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Jésus-Christ est le même hier, aujourd'hui et éternellement" (Hèbreux 13:8)

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In view of the many false prophets and false christs, who have also stepped onto the scene, as predicted by Jesus Christ, it is important to emphasise the marks of a true prophet according to the Scriptures. A few of them are listed below:

They were called directly by God.

They were commissioned directly by Him.

They were also sent directly.

They received the Word directly.

They only appeared on the scene by God’s command.

They were seers, beholding visions.

They only said what God had said.

They only did what He commissioned them to do.

They were always rejected and persecuted.

They only knew the one God, Whom they served.

All these marks are missing with the false prophets. They do not have a direct calling or a Divine commission. They are not sent by God, do not proclaim the original Word, but rather their own interpretations and pursue their own programs, without submitting to God’s Plan of Salvation. Signs and wonders by themselves constitute no Divine legitimation. The following scriptures cast light upon this important matter and clarify it.

“If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spoke unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God testeth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the Lord your God ... to thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.” (Dt. 13: 1-5).

In the days of the prophet Micah, the “prophet” Zedekiah made himself iron horns and shouted, “Thus saith the Lord, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed. And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.” (2 Chr. 18: 10b-11). But that was “Thus saith Zedekiah!” and not “Thus saith the Lord”. Zedekiah and the four hundred prophets were deceived by a lying spirit. In the entire Old Testament there was always one true prophet and many false prophets, who were under the wrong inspiration. It would be especially helpful to read Jeremiah 23 and Ezekiel 13.

Through the true prophet Jeremiah the Lord was addressing the false prophets, reprimanding them, “... they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err. ...

Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you. They make you vain; they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the Lord ... I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran; I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied . But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings. ...

... How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? Yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart, who think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal. ...” (Jer. 23: 13-32).

Thus saith the Lord, “Son of man, prophesy against ... them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the Lord, Thus saith the Lord God: Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit , and have seen nothing! ...

They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The Lord saith. And the Lord hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word. Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The Lord saith it; albeit I have not spoken?

Therefore, Thus saith the Lord God; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord God. And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people ... Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there is no peace ...” (Ezek. 13: 2-10).

Whoever takes the real “Thus saith the Lord” to heart, as presented by the true prophets, will very quickly come to realise, that the same enticing spirits are still at work today and the same deceptions are now taking place. Well-meant lies are being prophesied, mixed with well-meant fortune-telling, even imagined visions are seen. They speak of salvation in front of the people, but in reality God’s Salvation in Christ is not present. Many give in to their own spirit. They want to help God, but they are prophesying the thoughts of their hearts. The people are so glad when they hear “Thus saith the Lord”, but at the same time they are misled and remain in the false Christendom, which they call “the full gospel”.

Then the Lord turns against the prophetesses in the church, who also prophesy according to their imagination. Many times they say, “The Lord has given me a word for you! He has shown me something.” It is indisputably well-meant, but self-made. To them He spoke with a “Woe!”, because of their “cut to fit” prophecies in order to hunt souls. Then the Lord takes the prophetesses into special focus, whom He calls “women” — like the woman Jezebel who acted as a prophetess — and pronounces His judgement. “Therefore, ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations; for I will deliver my people out of your hand; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.” (v. 23).

There is no other spiritual gift by which preachers and churches have been controlled — lifted up, abased and manipulated — as with the pretended gift of prophecy. The true ministries and gifts always serve for the uplifting of the Church; never for misleading or for destroying it. Not everybody will take this correction, but the Lord knows His Own. He calls them out, separates and purifies them, and false prophets and prophetesses will no longer reign over them. Whoever listens to false prophecies cannot heed to the true Word of prophecy. Only those who remain in the Word and Scripture prophecy will escape the sanctimonious deception of the false prophecies.

Once again we would like to point out the marks of a true prophet: Every true prophet and servant of God audibly heard the voice of God, which commissioned him directly. Every prophet of God received the Word directly from the Lord and so became the voice of God to the people. The true prophets and apostles of the Lord are addressed by Him as servants, because they are in His direct service, sent by Him, and they know the Lord personally.

Micah, the true prophet, said, “As the Lord liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak ... Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the Lord; I saw the Lord sitting upon His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left. ... Now, therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these, thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee.” (2 Chr. 18: 12-13; 18; 22; 27). Micah was the prophet of God, the four hundred as listed in the Bible were self-appointed prophets, deceived by a lying spirit. Notice the difference!

Jehoshaphat said, “Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem. Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.” (2 Chr. 20: 20). “... Believe his prophets ...” — for His prophets have His revealed Word and His revealed Will.

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