Today all people claiming to be prophets are false, apart from those anointed prophets by God we reads in our holy bibles – including Isaiah, Daniel, Habakkuk, Jeremiah and many others . Countries like Nigeria they have more than eight million pastors, including five thousands false prophets busy stealing in the name of God world wide. This false prophets have taken advantages into foolish sleepy Countries like Zambia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Malawi, etc by extending their day light robberies gospel missions in those Nations . Stupid Christianity women are the most victims in those territories. They ends up bankruptcy, and being divorced by their men. They loose control within their mentalities, after joining those gospel churches from Nigeria. They becomes glazy and fanatic. They are mad women.
The Bible warns repeatedly of great falling away from the Christian faith that comes about through the ministries of false prophets (2 Thess. 2:3; 2 Tim. 3:1-5, 2 Tim. 4:1-3; 1 Tim. 4:1-3, 2 Pet. 2:1ff). Furthermore, in 1 John 4:1- we are admonished to “believe not every spirit, but test the spirit whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world”.
We are living in a day when these scriptures needs to be applied. If there ever was a day to test the spirits of prophets, now is the day, lest any sincere Christian people be led astray into a pseudo religion. Listed below are some of the characteristics of false prophets. May God use this characteristics to help you discern between truth and error, so that you may not be deceived!
False prophets rise up among God’s people
False prophets deny basic doctrines about Christ “denying the lord that brought them “ 2 Pet. 2:1
A false prophet will have a large following “many shall follow their pernicious ways” 2 Pet. 2:2
A false prophet is motivated by materialistic gain 2 Peter 2:3….”through covetousness shall … with feigned words make merchandise of you”.
False prophets are all thugs, big criminals who steals from stupid foolish Christians using the name of God.
A false prophet indulges in immorality “walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness” 2 Peter 2:10
All false prophets are prostitutes and womanizers
False prophets promote rebellion towards authority 2 Peter 2:10 ….”despise government self willed …….. not afraid to speak evils of dignities”.
All false prophets are professional and international conmen
A false prophet may be able to work counterfeit miracles “and deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by means of those miracle which he had power to do in the sight of the beat”
All false prophets are great dirty liars and crooks
False prophets are known by their fruits “beware false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits “Matt. 7:15.16
A false prophet wrests the scripture to his own advantage “they are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scripture, unto their own destruction” 2 Peter 3:16
Not everyone who claims to speak for God actually does.
Matthew 7: 21 ”Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ 23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’
The Bible repeatedly warns against false prophets. After Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem, Jeremiah wailed,
Lamentations 2:14 The visions of your prophets were false and worthless; they did not expose your sin to ward off your captivity. The oracles they gave you were false and misleading.
Ezekiel railed the spin masters of his day, who covered up for the politicians.
Ezekiel 22: 27 Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and kill people to make unjust gain. 28 Her prophets whitewash these deeds for them by false visions and lying divinations. They say, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says’ when the LORD has not spoken.
Jesus was very concerned about false prophets:
Mt 7:15 Jesus said to his disciples: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves.
Matthew 24: 4 Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. 5For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ, and will deceive many. 10At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.
How do we tell who is a false prophet? Jesus tells us to look at the fruit:
Matthew 7: 16-20 By their fruits you will know them. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? Just so, every good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. So by their fruits you will know them.”
Luke 6:26 Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets.
May Our Lord Bless Africa from this evils called prophets of Nigeria.
Mr. Brown Chibale Kapika – BCK
President : Adedo – Zamucano Political Party www.adedo-zamucano.org
General Overseer : Global Evangelism Ministries / Life Ministries
www.globalevangelismministries.org
Secretary General : Civil and Human Rights Organization www.chroint.org
President : Olympia Sports Promoters www.osp-int.org
theresa
June 28, 2012 at 7:14 am
#40 you are spot on good analysis.Jesus was labeled as spreading false news and faking healing,we shall never understand until he himself comes.