4 Bible Verses about False Prophets
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"Beware of the false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but within they are ravening wolves. "By their fruits you will know them. Are grapes gathered of thorns, or figs of thistles?
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Divination » Practised by » False prophets
Dreams » False prophets » Not to be regarded in
Dreams » False prophets » Pretended to
Dreams » False prophets » Condemned for pretending to
Flattery » Exemplified » False prophets
Foxes » Illustrative of » False prophets
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » False prophets
False prophets » The people » Warned not to listen to
False prophets » Judgments denounced against
False prophets » Prophesied » Peace, when there was no peace
False prophets » Mode of trying and detecting
Do not believe every spirit, beloved, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God; for many false prophets are gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God; every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is from God; and every spirit which confesses him not, is not from God. And this is that spirit of Antichrist of which you have heard that it is coming, and that now it is already in the world.
False prophets » Not sent or commissioned by God
False prophets » Often practised divination and witchcraft
They had John Mark as an assistant; and after going through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain Jewish sorcerer and false prophet, named Bar-Jesus,
False prophets » Pretended to be sent by God
False prophets » Described as » Immoral and profane
False prophets » Prophesied » Out of their own heart
False prophets » Often pretended to dreams, &c
False prophets » Women sometimes acted as
But I have this against you, that you are tolerating that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she is teaching and leading my slaves astray, leading them to practise immorality, and to eat food which has been sacrificed to idols.
False prophets » Predicted to arise » Before destruction of jerusalem
For false christs and false prophets will arise, and will work great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if it were possible, the very elect.
False prophets » The people » Led into error by
False prophets » The people » Encouraged and praised
"Woe to you when all men shall speak well of you! For even so did their fathers to the false prophets.
False prophets » The people » Taught profaneness and sin by
False prophets » Made use of by God to prove israel
False prophets » Influenced by evil spirits
False prophets » Prophesied » Lies in the name of the lord
False prophets » The people » Made to forget God's name by
False prophets » The people » Deprived of God's word by
False prophets » Involved the people in their own ruin
False prophets » Described as » Light and treacherous
False prophets » Prophesied » Falsely
False prophets » The people » Oppressed and defrauded by
False prophets » Compared to wind
False prophets » Described as » Crafty
"Beware of the false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but within they are ravening wolves.
False prophets » Prophesied » In the name of false gods
False prophets » Often deceived by God as a judgment
False prophets » Compared to foxes in the desert
False prophets » Called foolish prophets
False prophets » Predicted to arise » In the latter times
But there were false prophets, too, among the people, just as among you also there will be false teachers. These will secretly bring in destructive sects, denying even the Master who bought them, and bringing swift ruin upon themselves.
False prophets » Described as » Drunken
False prophets » Described as » Covetous
Women » False prophets
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False Prophets, Examples Of
Revelation 2:20But I have this against you, that you are tolerating that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she is teaching and leading my slaves astray, leading them to practise immorality, and to eat food which has been sacrificed to idols.
