- a prophet:
- That is, one pretending to the divine inspiration and authority of the prophetic office, or a dreamer of dreams, one who pretends that some deity has spoken to him in the night season, and giveth thee a sign, oth, what appears to be a miraculous proof of his mission, or a wonder, mopheth, some portentous sign, such as an eclipse, which he, who knew when it would happen, might predict to the people, who knew nothing of the matter, and thereby accredit his pretensions. But no pretended miracles must be admitted as a proof that the people might violate the first and great commandment. "He saidª° unto him, I¹ [am] a prophetª also¹ as thou [art]; and an angelª spakeª° unto¹ me by the wordª of the LORD,ª saying,ª° Bring him backª° with¹ thee into¹ thine house,ª that he may eatª° breadª and drinkª° water.ª [But] he liedª° unto him." {1Kg 13:18} + "The ancientª and honourable,ªª° heª [is] the head;ª and the prophetª that teachethª° lies,ª he¹ [is] the tail.ª" {Isa 9:15} + "For¹ from the leastª¹ of them even unto¹ the greatestª of them every one¹ [is] given²° to¹ covetousness;ª and from the prophetª¹ even unto¹ the priestª every one¹ dealethª° falsely.ª" {Jer 6:13} + "For¹ both¹ prophetª and¹ priestª are profane;ª° yea,¹ in my houseª have I foundª° their wickedness,ª saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 23:11} + "Sonª of man,ª prophesyª° against¹ the prophetsª of Israelª that prophesy,ª° and sayª° thou unto them that prophesyª out of their own hearts,ª¹ Hearª° ye the wordª of the LORD;ª ... Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Woeª unto¹ the foolishª prophets,ª that¹ followªª° their own spirit,ª and have seenª° nothing!¹" {Ezk 13:2-3} + "Therefore¹ ye shall seeª° no¹ more¹ vanity,ª nor¹ divineª° divinations:ª for I will deliverª°¹ my peopleª out of your hand:ª¹ and ye shall knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Ezk 13:23} + "And it shall come to pass¹ in that¹ day,ª [that] the prophetsª shall be ashamedª° every oneª of his vision,ª¹ when he hath prophesied;ª° neither¹ shall they wearª° a roughª garmentª to¹ deceive:ª°" {Zch 13:4} + "Bewareª²° ofª false prophets,ª whichª comeª° toª youª inª sheep'sª clothing,ª butª inwardlyª they areª° raveningª wolves.ª" {Mtt 7:15} + "Andª manyª false prophetsª shall rise,ª° andª shall deceiveª° many.ª" {Mtt 24:11} + "Woeª unto you,ª whenª allª menª shall speakª° wellª of you!ª forª soªª didª° theirª fathersª to the¹ false prophets.ª" {Lke 6:26} + "Butª there wereª° false prophetsª alsoª amongª the¹ people,ª evenª asª there shall beª° false teachersª amongª you,ª whoª privily shall bring inª° damnableª heresies,ª evenª denyingª° the¹ Lordª that boughtª° them,ª and bring²° upon¹ themselvesª swiftª destruction.ª" {2Pe 2:1} + "Beloved,ª believeª° notª everyª spirit,ª butª tryª° the¹ spiritsª whetherª they areª° ofª God:ª becauseª manyª false prophetsª are gone outª° intoª the¹ world.ª" {1Jn 4:1}
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