DEUTERONOMY 18:22 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.”
If a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD but the thing does not take place or prove true, it is a word that the LORD has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously; do not be frightened by it — the empirical test (does the prophecy come to pass?) becomes the arbiter; predictive accuracy becomes the criterion of authenticity, protecting Israel from being deceived by eloquent but false claimants.
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