outward Appearance

Take Heed

1 John 4:1

Do not believe every spirit, beloved, but test the spirits to see if they come from God; for many false prophets have emerged in the world.

Colossians 2:8

Beware of anyone getting hold of you by means of a theosophy which is specious make-believe, on the lines of human tradition, corresponding to the Elemental spirits of the world and not to Christ.

Matthew 24:11

Many false prophets will rise and mislead many.

2 Peter 2:1-3

Still, false prophets did appear among the People, as among you also there will be false teachers, men who will insinuate destructive heresies, even disowning the Lord who ransomed them; they bring rapid destruction on themselves,

Luke 6:26

Woe to you when all men speak well of you! that is just what their fathers did to the false prophets.

Revelation 19:20

But the Beast was seized, together with the false Prophet who had performed in his presence the miracles by means of which he seduced those who received the mark of the Beast and worshipped his statue; both of them were flung alive into the lake of fire that blazes with brimstone,

Matthew 10:17

Beware of men, they will hand you over to sanhedrins and scourge you in their synagogues,

Matthew 16:6

Jesus said to them, "See and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

Matthew 16:11

Why do you not see that I was not speaking to you about bread? No, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

Matthew 24:4-5

Jesus replied, "Take care that no one misleads you;

Matthew 24:24-25

for false Christs and false prophets will rise and bring forward great signs and wonders, so as to mislead the very elect, ??if that were possible.

Mark 12:38-40

And in the course of his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes! They like to walk about in long robes, to get saluted in the marketplaces,

Mark 13:22-23

for false Christs and false prophets will rise and perform signs and wonders to mislead the elect if they can.

Luke 12:15

Then he said to them, "See and keep clear of covetousness in every shape and form, for a man's life is not part of his possessions because he has ample wealth."

John 10:12

The hired man, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, deserts them when he sees the wolf coming; he runs away, leaving the wolf to tear and scatter them,

Acts 13:40

Beware then in case the prophetic saying applies to you:

Acts 20:29-31

I know that when I am gone, fierce wolves will get in among you, and they will not spare the flock; yes.

Romans 16:17-18

Brothers, I beg of you to keep your eye on those who stir up dissensions and put hindrances in your way, contrary to the doctrine which you have been taught. Avoid them.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

'Apostles'? They are spurious apostles, false workmen ??they are masquerading as 'apostles of Christ.'

Galatians 2:4

There were traitors of false brothers, who had crept in to spy out the freedom we enjoy in Christ Jesus; they did aim at enslaving us again.

Ephesians 5:6

Let no one deceive you with specious arguments; these are the vices that bring down God's anger on the sons of disobedience.

1 Timothy 4:1-3

But in later days, the Spirit distinctly declares, certain people will rebel against the faith; they will listen to spirits of error and to the doctrines that daemons teach

2 Timothy 3:13

Bad characters and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and deceived themselves;

2 Timothy 4:3

for the time will come when people will decline to be taught sound doctrine and will accumulate teachers to suit themselves and tickle their own fancies;

2 Peter 2:18-19

By talking arrogant futilities they beguile with the sensual lure of fleshly passion those who are just escaping from the company of misconduct ??19 promising them freedom, when they are themselves enslaved to corruption (for a man is the slave of whatever overpowers him).

2 Peter 3:17

Now, beloved, you are forewarned: mind you are not carried away by the error of the lawless and so lose your proper footing;

Jude 1:4

for certain persons have slipped in by stealth (their doom has been predicted long ago), impious creatures who pervert the grace of our God into immorality and disown our sole liege and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Revelation 13:11-17

Then I saw another Beast rising from the land; he had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon.

Revelation 16:13

Then I saw issuing from the mouth of the dragon and from the mouth of the Beast and from the mouth of the false Prophet, three foul spirits like frogs ??14 demon-spirits performing miracles, who come out to muster the kings of the whole world for battle on the great Day of almighty God.

Revelation 17:6

Then I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the witnesses of Jesus; and as I looked at her I marvelled greatly.

Acts 13:6

They covered the whole island as far as Paphos, where they fell in with a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet called Bar-Jesus;