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In [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], the word traditionally translated as ''prophet'' is נְבִיא (''navi''), which likely means "proclaimer". This forms t ...hets were not organised this way. The similar term "ben-navi" ("son of the prophet") means "member of a seer-priest guild".

...ah and Lamentations have prompted scholars to refer to him as "the weeping prophet". ...h's return to Idolatry (Jer 11.10ff.). Such was the lust of the nation for false gods that after Josiah's death, the nation would quickly return to the gods

...t of your [[wrong]] [[concepts]] of [[the Father]] in [[heaven]] grow your false [[ideas]] of [[humility]] and springs much of your [[hypocrisy]]. Man may b ...m]]. The meaningless and menial [[practices]] of an [[ostentatious]] and [[false]] [[humility]] are incompatible with the [[appreciation]] of the [[source]]

===Topic: ''False Prophets Among You''=== ...ot acted upon in terms of [[questions]], and so I would like to discuss "[[false]] [[prophets]] among you."

[33.1] O Prophet! be careful of (your duty to) Allah and do not comply with (the wishes of) [33.6] The Prophet has a greater claim on the faithful than they have on themselves, and his w

...virginity besides the doctrine of the "end times" where an antichrist and false prophets come to confuse believers. I would ask the following questions bas ...sion without having people confuse the Mission with an antichrist or false prophet?

“A prophet of old lamented, that the ills he feared, had come upon him. It is in your ...tence. Dear ones, how is it, that you stray so far from the path that the false glitter of the material world is blinding you? Your life has been given to

...us [[concept]]s, however, and considered more of a social phenomenon where false perceptions are created and worshipped, or even used as a term in the enter ...reflect a continuing struggle against idolatry. For example, the Biblical prophet Jeremiah complains: "According to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O

*"Seek not, then, for false peace and transient joy but rather for the assurance of faith and the suret *"Out of your wrong concepts of the Father in heaven grow your false ideas of humility and springs much of your hypocrisy. Man may be a worm of

[[Image:SamuelByzantineProphet.jpg|right|frame|<center>Samuel, the Byzantine Prophet</center>]] ...uth|true]]' prophet by some people, is simultaneously considered a 'false' prophet by some others.

...may manifest the truth of what was true and show the falsehood of what was false, though the [[guilt]]y disliked. [8.64] O Prophet! Allah is sufficient for you and (for) such of the believers as follow you.

...ripture]] roll, and he read from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah Prophet Isaiah]: " Thus says the Lord: `The [[heaven]] is my throne, and the [[eart ...called the [[Blessed|blest]] of all the [[earth]]. But do not entertain [[false]] [[hope]]; the world will stumble at my [[words]]. Even you, my [[friends]

[1] But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even d [3] And in their greed they will exploit you with false words; from of old their condemnation has not been idle, and their destruct

...[[heart]] has our teacher been [[deceived]]. Let us remain aloof from this false [[Messiah]]. " When John [[rebuked]] Ezra for these utterances, he drew awa

[43.6] And how many a [[prophet]] have We sent among the ancients. [43.7] And there came not to them a prophet but they mocked at him.

...of Moses down through the times of Amos and even to the generation of the prophet Isaiah. And now have I come in the flesh to reveal the Father in new glory ...to you, Flavius, Moses' children have misunderstood him. Now do they make false gods of even his prohibitions of images, and the likeness of things in heav

Chapter 6 describes Isaiah's call to be a prophet of God. Chapters 35-39 provide historical material about King [[Hezekiah]] ...a very poetic language. Although there is still the mention of judgment of false worshippers and idolaters (65 & 66), the book ends with a message of hope o

...b. 38:7]). These lesser [[deities]] attend Yahweh in [[heaven]], as in the prophet Micaiah's vision: "I saw Yahweh seated on his throne with all the Host of H ...[[statements]] are historically accurate or whether in some cases they are false accusations against "wicked" royalty (like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J

*"Woe upon you, false teachers, blind guides! What can be expected of a nation when the blind lea *"Woe upon you, false guides of a nation! Over yonder have you built a monument to the martyred p

...adition has, for the most part, rightly distinguished between the two. The prophet's name, Amos, has been variously explained, and its exact meaning is still [14] Then Amos answered Amazi'ah, "I am no prophet, nor a prophet's son; but I am a herdsman, and a dresser of sycamore trees, [15] and the L

the prophet also shall stumble with you by night; The prophet is a fool,

175:1.15 " [[Woe]] upon you, [[false]] [[teachers]], blind [[guides]]! What can be [[expected]] of a [[nation]] 175:1.20 " [[Woe]] upon you, [[false]] [[guides]] of a [[nation]]! Over yonder have you built a [[monument]] to

....4 When Simon saw all this, he said to himself: " This man, if he were a [[prophet]], would have [[perceived]] who and what [[manner]] of [[woman]] this is wh ...ng]] [[associates]]; but while these [[Pharisees]] are occupied with the [[false]] [[progress]] of the [[illusion]] of traversing [[deceptive]] circles of m

...cred member of the spirit family who may be following a false prophet or a false ideal or simply a different version of reality. "Forgive them Father for th

...ord of the LORD came to Zechari'ah the son of Berechi'ah, son of Iddo, the prophet, saying, ...ord of the LORD came to Zechari'ah the son of Berechi'ah, son of Iddo, the prophet; and Zechari'ah said,

[25.31] And thus have We made for every prophet an enemy from among the sinners and sufficient is your [25.72] And they who do not bear witness to what is false, and when they pass by what is vain, they pass by nobly.

...reek term prophētēs is the etymological ancestor of the [[English]] word [[prophet]], and it has cognates in most European languages. The indigenous Greek pro ...activities usually included intercessory functions, whereby the leader or "prophet" petitioned spirits or a god or gods for special favors for their [[group]]

...vice of human progress. If the so-called science or religion of any age is false, then must it either purify its activities or pass away before the emergenc ...will enter this harbor unless they abandon the philosophic craft of their prophet and seize upon his noble spirit. Had your people remained true to the spiri

...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah Isaiah], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_(prophet) Amos], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosea Hosea], but he did not cea ...while they are discomfited by every new [[revelation]] of [[truth]]. The [[prophet]] who said, " He will be kept in [[perfect]] [[peace]] whose [[mind]] is st

*"This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what manner of woman this is who thus touches ...s well-meaning associates. But while these Pharisees are occupied with the false progress of the illusion of traversing deceptive circles of meaningless cer

...X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=tarichea&f=false Tarichea], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippos Hippos], [https://en.wikip ...ssure]] of his enemies, who did not [[hesitate]] to employ every sort of [[false]], unfair, and unrighteous [[mode]] of [[attack]] upon him.

...is recited to you, therefore avoid the uncleanness of the idols and avoid false words, [22.52] And We did not send before you any apostle or prophet, but when he desired, the Shaitan made a suggestion respecting

...vincing onlookers that he is alive. (Acts 4:29-31). Other passages mention False [[prophets]] who will be able to perform miracles to deceive "even the elec ...rd for miracle (Muʿd̲j̲iza) literally meaning "that by means of which [the Prophet] confounds, overwhelms, his opponents". It rather uses the term 'Ayah'(lite

...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baal [Baal] and demolishing the [[idols]] of false gods. And he carried forward his reforms in the face of the [[opposition]] ...//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah Elijah]. From the days of this aggressive [[prophet]] the issue was fought out on more strictly [[religious]] lines—[[Yahweh]

...f [[mercy]] to [[mankind]] coupled with his last [[denunciation]] of the [[false]] [[teachers]] and the [[bigoted]] rulers of the [[Jews]]. 175:1.15 " [[Woe]] upon you, [[false]] [[teachers]], blind [[guides]]! What can be [[expected]] of a [[nation]]

false and deceptive visions; false and misleading.

...n tradition, the ''daeva''s are demons, but this is not yet evident in the prophet's own poetry. ...ould be ''Monotheism'' in the proper sense of the word. By the time of the prophet Isaiah, ''Monotheism'' is solidly and explicitly accepted. “Thus says the

....4 When Simon saw all this, he said to himself: " This man, if he were a [[prophet]], would have [[perceived]] who and what [[manner]] of [[woman]] this is wh ...ng]] [[associates]]; but while these [[Pharisees]] are occupied with the [[false]] [[progress]] of the [[illusion]] of traversing [[deceptive]] circles of m

[22] All this took place to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: [5] They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it is written by the prophet:

...ested those who call themselves apostles but are not, and found them to be false; [3] I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name's sake, a ...the dragon and from the mouth of the beast and from the mouth of the false prophet, three foul spirits like frogs; [14] for they are demonic spirits, performi

[7.94] And We did not send a prophet in a town but We overtook its people with distress and affliction in order [7.157] Those who follow the Apostle-Prophet, the Ummi, whom they find written down with them in the Taurat and the Inje

...ation originate from selective thinking and the psychological phenomena of false memories that often result from one's own belief system and basic fears, an * Prophet, Elizabeth Clare, Erin L. Prophet, Reincarnation: The Missing Link in Christianity, 1997, ISBN 0-922729-27-1

[2] As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, [4] <u>And Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own kin, and

...ely but in large measure, in the direction of "erroneous teaching, [[Error|false]] [[belief]].") As Schlier says, "Hence the [[concept]] does not owe its me ...traditional view of "orthodoxy" and "heresy" as equivalent to "true" and "false" was first challenged by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_luther Marti

...edia.org/wiki/Amos_(prophet) Amos] and even to the [[generation]] of the [[prophet]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah Isaiah]. And now have I come in the ...ki/Moses Moses]' [[children]] have misunderstood him, and now do they make false gods of even his prohibitions of images and the likeness of [[things]] in [

...eady [[voice]] the stalwart [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judea Judean] [[prophet]] surrendered two of his leading [[disciples]] to become the [[apostles]] o ...[[heart]] has our teacher been [[deceived]]. Let us remain aloof from this false [[Messiah]]. " When John [[rebuked]] Ezra for these utterances, he drew awa

...there are many many [[numbers]] of these persons of [[Islam]] which the [[prophet]] [[Mohammed]] never intended for [[aggressive]] [[behaviour]], yes. Teacher: It is the same [[God]]. Their [[image]] is [[false]].

...the tribe of Benjamin: and was sanctified from his mother's womb, to be a prophet of God; which office he began to execute when he was yet a child in age. He I appointed you a prophet to the nations."

...r]]. This is unfortunate and I am not going to suggest that you put on a [[false]] face and [[adapt]] to a [[philosophy]] of misery in company in order to [ ...[[process]] is not [[perfect]]. Far be it for me, Teacher Tomas, a "lesser prophet," to portray [[information]] to your [[minds]] that would [[entertain]] you

[11] And Jehosh'aphat said, "Is there no prophet of the LORD here, through whom we may inquire of the LORD?" Then one of the [3] She said to her mistress, "Would that my lord were with the prophet who is in Sama'ria! He would cure him of his leprosy."

...laughter]] of [[Samaritans]] in [[connection]] with the pretensions of a [[false]] [[Messiah]] who led troops to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_gerizi ...]] of a man whom he himself had [[declared]] to be [[innocent]] of their [[false]] [[Accusation|charges]] and without fault. [[Rome]] made a great blunder,

...had prescribed for others during the days of his [[prosperity]]. Said this false comforter: `[[Trust]] in your [[religion]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ ...le and erratic [[souls]]. But before [[Jesus]] interceded for the Bagdad [[prophet]], [[David Zebedee]], with the [[assistance]] of a self-appointed committee

...iscovery, while they are discomfited by every new revelation of truth. The prophet who said, "He will be kept in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on God," w

...til he sank in mire up to his armpits. That is what this people did to the Prophet Jeremiah when he obeyed the Lord's command to warn his brethren of their im ...d adulteries, together with jealousy, pride, anger, revenge, railings, and false witness? And it is just such things that defile men, and not that they eat

...] [[progress]]. If the so-called [[science]] or [[religion]] of any age is false, then must it either purify its [[activities]] or pass away before the [[em ...enter this [[harbor]] unless they abandon the philosophic craft of their [[prophet]] and seize upon his [[noble]] [[spirit]]. Had your people remained true to

...d to one another, and I call you to witness that I have never yet sent out false information at your hands. I am about to send you on your last mission as v ...lem who has not heard these rumors concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in word and in deed before God and all the people. The chief priests

[76] And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; [4] As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness:

...ne another, and I call you to [[witness]] that I have never yet sent out [[false]] [[information]] at your hands. I am about to send you on your last [[miss ...t heard these [[rumors]] concerning [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]], who was a [[prophet]] mighty in [[word]] and in deed before [[God]] and all the people. The [ht

...ray for victory against those who disbelieve, but when there came to them (Prophet) that which they did not [2.188] And do not swallow up your property among yourselves by false means, neither seek to gain access thereby to the judges, so that you may s

practice of crooks and, by collusion of the medium in a false business enterprise, that did nothing could be false and what was true can be understood especially when we understand the Victo

[16] <u>but this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: [30] Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one o

[6.68] And when you see those who enter into false discourses about Our communications, withdraw from them until they enter in [6.112] And thus did We make for every prophet an enemy, the Shaitans from among men and jinn, some of them suggesting to

[20] "`Neither shall you bear false witness against your neighbor. [1] "If a prophet arises among you, or a dreamer of dreams, and gives you a sign or a wonder,

...mon, from first to last, are they not written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahi'jah the Shi'lonite, and in the visions of Iddo [5] Then Shemai'ah the prophet came to Rehobo'am and to the princes of Judah, who had gathered at Jerusale

...ruler of the synagogue handed him the Scripture roll, and he read from the Prophet Isaiah: ...and they shall be called the blest of all the earth. But do not entertain false hope. The world will stumble at my words. Even you, my friends, do not full

...se to whom a portion of the Book has been given? They believe in idols and false deities and say of those who disbelieve: These are better guided in the pat ...tever misfortune befalls you, it is from yourself, and We have sent you (O Prophet!), to mankind as an apostle; and Allah is sufficient as a witness.

...ear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that there has been a prophet among them. ...ster comes upon disaster, rumor follows rumor; they seek a vision from the prophet, but the law perishes from the priest, and counsel from the elders.

...hat is what this people did to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah Prophet Jeremiah] when he [[obeyed]] the Lord's command to warn his brethren of the ...ther with [[jealousy]], [[pride]], [[anger]], [[revenge]], railings, and [[false]] [[witness]]? And it is just such [[things]] that defile men, and not that

...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah Isaiah], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_(prophet) Amos], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosea Hosea], but he did not cea ...while they are discomfited by every new [[revelation]] of [[truth]]. The [[prophet]] who said, " He will be kept in [[perfect]] [[peace]] whose [[mind]] is st

[1] One finds in the records that Jeremiah the prophet ordered those who were being deported to take some of the fire, as has been [2] and that the prophet after giving them the law instructed those who were being deported not to f

and false accusation -- all these are worse than death. [1] A man of no understanding has vain and false hopes,

...f the [[law]] and indulged a form of [[self-righteousness]] based upon the false [[pride]] of [[descent]]. They had formed preconceived notions regarding th ...much which he did was that "it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet."[https://urantiabook.org/newbook/papers/Paramony/pmny121_8.html] Matthew's

who does not lift up his soul to what is false, [4] I do not sit with false men,

...s family members. He even spoke to that point in his teachings that "the [[prophet]] is often unheard among his own people." It is almost as if you are so clo ...ot [[agondonters]]? If you are constantly [[supporting]] yourself with the false props of one [[belief]] system after another, you are not developing the fu

...Christ: insomuch that he may seem to have been rather an evangelist than a prophet. His very name is not without mystery; for Isaiah in Hebrew signifies the s the judge and the prophet,

..., "See, I make you as God to Pharaoh; and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet. [16] "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Those who accused him she showed to be false, [1] Wisdom prospered their works by the hand of a holy prophet.