571 - Testing False Prophets
Testing False Prophets Why are there false prophets? Satan, the devil, a fallen angel, is the father of lies and has deceived the whole world… Jesus tell us this both in the Gospel of John Chapter 8: verse 44; and in the book of Revelation Chapter 12: verse 9. Satan’s goal has been to twist and pervert the truth of God …and to discourage humanity from following the path, to true happiness and eternal life. To assist him in this effort, Satan influences people to become counterfeit prophets. Another reason given, in the Bible, is that some people speak from their own imagination. God says, “Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing!” (This quote is from the book of Ezekiel Chapter 13: verses 3-4. Throughout the centuries, numerous false prophets have arisen, either because of their own desires or from Satan’s influence… or both. We are given four tests to prove whether a prophet is true We need to carefully consider G...