Read 2 Peter 2:1-8
A false prophet is person who pretends to be a foreteller; a religious impostor. Jesus said in Matt. 7:15 that false prophets come in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravaging wolves. They will be known by their fruits. Acts 13:6 called the false prophet they met a sorcerer. Rev. 16:13 says that out of the mouth of the false prophet came spirits like frogs. The goal of the false prophet is to deceive the people. According to Rev. 19:20 they can do miracles. Peter warns us to watch out for these people because they teach heresy and breed cults. Many people will be deceived by their teachings because they say what they know the people want to hear. They deny the power of God and the blood of Jesus. They are out for monetary gain. They will be judged and punished severely in eternity for what they did. The angels rebelled against God and he threw they into hell where they became demons. So if God punished his own angels, how much more will be punish his own creation. And God did not spare the people before the flood who were eaten up with false teachings. But…. God always has a righteous remnant that is a true prophet whose heart is pure. Before the flood, it was Noah. Now it is the church.
God gives us a picture of judgement and hell in the story of Sodom and Gomorrha. They were so wicked that God destroyed them with fire. All the people were burned in the fire and turned to ashes. That is a picture of what happens to those who go to hell. They will die a second death of fire and pain. Lot was the only one who escaped that ordeal. He had endured a city full of immoral and sexual sins. It had been a huge burden to live under but God rescued him out of it.
Lord, give us discernment to know the truth from the lie. Let us fill our minds with so much
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