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Creative Bible Study
FALSE PROPHETS
Satan imitates true prophecy through false predictions by fortune tellers, witches, and astrologers. These methods are not of God. The Prophet Daniel said:
Daniel answered in the presence of the king and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers shew unto the king.
But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. . . (Daniel 2:27-28)
True prophecy directs attention to Jesus Christ:
Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed; and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. (I Corinthians 12:3)
The Bible warns of false prophets (Matthew 24:11,24; Mark 13:22). A person called "the false prophet" will be evident in events at the end of the world (Revelation 13:11-17; 16:13; 19:20; 20:10). The Bible reveals several ways to identify false prophets:
-They teach sexual immorality and permissiveness: II Peter 2:13
-They try to lead people away from obedience to God's Word: Deuteronomy 13:1-5
-They make false claims: Matthew 24:23-24
-They deceive people with miraculous signs: Matthew 24:11,24
-They do not prophecy according to the proportion of faith (in right relation to God's Word): Romans 12:6
-False prophets do not have the fruit of the Holy Spirit in their lives: Matthew 7:15-16; Galatians 5:22-23
-What they prophesy does not come to pass: Deuteronomy 18:20-22
THE PURPOSES OF PROPHECY
The Bible reveals special purposes for God speaking to men through prophecy: