https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/FalseProphetsWhoCryWolf.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\tby Jeffrey W. Hamilton<\/p>\n\t
Text:: Ezekiel 13:3-9<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nI. It was 6pm on May 21 and thousands learned that they were duped into believing that\nJudgment Day had come.\n
A. So many were saying before the day<\/p>\n 1. Well, I’m certain it will happen, but even if it doesn’t, I rather be prepared\njust in case.\n
2. Well, I don’t think he is right, but just in case, I’ll act as if it might happen.<\/p>\n
B. Notice the fudging by both the believer and the unbeliever of this prediction<\/p>\n C. Like the little boy who cried “wolf” these false prophecies undermine true faith\neven when shown to be false\n 1. Some see all of Christianity as being false when credence is given, even to\nthe level of “well, it could be.”\n
2. Others see it as Christians being gullible <\/p>\n
3. II Peter 3:1-4<\/p>\n D. It’s like the joke: “Economists have predicted 10 out of the last 4 recessions.” The\npoint is that some have predicted more recessions than actually occurred. \n 1. Sadly, the same has taken place with the return of Christ. There have been\nmany more predictions than reality\n
2. False prophets have predicted something like 250 of the last 0 returns.<\/p>\n
II. Samples of some recent false claims<\/p>\n
A. Edgar Whisenant gave us “88 Reasons Why the Rapture Will Be in 1988″<\/p>\n 1. When that didn’t work, he went back to the drawing board and claimed it\nwould be September 1, 1989\n B. In December, 1991, Fatima International, gave the dire prediction that the\napocalypse would start in 1992.\n C. Lee Jang Rim, predicted the end of the world as being October 28, 1992. It is\ninteresting to note that he took 4.4 million dollars that he got from his followers\nand invested it in bonds which matured after<\/i> his predicted end of the world. He\nwas convicted of embezzling and served two years in jail.\n D. Harold Camping wrote a book, “1994?” predicting the end would be in 1994.\nWhen that didn’t happen, he fixed is models and declared Judgment would be\nMay 21, 2011.\n E. Shelby Corbett published a book in 2004 called “November 2007 Rapture.”\nDespite her advertising campaign, it didn’t happen.\n F. Ronald Weinland, published a book called “2008 – God’s Final Witness.” Finding\nhimself wrong, he revised his time line to say tribulation started on September 20,\n2009 and the end will be May 27, 2012. Ironically, in his book he stated, “If it\ndoesn’t come to pass … starting in April, 2008, then I’m nothing but a false\nprophet.”\n G. And we have at least two other predictions for the world ending in 2012, one by\nJack Van Impe and the other based on an ancient Mayan calendar finally reaching\nits end point in December.\n
H. We need to remember God’s words to Israel – Deuteronomy 18:20-22<\/p>\n
III. Christians look forward to the end<\/p>\n
A. I Corinthians 16:22 – “O Lord come!”<\/p>\n
B. II Peter 3:10-12 – An eager desire and hope for the speed of its coming<\/p>\n C. Revelation 22:20-21 – Either a desire for quick vengeance on those persecuting\nthe church or a quick return of the Lord, or both.\n
IV. But the time is unknown – Matthew 24:36<\/p>\n
A. The Doorkeeper – Mark 13:33-37<\/p>\n
1. You don’t know when, so keep watching<\/p>\n
B. The Flood – Matthew 24:37-39<\/p>\n
1. Some say, Noah knew<\/p>\n 2. But that isn’t the application drawn. The point is that the people didn’t pay\nattention and didn’t know until it happened. \n
3. It is like the people, not like Noah, which the second coming will be like.<\/p>\n
C. Life – Matthew 24:40-42<\/p>\n 1. Just as you don’t know when you will die, we don’t know when the Lord\nwill return\n
D. The Thief – Matthew 24:43-44<\/p>\n
1. When you least expect it<\/p>\n
E. The Lazy Servant – Matthew 24:45-51<\/p>\n
1. The wicked servant is caught unaware<\/p>\n 2. The good servants are not, but it isn’t because they had inside knowledge\nthat the wicked did not. They simply remained ready at any moment.\n
F. The Ten Virgins – Matthew 25:1-13<\/p>\n 1. The point is that the wise virgins were prepared to wait however long was\nnecessary\n
2. The foolish tried to get ready at the last second and could not.<\/p>\n 3. And the point remains the same, remain on watch because you don’t know\nwhen it will be.\n
V. Does the Lord have to tell?<\/p>\n
A. Some quote Amos 3:7<\/p>\n
B. This is in regards to the destruction of Judah, but let’s grant that it remains true.<\/p>\n C. God did tell us what to expect – He told us to expect the unexpected, to be always\nready, to not think we can scramble at the last moment and make up for lost time.\n D. Are you ready? Or, are you putting off being prepared, because you foolishly think\nthere will be time later?\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text:: Ezekiel 13:3-9 I. It was 6pm on May 21 and thousands learned that they were duped into believing that Judgment Day had come. A. So many were saying before the day 1. Well, I’m certain it will happen, but even if it doesn’t, I rather be prepared just in case. 2. 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Clair Kenneth Copeland \u201cCopeland\u2019s Prophecy Fails\u201d by Bill Dillon False prophets are in abundance in today\u2019s world and occasionally these religious pretenders over play their hand and say too much. Kenneth Copeland did on December 12, 2001. At a dedication service Copeland asserted that one billion Muslims\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":37980,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/false-teachers-and-lying-prophets\/","url_meta":{"origin":62383,"position":1},"title":"False Teachers and Lying Prophets","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"October 31, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0As long as God has had teachers and prophets in the world there have been those who taught falsely. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jeremiah complained about the false prophets - Jeremiah 5:30-31 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Paul had problems with teachers binding the Old Law - Acts 15:1-2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Paul warned the Ephesian elders\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3257,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/who-are-the-false-prophets-among-us-today\/","url_meta":{"origin":62383,"position":2},"title":"Who are the false prophets among us today?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 23, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Who are the false prophets among us today? 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