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… as false and fanatical. Though many abandoned their calculation of the prophetic periods and denied the movement based on them, others were unwilling to …

… the prophetic words of Joseph predicting in advance their deliverance from Egypt. Some listened and believed, but others refused to hope. The Egyptians …

Jeremiah Opposed by Arrogant False Prophets

Satan now tried to deceive and destroy the people by palming off on them a counterfeit in place of the true work. Just as there were false christs in the first century, so there arose false prophets in the sixteenth.

… the prophet’s life was spared, although many priests and false prophets would gladly have seen him put to death on the charge of stirring up revolt against …

… the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.” Verses 13-17. The false prophet had wickedly declared himself to be the Lord’s messenger, and he died as …

… if false prophets persuaded His captive people to look for a speedy deliverance, their position in Babylon would become very difficult. Any revolt on their …

… these false prophets would be delivered to Nebuchadnezzar and executed. Not long afterward, this prediction was fulfilled.

… the prophet to suffer the penalty of transgression. While he and the one who had invited him were sitting together at the table, the false prophet “cried out …

… the false prophets, and surrounded by the assembled people of Israel, Elijah stood, the only one who had come to vindicate the honor of Jehovah. He was apparently …

… and false prophets. In this way God raised up defenders for His servant.

The false prophets led the people to neglect the Bible or to cast it aside completely. Students, throwing off all restraint, left their studies and withdrew …

… hundred false prophets, and said, “Shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain?” They answered, “Go up, for God will deliver it into the king’s hand …

… trust; false prophets led people astray; some priests worked only for the money. Yet the leaders in apostasy still kept up the forms of divine worship and claimed …

… . Priests, false prophets, and people turned on him who would not speak smooth things or prophesy deceit. They threatened God’s servant with death.

… caused false prophets to arise in Jerusalem and in Babylon. They declared that the yoke of bondage would soon be broken and the nation restored to its former …

… the false prophets brought Zedekiah under suspicion of treason, and only by quick action on his part was he permitted to continue reigning as a vassal. The …

… , a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus, who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man called for Barnabas and Saul and sought …

… a false prophet? Why did not Jesus, who possessed such power, reveal Himself in His true character and make their lives less painful? Why had He not saved John …

… many false prophets have gone out into the world” ( 1 John 4:1 ). And Isaiah declares, “To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it …