“So My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and utter lying divinations. They will have no place in the council of My people, nor will they be written down in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel, that you may know that I am the Lord God.” (v.9)
We know from chapter 12 that the false prophets told people judgment wouldn’t happen. Here in chapter 13, they were described as foolish, blind, liars, and jackals, motivated by greed and mixed up with witchcraft and the occult. They spoke words made up by their prideful imaginations rather than messages revealed by God. They were so self–deceived that they actually thought their words would come true (v.6).
False prophets are those who have no divine message, but pose as though they had. They seek to find favor with those to whom they speak, that they would agree with them in their desires and policies. It gives a false sense of security to those who are in rebellion against God, in that it assures them that they are acting in accordance with the will of God. But to misrepresent the Lord is to profane His Holy name. And scripture warns, His wrath would come down on them like a terrible storm.
Better to hold your tongue than to mislead a believer through a false interpretation or revelation.
The Truth: “But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him to have a millstone tied around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.” (Matthew 18:6)
We know from chapter 12 that the false prophets told people judgment wouldn’t happen. Here in chapter 13, they were described as foolish, blind, liars, and jackals, motivated by greed and mixed up with witchcraft and the occult. They spoke words made up by their prideful imaginations rather than messages revealed by God. They were so self–deceived that they actually thought their words would come true (v.6).
False prophets are those who have no divine message, but pose as though they had. They seek to find favor with those to whom they speak, that they would agree with them in their desires and policies. It gives a false sense of security to those who are in rebellion against God, in that it assures them that they are acting in accordance with the will of God. But to misrepresent the Lord is to profane His Holy name. And scripture warns, His wrath would come down on them like a terrible storm.
Better to hold your tongue than to mislead a believer through a false interpretation or revelation.
The Truth: “But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him to have a millstone tied around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.” (Matthew 18:6)
