Matthew 13:58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

Once again, speaking to the issues of false prophets. Their fail safe position will be blaming the member’s faith for any failure within the prophet’s message. The cry is not believe God but rather believe the prophet.

Notice here that I have not called out any names. I am dealing here with issues not personalities. Once I name a name I have taken up an agenda and strayed from the message. One of the most telling signs will always be within the edict “believe me”.

Matthew 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

Cling to the phrase “if it were possible” know that the elect follow Jesus Christ by faith and not any prophet because he is convincing. Over and over again we have said to our readers, know God through you bible studies, and listen to the truth that is spoken by the Holy Spirit.

Know this, the office of the prophet no longer exists. There are no more Elijah’s, Elisha’s, Isaiah’s, or Daniel’s. I have a prophetic gift but I do not sit upon any seat of authority. My words are either God’s words or not and the only validation of any word is the bible. A proper understanding of the bible is required to defeat the deceits of false prophets.

Do all false prophets have false teachers? Yes, of course they do. Are all false teachers connected to false prophets? No, sadly that is another category of discovery we must explore.

Jeremiah 14:13-15 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place. Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart. Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.

Lately I have been asked to look into the issues of false prophets. To be honest I have not studied upon the issue with any great detail. I find here in Jeremiah some direct dialogue between the Lord and Jeremiah on the subject. I know it is not everything, but we all have to start somewhere when dealing with a new topic of interest which we have not studied. The right thing to do in all those cases is to see what the Lord had to say on the matter.

False vision, divination, failed promises and hidden agendas are the roots of their practices. All of them are difficult to sort out with a rational mind. Given the nature of a charismatic false prophet, he or she, is going to have a convinced following. The symptoms will not always indicate the disease in these cases.

False prophets will fail by their own words because there is no power in them. God in His just and righteous manner will cause them to fail by the lies of their own mouths. Some of these visions, divinations and failed promises are prominent within society today because of those who believed the lies and blame the failings upon members of unbelief. It is always going to be someone else’s fault.