{"id":5171,"date":"2014-08-20T06:56:58","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T13:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=5171"},"modified":"2014-08-23T14:57:41","modified_gmt":"2014-08-23T21:57:41","slug":"false-prophet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2014\/08\/20\/false-prophet\/","title":{"rendered":"A False Prophet Vs. a Carnal Prophet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Deuteronomy 13:1, <i>If there arise a prophet.\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>In the church not only is the term \u201cprophet\u201d carelessly thrown about, so is the term \u201cfalse prophet\u201d as applied to any God-fearing individual who simply \u201cmisses\u201d hearing the word of Elohim correctly, but isn\u2019t guilty of leading Elohim\u2019s people astray spiritually into heathenism. For years, I had been using this term too broadly and generically (as many in the Christian church do) to apply to those who either prophecy presumptuously out of the dictates of their own heart, or who hear a word from Elohim but incorrectly interpret it or misapply it (as was the case with Nathan the Prophet who repented for telling David incorrectly that it was YHVH\u2019s will for him to build the temple), as well as to those evil prophets who lead YHVH\u2019s people away from the Word of Elohim and into paganism.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2014\/08\/20\/false-prophet\/attachment\/20516840\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5172\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5172\" src=\"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20516840-261x300.jpg\" alt=\"20516840\" width=\"261\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20516840-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20516840.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The term \u201cfalse prophet\u201d is not to be found in the OT at all, and is only found several times in the NT and is applied to patently evil, satanic individuals. Therefore, it seems, based on the biblical evidence, that it is incorrect to apply this term to a godly individual who, let\u2019s say, makes an accurate prophecy, but gets the dates wrong, or somehow gets something messed up in his attempt to hear YHVH. Although the term \u201cfalse prophet\u201d isn\u2019t found in the OT, there are many warnings given against individuals who, through their false prophecies, lead YHVH\u2019s people astray into idolatry or who don\u2019t urge the people to repent and get back to YHVH\u2019s straight paths of Torah-obedience, or who otherwise involved in ungodly activities (e.g., Deut 13:1\u20135; 18:20\u201322; Jer 23:9ff; 28:1ff; Ezek 13:2ff; Isa 28:7). The term \u201cfalse prophet\u201d doesn\u2019t strictly apply to a godly person who isn\u2019t leading YHVH\u2019s people into apostasy.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, based on the biblical evidence, the godly person who \u201cmisses it,\u201d so to speak, should be more correctly called a presumptuous prophet (Deut 18:22), or foolish prophet (Ezek 13:2) or a carnal prophet (i.e., who speak out of the flesh; Ezek 13:1). 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