False Teachers & False Prophets

Videos, Audios, & Bible Scriptures on False Teachings

Exposing the Word of Faith Movement

Justin Peters Videos, DVD, & Audio

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1 - EXPOSING THE FALSE TEACHERS OF THE WORD OF FAITH - 38 Min Overview - FREE VIDEO

2 - EXPOSING THE FALSE TEACHERS OF THE WORD OF FAITH - 35 Min Overview - MP3 - FREE AUDIO

3 - JUSTIN PETERS 3 DVD's - EXPOSING THE FALSE TEACHERS OF THE WORD OF FAITH MOVEMENT

3 DVD'S (4 Hours): A Call For Discernment - A Biblical Critique of W.O.F. - The Health, Wealth & Prosperity gospel

MORE FALSE TEACHERS VIDEOS ON: WORD OF FAITH (OVERVIEW) - VIDEOS - HERE

False Teachers & False Prophets - Videos & Audios

Todd Bentley - Kicks man with Colon Cancer in the Stomach! - Florida "Revival" - VIDEO

Todd Bentley - Todd Bentley's Strange Doctrines & Encounters Exposed - VIDEO

Todd Bentley - Raging Revival - YouTube - VIDEO

Todd Bentley - 100% Proof that Todd is a False Teacher - VIDEO

Todd Bentley - Is Todd Bentley Demon Possessed? - VIDEO

JUANITA BYNUM

Juanita Bynum - Her $5,000 Pen & She Says: No Bic Pens Allowed - VIDEO

Juanita Bynum - QUOTES & AUDIO CLIPS

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False Teachings such as: Prosperity gospel, WORD-OF-FAITH; says that Christians are little Gods; He claims, along with many other W.O.F. Teachers, that Jesus had to suffer in Hell 3 Days. Apparently His Suffering Death on the Cross was not enough— when He said "It is Finished" He (Jesus) apparently didn't mean what He said. Kenneth says, "You don't have a god in you, you are one!"— ("The Force of One" - Audiotape, 1987) He says, "When I read the Bible where He (Jesus) says, 'I AM', I say, 'Yes, I AM too!'" (Crusade Meeting, July 1987)

Kenneth Copeland - (VictorStephens.com) - QUOTES & AUDIO CLIPS

Kenneth Copeland - Dangerous, Deception & Diabolical Teachings - (LetUsReason.org) - HTML

Kenneth Copeland's False Teaching Quotes & Audios - (DeceptionInTheChurch.com) - HTML

Kenneth Copeland's False Prophecy of a Billion of Muslims to be Saved in 2002 - MP3 - AUDIO

Kenneth Copeland's False Prophecy 1 - PDF

Kenneth Copeland's False Prophecy 2 - PDF

Kenneth Copeland's Unbiblical Quotes - PDF

Kenneth Copeland- Articles That Expose His False Teachings - (DeceptionInTheChurch.com) - HTML  

Kenneth Copeland - (AFCMinistry.com) - Quotes & Article - HTML

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False Teachings of: Man being gods, Word-of-Faith; Prosperity gospel; lives a Lavish Lifestyle. Creflo says, "You're not a Sinner saved by Grace you Sons & Daughters of the Most High God. You are God's!" ("Changing Your World", April 17, 2002) (MORE)

Creflo & Taffy Dollar - (VictorStephens.com) - QUOTES & AUDIO CLIPS

Creflo & Taffy Dollar - Articles - (DeceptionInTheChurch.com) - HTML

Creflo & Taffy Dollar - Article - (LetUsReason.org) - HTML

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T.D. JAKES

Wolves In Sheep's Clothing

Matt 7:15-29 Jesus warns, "Beware of the FALSE PROPHETS, who come to you in SHEEP'S CLOTHING,

but INWARDLY are RAVENOUS WOLVES. You will know them by their FRUITS." (More)  

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Discernment Ministries - Exposing False Teachings

Ministries & Christian Resources that are Exposing False Teachings

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Articles Exposing False Teachers & False Teachings

Colossian Heresy - Part 1 - Bob DeWaay

  (Critical Analysis of Colossians 2 that Identifies the Nature of the Colossian "Philosophy")

Colossian Heresy - Part 2 - Bob DeWaay

  (How Colossians Warns Against Spiritual Elitism and False Spiritual Warfare Teachings)

Gifts of The Holy Spirit - Have They Ceased? - By Bob DeWaay

 (Showing That Spiritual Gifts are NOT for New Revelations and Have Not Ceased)

Greater Works Than These - (Healings & Miracles, etc) - By Bob DeWaay

  (Biblical Proof That John 14:12 Does Not Predict the Church Will Do Greater Miracles than Christ)

Word-of-Faith - History of How It Started - Doctrinal Analysis / Word Faith Theology - HTML / PDF

Word-of-Faith - What's Wrong With Word Faith? Articles & Links - (DeceptionInTheChurch.com)

Cults

Romans Catholics— Are They Saved?

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What Is A False Teacher?

Wolves In Sheep's Clothing

By John MacArthur

When I sat down and just started writing out characteristics of false teachers, these are the things that showed up on my list: Pride, Selfishness, Deception, Irreverence, and Destruction.  Those would be probably the First Five Features of False Teachers that would be on my list of the, say, a dozen or so, Characteristics: Pride, selfishness, deception, irreverence, and destructiveness or destruction.

1) False Teachers are Proud  They are concerned for their own Popularity.  They are concerned for their own Fame.  They are concerned for their own Notoriety.  They are concerned for their own Prestige.  They’re concerned to See themselves and Hear themselves in the Public Eye.  They want Large Crowds, as it were, to bow down in great homage to them.  They’re Characterized by Pride and they will do anything to gain the ground they need to gain for the welfare of their own Personal Ego, including any amount of Compromise necessary.

2) Secondly, False Teachers are Characterized by Selfishness  They tend to be Self-Centered.  They are concerned for their own Comfort.  They are concerned for their own Popularity.  They are concerned for their own Prosperity.  In the end, it’s all about Money, Fame, and Prestige and Notoriety equals an increased Bank Account.  They are in it for the Money and the Personal material benefits that they can gain as they endeavor to feed their Selfish Desires.

3) Thirdly, They are Characterized by Deception  They usually can weave a very sophisticated web of Deception in their Teaching because they tend to be Articulate, if they’re going to be Successful, and they endeavor to engage other people to aid them in their deceitful enterprise which gives it the, sort of, façade of credibility.

4) They’re not only Proud and Selfish and Deceptive, but [fourthly] they’re Irreverent  If there’s anything that sort of dominates in my thinking about False Teachers, it is their Irreverence.  They have absolutely no regard for God.  The fact that they would go against God, that they would elevate themselves the way they do, that they would Pervert the Truth indicates their utter Irreverence.  They have little, if any, regard for God, His Word, His Truth, His Glory, His Honor…

5) Finally, they are Spiritually Destructive They seek to Use People; they seek to Abuse People.  They seek to Lead People into Error, which destroys them—into Sin, which Pollutes Them. 

So, as you look at False Teachers—

With regard to the WORLD, they are Proud and they seek Fame and Popularity. 

With regard to THEMSELVES, they are Self-centered, Selfish, Self-aggrandizing, Self-gratifying. 

With regard to the NATURE OF THEIR MINISTRY, they are Dishonest and Deceptive and Lack Integrity. 

With regard to God, they are utterly Irreverent; in fact, they are Blasphemous. And,

With regard to the PEOPLE THAT THEY INFLUENCE, they are Spiritually Destructive.

So, their Relationship to the WORLD, their Relationship to the MINISTRY, their relationship to THEMSELVES, their Relationship to GOD, their Relationship to THEIR PEOPLE all reflects the DEVIATION OF THEIR HEARTS. 

On the other hand, if you were to write a list of Characteristics of the True Minister, a True Pastor, a True Shepherd, a True Preacher, a Faithful Pastor…you would start by saying he is Humble and then you probably would say he is Lovingly Sacrificial, instead of Selfish.  He is Honest and has Integrity, rather than Deceptive.  And, he is Reverent and Worships and Honors God, rather than being Irreverent.  And, he is Spiritually Strengthening and Edifying.  You would be right.  Remember now, Paul is writing, in defining his own Attitudes here, against the background of these False Teachers whose Attitudes should have become obvious to the people in Corinth.  A Faithful Pastor is Humble, Unselfish, Honest, Reverent, and Spiritually Edifying, just the opposite of False Teachers. (MORE)

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False Teachers &

False Prophets Bible Scriptures

Bible Scriptures on False Teachings & False Teachers

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1 John 4:1-6 "DO NOT BELIEVE EVERYONE WHO CLAIMS TO SPEAK BY THE SPIRIT. You must TEST THEM to see if the spirit they have comes from God. For there are many FALSE PROPHETS in the world. This is how we know if they have the Spirit of God: If a person claiming to be a PROPHET acknowledges that Jesus Christ came in a real body, that person has the Spirit of God. But if someone claims to be a PROPHET and does not acknowledge the truth about Jesus, that person is NOT from God. Such a person has the spirit of the Antichrist, which you heard is coming into the world and indeed is already here. But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world. THOSE PEOPLE BELONG TO THIS WORLD, SO THEY SPEAK FROM THE WORLD VIEWPOINT, AND THE WORLD LISTENS TO THEM. But we belong to God, and those who know God listens to us. If they do not belong to God, they do not listen to us. That is how we know if someone has the Spirit of Truth or the SPIRIT OF DECEPTION."

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Beware Of False Teachers & False Prophets - Scriptures

Matt 7:15-20 Jesus says, "Beware of the FALSE PROPHETS, who come to you in SHEEP'S CLOTHING, but INWARDLY ARE RAVENOUS WOLVES. You will know them by their FRUITS. A Good Tree produces Good Fruit, and a Bad Tree produces Bad Fruit. A Good Tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a Bad tree can’t produce Good Fruit. So every Tree that does not produce Good Fruit is chopped down and thrown into the Fire. Yes, just as you can identify a Tree by its Fruit, so you can IDENTIFY PEOPLE BY THEIR ACTIONS."

Matt 24:4-5 Jesus told them, “Don’t let anyone Mislead you, for MANY will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive MANY."

Matt 7:21-23 Jesus warns, "Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the WILL OF MY FATHER in Heaven will enter. On Judgment Day MANY will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We PROPHESIED IN YOUR NAME and Cast out demons in your Name and Performed many Miracles in your Name.’ But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who BREAK GOD'S LAWS."

Matt 24:11 Jesus says, "MANY FALSE PROPHETS will appear and will deceive MANY people."

Matt 24:23-26 Jesus says “Then if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah,’ or ‘There he is,’ don’t believe it. For FALSE MESSIAHS and FALSE PROPHETS will rise up and perform GREAT SIGNS AND WONDERS SO AS TO DECEIVE, IF POSSIBLE EVEN GOD'S CHOSEN ONES. See, I have warned you about this ahead of time. “So if someone tells you, ‘Look, the Messiah is out in the desert,’ don’t bother to go and look. Or, ‘Look, he is hiding here,’ don’t believe it!"

Mark 13:22 Jesus warns, "FALSE CHRISTS & FALSE PROPHETS shall rise, and shall show SIGNS & WONDERS, IN ORDER TO LEAD ASTRAY, IF IT WERE POSSIBLE, EVEN THE ELECT. But take heed; behold, I have told you everything in advance."

Acts 20:29-32 "I know that FALSE TEACHERS, like VICIOUS WOLVES, will come in among you after I leave, not sparing the Flock. Even some men from your own group will rise up and DISTORT THE TRUTH in order to draw a following. Watch out! Remember the three years I was with you—my constant watch and care over you night and day, and my many tears for you. “And now I entrust you to God and the Message of his Grace that is able to build you up and give you an inheritance with all those he has set apart for himself."

Rom 16:17 “MARK THEM which cause DIVISIONS & OFFENCES CONTRARY TO THE DOCTRINE which you have learned; and AVOID them.” (KJV)

Rom 16:17-18 "WATCH OUT for people who cause Divisions and Upset People’s Faith by TEACHING THINGS CONTRARY to what you have been taught. STAY AWAY from them. Such people are NOT serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their OWN Personal Interests. By SMOOTH TALK and GLOWING WORDS THEY DECEIVE INNOCENT PEOPLE." (NLT)

2 Peter 2:1-3 "But there were also FALSE PROPHETS in Israel, just as there will be FALSE TEACHERS among you. They will CLEVERLY TEACH DESTRUCTIVE HERESIES and even DENY THE MASTER (JESUS) who bought them. In this way, they will bring sudden destruction on themselves. Many will follow their Evil Teaching and Shameful Immorality. And because of these Teachers, the way of Truth will be slandered. IN THEIR GREED THEY WILL MAKE UP CLEVER LIES TO GET A HOLD OF YOUR MONEY. But God condemned them long ago, and their Destruction will not be delayed."

1 Tim 4:1 "Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the LAST TIMES some will turn away from the TRUE FAITH; they will follow DECEPTIVE SPIRITS AND TEACHINGS that come from DEMONS."

2 Tim 4:3-4 "For the time will come when they will NOT ENDURE SOUND DOCTRINE; but wanting to have their EARS TICKLED, they will accumulate for themselves TEACHERS IN ACCORDANCE TO THEIR OWN DESIRES, and will TURN AWAY THEIR EARS FROM THE TRUTH and will TURN ASIDE TO MYTHS."

Titus 1:10-11 "For there are many REBELLIOUS PEOPLE WHO ENGAGE IN USELESS TALK AND DECEIVE OTHERS. This is especially true of those who insist on Circumcision for Salvation. THEY MUST BE SILENCED, because they are turning WHOLE FAMILIES AWAY FROM THE TRUTH by their FALSE TEACHERS. And they DO IT ONLY FOR MONEY."

Gal 1:6-12 "I am shocked that you are TURNING AWAY SO SOON FROM GOD, who called you to himself through the loving Mercy of Christ. You are following a DIFFERENT WAY that PRETENDS TO BE THE GOOD NEWS but is NOT the Good News at all. You are being FOOLED by those who deliberately TWIST THE TRUTH CONCERNING CHRIST. LET GOD'S CURSE FALL ON ANYONE, INCLUDING US OR EVEN AN ANGEL FROM HEAVEN, WHO PREACHES A DIFFERENT KIND OF GOOD NEWS THAN THE ONE WE PREACHED TO YOU. I say again what we have said before: IF ANYONE PREACHES ANY OTHER GOOD NEWS THAN THE ONE YOU WELCOMED, LET THAT PERSON BE CURSED. Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant. Dear brothers and sisters, I want you to understand that the GOSPEL MESSAGE I Preach is NOT based on MERE HUMAN REASONING. I received my message from no human source, and no one taught me. Instead, I received it by DIRECT REVELATION FROM JESUS CHRIST."

2 Cor 11:13-15 "These people are FALSE APOSTLES. They are DECEITFUL WORKERS who DISGUISE THEMSELVES AS APOSTLES OF CHRIST. But I am not surprised! SATAN DISGUISES HIMSELF AS AN ANGEL OF LIGHT. So it is no wonder that his Servants also DISGUISE THEMSELVES AS SERVANTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. In the end they will get the Punishment their Wicked Ddeeds deserve."

Col 2:8 “BEWARD lest any man spoil you through PHILOSOPHY and VAIN DECEIT, after the TRADITION OF MEN, after the RUDIMENTS OF THE WORLD, and NOT after CHRIST.”

Col 2:18 "Don’t let anyone condemn you by insisting on PIOUS SELF-DENIAL or the WORSHIP OF ANGELS, saying they have had VISIONS ABOUT THESE THINGS. Their sinful minds have made them proud.."

2 John 1:10-11 "If anyone comes to your meeting and does NOT TEACH THE TRUTH ABOUT CHRIST, don’t invite that person into your home or give any kind of encouragement. Anyone who encourages such people becomes a PARTNER IN THEIR EVIL WORK."

Matt 16:4 Jesus says, "ONLY an EVIL, ADULTEROUS generation would demand a Miraculous Sign..."

2 Peter 2:18 "They Brag about themselves with Empty, Foolish Boasting. With an Appeal to twisted Sexual Desires, they lure back into Sin those who have barely escaped from a Lifestyle of DECEPTION."

Amos 8:11 "Behold, the Days are coming," says the Lord God, "That I will send a Famine on the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of HEARING THE WORDS OF THE LORD."

1 Tim 6:8-10 "So if we have ENOUGH FOOD and CLOTHING, LET US BE CONTENT. But people who long to be RICH FALL INTO TEMPTATION and are TRAPPED BY MANY FOOLISH and HARMFUL DESIRES that plunge them into RUIN AND DESTRUCTION. For the LOVE OF MONEY is the ROOT of ALL KINDS OF EVIL. And some people, CRAVING MONEY, have WANDERED from the TRUE FAITH and pierced themselves with MANY SORROWS."

Jude 1:1-17 "I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the Salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to DEFEND THE FAITH that God has entrusted once for all time to his Holy People. I say this because some UNGODLY PEOPLE have WORMED THEIR WAY INTO YOUR CHURCHES (CREPT IN UNNOTICED; or SLIPPED IN AMONG YOU) saying that God’s marvelous Grace allows us to live IMMORAL LIVES. The condemnation of such people was recorded long ago, for they have denied our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.... (10) But these people scoff at things they do not understand. Like unthinking animals, they do whatever their instincts tell them, and so they bring about their own destruction. What sorrow awaits them! For they follow in the footsteps of Cain, who killed his brother. Like Balaam, THEY DECEIVE PEOPLE FOR MONEY. And like Korah, they PERISH IN THEIR REBELLION. When these people eat with you in your Fellowship Meals commemorating the Lord’s love, they are like DANGEROUS REEFS THAT CAN SHIPWRECK YOU. They are like SHAMELESS SHEPHERDS WHO CARE ONLY FOR THEMSELVES. They are like CLOUDS BLOWING OVER THE LAND WITHOUT GIVING ANY RAIN. They are like TREES IN AUTUMN THAT ARE DOUBLY DEAD, FOR THEY BEAR NO FRUIT AND HAVE BEEN PULLED UP BY THE ROOTS. They are like WILD WAVES OF THE SEA, CHURNING UP THE FOAM OF THEIR SHAMEFUL DEEDS. They are like WANDERING STARS, DOOMED FOREVER TO BLACKEST DARKNESS. Enoch, who lived in the seventh generation after Adam, Prophesied about these people. He said, “Listen! The Lord is coming with countless Thousands of his Holy Ones to execute Judgment on the people of the World. He will Convict every person of all the Ungodly Things they have done and for all the insults that Ungodly Sinners have spoken against him.” These people are GRUMBLERS AND COMPLAINERS, lIVING ONLY TO SATISFY THEIR DESIRES. They BRAG LOUDLY ABOUT THEMSELVES, and they FLATTER OTHERS TO GET WHAT THEY WANT. But you, my dear friends, must remember what the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ said. They told you that in the LAST TIMES there would be SCOFFERS WHO PURPOSE IN LIFE IS TO SATISFY THEIR UNGODLY DESIRES. These people are the ones who are CREATING DIVISIONS AMONG YOU. They FOLLOW THEIR NATURAL INSTINCTS BECAUSE THEY DO NO HAVE GOD'S SPIRIT IN THEM."

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Deut 13:1-18 "Suppose there are PROPHETS among you or those who DREAM DREAMS ABOUT THE FUTURE, and they PROMISE YOU SIGNS OR MIRACLES, and the PREDICTED SIGNS OR MIRACLES OCCUR. If they then say, ‘Come, let us worship other gods’—gods you have not known before— DO NOT LISTEN TO THEM. The LORD YOUR GOD IS TESTING YOU TO SEE IF YOU TRULY LOVE HIM WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND SOUL. Serve only the Lord your God and fear him alone. OBEY HIS COMMANDS, LISTEN TO HIS VOICE, AND CLING TO HIM. The FALSE PROPHETS or VISIONARIES who try to lead you astray must be put to DEATH, for they ENCOURAGE REBELLION AGAINST THE LORD YOUR GOD, who redeemed you from slavery and brought you out of the land of Egypt. Since they try to lead you astray from the way the Lord your God commanded you to live, you must put them to death. In this way you will PURGE THE EVIL FROM AMONG YOU. “Suppose someone secretly entices you—even your brother, your son or daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend—and says, ‘Let us go worship other gods’—gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known. They might suggest that you worship the gods of peoples who live nearby or who come from the ends of the earth. But do not give in or listen. Have no pity, and do not spare or protect them. (9) You must put them to death! Strike the first blow yourself, and then all the people must join in...(18) “The LORD YOUR GOD WILL BE MERCIFUL ONLY IF YOU LISTEN TO HIS VOICE AND KEEP ALL HIS COMMANDS THAT I GIVE YOU TODAY, DOING WHAT PLEASES HIM."

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Deut 18:20-22 The Lord says, "But any PROPHET who FALSELY CLAIMS TO SPEAK IN MY NAME or who speaks in the name of another god MUST DIE.’ “But you may wonder, ‘HOW WILL WE KNOW WHETHER OR NOT A PROPHECY IS FROM THE LORD?’ If the Prophet speaks in the Lord’s name but HIS PREDICTION DOES NOT HAPPEN OR COME TRUE, YOU WILL KNOW THAT THE LORD DID NOT GIVE THAT MESSAGE. THAT PROPHET HAS SPOKEN WITHOUT MY AUTHORITY AND NEED NOT BE FEARED."

Jer 14:13-15 "Then I said, “O Sovereign Lord, their Prophets are telling them, ‘ALL IS WELL— NO WAR OR FAMINE WILL COME. The Lord will surely send you Peace.’” Then the Lord said, “THESE PROPHETS ARE TELLING LIES IN MY NAME. I DID NOT SEND THEM OR TELL THEM TO SPEAK. I DID NOT GIVE THEM ANY MESSAGES. THEY PROPHESY OF VISIONS AND REVELATIONS THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN OR HEARD. They speak FOOLISHNESS MADE UP IN THEIR OWN LYING HEARTS. Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I WILL PUNISH THESE LYING PROPHETS, for they have spoken in my name even though I NEVER SENT THEM. THEY SAY THAT NO WAR OR FAMINE WILL COME, but they themselves will DIE BY WAR AND FAMINE!"

Jer 23:1-40 "The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says to his people: “DO NOT LISTEN TO THESE PROPHETS WHEN THEY PROPHESY TO YOU, FILLING YOU WITH FUTILE HOPES. THEY ARE MAKING UP EVERYTHING THEY SAY. THEY DO NOT SPEAK FOR THE LORD! They keep saying to those who despise my word, ‘Don’t worry! The Lord says you will have peace!’ And to those who stubbornly follow their own desires, they say, ‘No harm will come your way!’ “Have any of these prophets been in the Lord’s presence to hear what he is really saying? Has even one of them cared enough to listen? Look! The Lord’s anger bursts out like a storm, a whirlwind that swirls down on the heads of the wicked. The anger of the Lord will not diminish until it has finished all he has planned. In the days to come you will understand all this very clearly. “I have NOT sent these Prophets, yet they run around CLAIMING TO SPEAK FOR ME. I HAVE GIVEN THEM NO MESSAGE, YET THEY GO ON PROPHESYING. IF THEY HAD STOOD BEFORE ME AND LISTENED TO ME, THEY WOULD HAVE SPOKEN MY WORDS, AND THEY WOULD HAVE TURNED MY PEOPLE FROM THEIR EVIL WAYS AND DEEDS. Am I a God who is only close at hand?” says the Lord. “No, I am far away at the same time. Can anyone hide from me in a secret place? Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?” says the Lord. “I have heard these prophets say, ‘Listen to the dream I had from God last night.’ And then they proceed to tell lies in my name. How long will this go on? If they are prophets, they are prophets of deceit, inventing everything they say. By telling these false dreams, they are trying to get my people to forget me, just as their ancestors did by worshiping the idols of Baal. “LET THESE FALSE PROPHETS TELL THEIR DREAMS, BUT LET MY TRUE MESSENGERS FAITHFULLY PROCLAIM MY EVERY WORD. There is a difference between straw and grain! Does not my word burn like fire?” says the Lord. “Is it not like a mighty hammer that smashes a rock to pieces? “Therefore,” says the Lord, “I AM AGAINST THESE PROPHETS WHO STEAL MESSAGES FROM EACH OTHER AND CLAIM THEY ARE FROM ME. I AM AGAINST THESE SMOOTH-TONGUED PROPHETS WHO SAY, ‘THIS PROPHECY IS FROM THE LORD!’ I AM AGAINST THESE FALSE PROPHETS. THEIR IMAGINARY DREAMS ARE FLAGRANT LIES THAT LEAD MY PEOPLE INTO SIN. I DID NOT SEND OR APPOINT THEM, AND THEY HAVE NO MESSAGE AT ALL FOR MY PEOPLE. I, THE LORD HAVE SPOKEN! “Suppose one of the people or one of the prophets or priests asks you, ‘What prophecy has the Lord burdened you with now?’ You must reply, ‘You are the burden! The Lord says he will abandon you!’ “If any Prophet, Priest, or Anyone else says, ‘I have a Prophecy from the Lord,’ I will PUNISH that person along with his entire family. You should keep asking each other, ‘What is the Lord’s answer?’ or ‘What is the Lord saying?’ But stop using this phrase, ‘Prophecy from the Lord.’ FOR PEOPLE ARE USING IT TO GIVE AUTHORITY TO THEIR OWN IDEAS, TURNING UPSIDE DOWN THE WORDS OF OUR GOD, THE LIVING GOD, THE LORD OF HEAVEN'S ARMIES. “This is what you should say to the Prophets: ‘What is the Lord’s answer?’ or ‘What is the Lord saying?’ But suppose they respond, ‘This is a Prophecy from the Lord!’ Then you should say, ‘This is what the Lord says: Because you have used this phrase, “Prophecy from the Lord,” even though I warned you not to use it, I will forget you completely. I will expel you from my presence, along with this city that I gave to you and your ancestors. And I will make you an object of ridicule, and your name will be infamous throughout the ages."

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