False Prophet (The Book of Signs, Ch. 20)

By Dr. David Jeremiah

The world has suffered no shortage of false prophets. Throughout history, many self-proclaimed prophets attracted masses of followers and led them either to disappointment or disaster when their predictions failed.

The Bible tells us more about this false prophet.

The Profile of the False Prophet

The False Prophet will come upon the scene as a reasonable, humble, self-effacing person whose magnetic personality will easily attract a large following. But he will be eht epitome of a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

The Purpose of the False Prophet

The primary purpose and objective of God’s Holy Spirit is to glorify the Son. The False Prophet will imitate this purpose by leading people to worship the Antichrist. He will be a religious leader encouraging worship in all non-Christian religions.

The Power of the False Prophet

He performs great signs … in the sight of men. and he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast.

Rev. 13:13-14

Here we see demonic power flowing downward through a vertical chain of command: the False Prophet receives his power from the Antichrist (the Beast), and the antichrist receives his power from Satan (the dragon). The source of the False Prophet’s power is satanic.

• He will call down fire upon the earth
• He will commission an image to be built
• He will conjure the image to breathe and speak

The Program of the False Prophet

After securing worldwide worship of the Antichrist, th eFals Prophet will capitalize on this success with a hostile takeover of the world’s economic system. No one will be allowed to participate in any financial transaction without a license, which will take the form of a mark placed either on one’s had or forehead.

The Punishment of the False Prophet

Despite the immense demonic power and control wielded by the False Prophet, he will finally come to the horrible end prophesied by John:

The beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brinstone.

Revelation 19:20

In this fallen world, Christians are not called to a life where all choices lead to comfort or safety. We are called to a life of commitment to the one who loves us enough to die for us. The Bible often tells us this commitment will mean trouble and pain. Draw encouragement from the words of Jesus:

Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matthew 10:28

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