{"id":7442,"date":"2006-08-13T21:57:39","date_gmt":"2006-08-14T02:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=7442"},"modified":"2022-10-01T10:02:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T15:02:39","slug":"prophets-today-think-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/prophets-today-think-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Prophets Today? Think Again!"},"content":{"rendered":"\nby Garreth L. Clair\n

Kenneth Copeland<\/h2>\n

\u201cCopeland\u2019s Prophecy Fails\u201d by Bill Dillon<\/strong><\/p>\n

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 would be converted in the next few months. His exact words were, \u201cAnd there are going to be multiplied millions upon millions; there\u2019s going to be close to a billion people that have been trapped in that religion, that in the next few months are gonna come into the kingdom of God (cheering). That is gonna happen; you watch and see what I\u2019m telling you\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

(Christian News 5\/24\/04; p.2)<\/i><\/p>\n

(Gospel Gleaner, Volume 20, No. 3-4, p. 7, Column 1 \u2013 July-Dec. 2005)<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 <\/i><\/p>\n

Where Were All the Prophets Before the Tsunami?<\/h2>\n

Did Oral Roberts, Benny Hinn. Or T.D. Jakes warn us? Where were Paul and Jan Crouch\u2019s Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN)? Broadcast 24 hours a day, to almost the entire world, and yet we heard not a word of warning.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t you think that our religious world should question its \u201cprophets\u201d? We often hear televangelists say that God spoke to them, especially when they need money, and told them to do this or that. But for some reason, none of these prophets said a word regarding the approaching tsunami. I ask why?<\/p>\n

Isn\u2019t this an obvious indication that there are no modern-day prophets? Doesn\u2019t this prove Paul\u2019s 1 Corinthians 13:8 revelation \u2013 \u201cprophecies will fail\u201d?<\/i><\/p>\n

(Jim Lee, Knollwood Messenger, Vol. 8, Issue 3, March 2005, p. 2)<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 Author’s Thoughts:<\/h2>\n

It is amazing that day after day, week after week, year after year, people read, hear, and see these people who claim to receive special information from God, who claim that God has picked them out of 3 billion people to reveal unknowing and unverifiable facts about things only God knows. Why are so many people so easily deceived when it comes to unknowing things? Perhaps people are seeking help, real help for their lot in this world. It seems such a shame for these false prophets who, in God\u2019s name give out unbiblical ideas (i.e. teach things not contained in the Bible), leading millions away from God and not toward God.<\/p>\n

God has seen fit to reveal His attitude toward those who would prophecy false things, those who claim to have powers that are impossible to have in this age. Please hear God\u2019s Written Word on these things:<\/p>\n

\u201cBeware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.  You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles?  Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.  Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them”<\/i> (Matthew 7:15-20).<\/p>\n

\u201cThen many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.  And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold<\/i>” (Matthew 24:11-13).<\/p>\n

“But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber<\/i>” (II Peter 2:1-3).<\/p>\n

“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\u201d<\/i>” (I John 4:1).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Garreth L. 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 would be converted in the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[1560,169,483],"class_list":["post-7442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-false-prophets","tag-prophecy","tag-prophets"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44660,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/thank-you-for-providing-clarity-on-my-own-issue-with-false-prophets\/","url_meta":{"origin":7442,"position":0},"title":"Thank you for providing clarity on my own issue with false prophets","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 11, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I want to thank you for providing more clarity on an issue that has been bothering me. 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