The False Prophet

Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;

Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world; — read the full passage →

And there did come also false prophets among the people, as also among you there shall be false teachers, who shall bring in besides destructive sects, and the Master who bought them denying, bringing to themselves quick destruction,

And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and I saw out of the sea a beast coming up, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon its horns ten diadems, and upon its heads a name of evil speaking, — read the full passage →

for there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and they shall give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, also the chosen.

and the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who did the signs before him, in which he led astray those who did receive the mark of the beast, and those who did bow before his image; living they were cast--the two--to the lake of the fire, that is burning with brimstone;

`But, take heed of the false prophets, who come unto you in sheep's clothing, and inwardly are ravening wolves.

And Jehovah saith unto me: Falsehood the prophets are prophesying in My name, I did not send them, nor command them, Nor have I spoken unto them: A false vision, and divination, and vanity, And the deceit of their own heart, they are prophesying to you.

and the Devil, who is leading them astray, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where <FI>are<Fi> the beast and the false prophet, and they shall be tormented day and night--to the ages of the ages.

And I call upon you, brethren, to mark those who the divisions and the stumbling-blocks, contrary to the teaching that ye did learn, are causing, and turn ye away from them; — read the full passage →

Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Ye do not hearken unto the words Of the prophets who are prophesying to you, They are making you vain things, A vision of their own heart they speak, Not from the mouth of Jehovah.

for there shall rise false Christs and false prophets, and they shall give signs and wonders, to seduce, if possible, also the chosen;

and I saw <FI>come<Fi> out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs--

And I saw another beast coming up out of the land, and it had two horns, like a lamb, and it was speaking as a dragon, — read the full passage →

And the Spirit expressly speaketh, that in latter times shall certain fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons, — read the full passage →

I looked <FI>to<Fi> the land, and lo, waste and void, And unto the heavens, and their light is not. — read the full passage →

`Woe to you when all men shall speak well of you--for according to these things were their fathers doing to false prophets.

`And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray;

`But, take heed of the false prophets, who come unto you in sheep's clothing, and inwardly are ravening wolves. — read the full passage →

And My hand hath been on the prophets, Who are seeing vanity, and who are divining a lie, In the assembly of My people they are not, And in the writing of the house of Israel they are not written, And unto the ground of Israel they come not, And ye have known that I <FI>am<Fi> the Lord Jehovah.

An astonishing and horrible thing hath been in the land. — read the full passage →

`Only, the prophet who presumeth to speak a word in My name--that which I have not commanded him to speak--and who speaketh in the name of other gods--even that prophet hath died. — read the full passage →

and it leadeth astray those dwelling on the land, because of the signs that were given it to do before the beast, saying to those dwelling upon the land to make an image to the beast that hath the stroke of the sword and did live,

And I saw another beast coming up out of the land, and it had two horns, like a lamb, and it was speaking as a dragon,

And there was seen another sign in the heaven, and, lo, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his head seven diadems,

`But I have against thee a few things: That thou dost suffer the woman Jezebel, who is calling herself a prophetess, to teach, and to lead astray, my servants to commit whoredom, and idol-sacrifices to eat;

Little youths, it is the last hour; and even as ye heard that the antichrist doth come, even now antichrists have become many--whence we know that it is the last hour; — read the full passage →

`Ye are of a father--the devil, and the desires of your father ye will to do; he was a man-slayer from the beginning, and in the truth he hath not stood, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, of his own he speaketh, because he is a liar--also his father.

And there was given to it a mouth speaking great things, and evil-speakings, and there was given to it authority to make war forty-two months,

And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and I saw out of the sea a beast coming up, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon its horns ten diadems, and upon its heads a name of evil speaking,

and I will give to My two witnesses, and they shall prophesy days, a thousand, two hundred, sixty, arrayed with sackcloth;

for there shall be a season when the sound teaching they will not suffer, but according to their own desires to themselves they shall heap up teachers--itching in the hearing, — read the full passage →

for there shall be a season when the sound teaching they will not suffer, but according to their own desires to themselves they shall heap up teachers--itching in the hearing,

for those such <FI>are<Fi> false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ, — read the full passage →

for God is not <FI>a God<Fi> of tumult, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.

And Jesus answering said to them, `Take heed that no one may lead you astray, — read the full passage →

`When there ariseth in your midst a prophet, or a dreamer of a dream, and he hath given unto thee a sign or wonder, — read the full passage →

and there was given to it to give a spirit to the image of the beast, that also the image of the beast may speak, and <FI>that<Fi> it may cause as many as shall not bow before the image of the beast, that they may be killed.

and all the authority of the first beast doth it do before it, and it maketh the land and those dwelling in it that they shall bow before the first beast, whose deadly stroke was healed,

and in covetousness, with moulded words, of you they shall make merchandise, whose judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction doth not slumber.

for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.

Seeing, then, the children have partaken of flesh and blood, he himself also in like manner did take part of the same, that through death he might destroy him having the power of death--that is, the devil--

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

Thy prophets have seen for thee a false and insipid thing, And have not revealed concerning thine iniquity, To turn back thy captivity, And they see for thee false burdens and causes of expulsion.

And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, having been gathered together to make war with him who is sitting upon the horse, and with his army; — read the full passage →

and it doth great signs, that fire also it may make to come down from the heaven to the earth before men,

and the great dragon was cast forth--the old serpent, who is called `Devil,' and `the Adversary,' who is leading astray the whole world--he was cast forth to the earth, and his messengers were cast forth with him.

and it was given to them that they may not kill them, but that they may be tormented five months, and their torment <FI>is<Fi> as the torment of a scorpion, when it may strike a man;

And there did come also false prophets among the people, as also among you there shall be false teachers, who shall bring in besides destructive sects, and the Master who bought them denying, bringing to themselves quick destruction, — read the full passage →

having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away,

so that the law became our child-conductor--to Christ, that by faith we may be declared righteous,

for if, indeed, he who is coming doth preach another Jesus whom we did not preach, or another Spirit ye receive which ye did not receive, or other good news which ye did not accept--well were ye bearing <FI>it<Fi> ,

in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, in the last trumpet, for it shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we--we shall be changed:

And I call upon you, brethren, to mark those who the divisions and the stumbling-blocks, contrary to the teaching that ye did learn, are causing, and turn ye away from them;

`Then if any one may say to you, Lo, here <FI>is<Fi> the Christ! or here! ye may not believe; — read the full passage →

for there shall be then great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world till now, no, nor may be.

And having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and his disciples came near to show him the buildings of the temple, — read the full passage →

And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John his brother, and doth bring them up to a high mount by themselves, — read the full passage →

`But, take heed of the false prophets, who come unto you in sheep's clothing, and inwardly are ravening wolves. — read the full passage →

And destroyed have been high places of Aven, the sin of Israel. Thorn and bramble go up on their altars, And they have said to hills, Cover us, And to heights, Fall upon us.

In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel hath seen a dream, and the visions of his head on his bed, then the dream he hath written, the chief of the things he hath said. — read the full passage →

`Only, the prophet who presumeth to speak a word in My name--that which I have not commanded him to speak--and who speaketh in the name of other gods--even that prophet hath died.

thou dost not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of the dream, for Jehovah your God is trying you, to know whether ye are loving Jehovah your God with all your heart, and with all your soul;

And there came one of the seven messengers, who were having the seven vials, and he spake with me, saying to me, `Come, I will shew to thee the judgment of the great whore, who is sitting upon the many waters, — read the full passage →

And it maketh all, the small, and the great, and the rich, and the poor, and the freemen, and the servants, that it may give to them a mark upon their right hand or upon their foreheads, — read the full passage →

And I saw another beast coming up out of the land, and it had two horns, like a lamb, and it was speaking as a dragon, — read the full passage →

And bow before it shall all who are dwelling upon the land, whose names have not been written in the scroll of the life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world;

And I saw one of its heads as slain to death, and its deadly stroke was healed, and all the earth did wonder after the beast,

and the court that is without the sanctuary leave out, and thou mayest not measure it, because it was given to the nations, and the holy city they shall tread down forty-two months;

and many shall follow out their destructive ways, because of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of,

Simeon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who did obtain a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

and having gone through the island unto Paphos, they found a certain magian, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name <FI>is<Fi> Bar-Jesus;

and words as an adversary of the Most High it doth speak, and the saints of the Most High it doth wear out, and it hopeth to change seasons and law; and they are given into its hand, till a time, and times, and a division of a time.

And its prophets have daubed for them with chalk, Seeing a vain thing, and divining for them a lie, Saying, `Thus said the Lord Jehovah:' And Jehovah hath not spoken.

Woe to shepherds destroying, And scattering the flock of My pasture, An affirmation of Jehovah. — read the full passage →

Making void the tokens of devisers, And diviners it maketh mad, Turning the wise backward, And their knowledge it maketh foolish.

and chiefly those going behind the flesh in desire of uncleanness, and lordship despising; presumptuous, self-complacent, dignities they are not afraid to speak evil of, — read the full passage →

wranglings of men wholly corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing the piety to be gain; depart from such;

<FI> him,<Fi> whose presence is according to the working of the Adversary, in all power, and signs, and lying wonders,

who is opposing and is raising himself up above all called God or worshipped, so that he in the sanctuary of God as God hath sat down, shewing himself off that he is God--<FI> the day doth not come<Fi> .

let not any one deceive you in any manner, because--if the falling away may not come first, and the man of sin be revealed--the son of the destruction,

all things prove; that which is good hold fast;

See that no one shall be carrying you away as spoil through the philosophy and vain deceit, according to the deliverance of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ,

for those such <FI>are<Fi> false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ,

And concerning the things of which ye wrote to me: good <FI>it is<Fi> for a man not to touch a woman,

for such our Lord Jesus Christ do not serve, but their own belly; and through the good word and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the harmless,

then they shall begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us, and to the hills, Cover us; --

`And take ye heed to yourselves, for they shall deliver you up to sanhedrims, and to synagogues, ye shall be beaten, and before governors and kings ye shall be set for my sake, for a testimony to them;

and he answering said to them--`Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, hypocrites, as it hath been written, This people with the lips doth honour Me, and their heart is far from Me; — read the full passage →

and because of the abounding of the lawlessness, the love of the many shall become cold;

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, lord, have we not in thy name prophesied? and in thy name cast out demons? and in thy name done many mighty things?

`Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

Rejoice exceedingly, O daughter of Zion, Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem, Lo, thy King doth come to thee, Righteous--and saved is He, Afflicted--and riding on an ass, And on a colt--a son of she-asses.

`I was considering about the horns, and lo, another horn, a little one, hath come up between them, and three of the first horns have been eradicated from before it, and lo, eyes as the eyes of man <FI>are<Fi> in this horn, and a mouth speaking great things.

And in prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing, Committing adultery, and walking falsely, Yea, they strengthened the hands of evil doers, So that they have not turned back Each from his wickedness, They have been to me--all of them--as Sodom, And its inhabitants as Gomorrah.

And in prophets of Samaria I have seen folly, They have prophesied by Baal, And cause my people--Israel--to err.

To the law and to the testimony! If not, let them say after this manner, `That there is no dawn to it.'

And when they say unto you, `Seek unto those having familiar spirits, And unto wizards, who chatter and mutter, Doth not a people seek unto its God? --For the living unto the dead!

and he hath caused his son to pass through fire, and observed clouds, and used enchantment, and dealt with a familiar spirit and wizards; he hath multiplied to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah--to provoke to anger.

And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, `Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?'