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.