How to test prophecies (Part 2)
As I said in the first part, my goal is to give to God's people the tools to unmask the false prophets. Today the Church is full of false prophets and many Christians are deceived and follow them.
The appearance of false prophets is not a surprise as Jesus had prophesied when he was with the disciples. He said that false Christs and false prophets will rise to deceive, if possible, even the elect (Matthew 24: 24). Today we live Jesus' prophecy because many of God's children are seduced by false prophets that have replaced the Holy Spirit. It is written in Romans 8: 14 that God's children should be led by the Holy Spirit but the false prophets are now in the process of replacing the Holy Spirit. When a child of God must consult a prophet before making an important decision, it is clear that he ignores the role of the Holy Spirit.
Still on the subject of false prophets, Jesus was very clear in saying: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves"(Matt 7: 15). They come as spiritual men sent by God but inwardly they are animated by a destructive spirit of Satan. What is shocking is that there are even pastors of churches that are false prophets. If a church is led by a false prophet, you can imagine the spiritual future of the Christians.
In the verse we just read (Matt 7: 15), Jesus asks us to beware of false prophets. In other words, He asks us to distance ourselves from those who claim to be prophets of God while they are false prophets. He compares them to ravenous wolves. That is why God's people must be informed that there is a danger in the Church. Being informed of the danger is not enough as long as we do not learn how to protect ourselves.
John wrote by saying: "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world"(1 John 4: 1).
The big question is how to test Prophets. I'll give you indicators to unmask the false prophets by comparing a true to a false prophet. Those who manufacture counterfeit notes are not stupid. They make notes which resemble to the real to the point of confusing. This is why big banks have specialized equipment to detect counterfeits.
In the third part, I will start to give you the biblical indicators to detect false prophets. I would also ask you to share this teaching to your friends and they will thank you one day.
Chris Ndikumana
