By THE SPIRIT, Jeremiah recorded the WORD of GOD to warn both those who prophesy:
25 “I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in My name, saying, ‘I have dreamed, I have dreamed!’ 26 How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Indeed they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart, 27 who try to make My people forget My name by their dreams which everyone tells his neighbor, as their fathers forgot My name for Baal.
28 “The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream;
And he who has My word, let him speak My word faithfully.
What is the chaff to the wheat?” says the LORD.
29 “Is not My word like a fire?” says the LORD,
“And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?
30 “Therefore behold, I am against the prophets,” says the LORD, “who steal My words every one from his neighbor. 31 Behold, I am against the prophets,” says the LORD, “who use their tongues and say, ‘He says.’ 32 Behold, I am against those who prophesy false dreams,” says the LORD, “and tell them, and cause My people to err by their lies and by their recklessness. Yet I did not send them or command them; therefore they shall not profit this people at all,” says the LORD.
33 “So when these people or the prophet or the priest ask you, saying, ‘What is the oracle of the LORD?’ you shall then say to them, ‘What oracle?’ I will even forsake you,” says the LORD. 34 “And as for the prophet and the priest and the people who say, ‘The oracle of the LORD!’ I will even punish that man and his house. 35 Thus every one of you shall say to his neighbor, and every one to his brother, ‘What has the LORD answered?’ and, ‘What has the LORD spoken?’ 36 And the oracle of the LORD you shall mention no more. For every man’s word will be his oracle, for you have perverted the words of the living God, the LORD of hosts, our God. 37 Thus you shall say to the prophet, ‘What has the LORD answered you?’ and, ‘What has the LORD spoken?’ 38 But since you say, ‘The oracle of the LORD!’ therefore thus says the LORD: ‘Because you say this word, “The oracle of the LORD!” and I have sent to you, saying, “Do not say, ‘The oracle of the LORD!’ ” 39 therefore behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you and forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and will cast you out of My presence. 40 And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.’ ”
When men pervert the Words of Our Heavenly Father, they subject themselves to judgment. Those who listen and rely on their words, will begin to see less fruit in their own lives… even no fruit. Their callings will become unproductive due to their reliance on the false prophet’s words. Does a Word filled with 90% Truth and 10% error produced good fruit? No. We are to live by the pure Word of GOD, not tainted by man’s bias and ego.
In the past, I unknowingly have been swayed by the words of false prophets and caused myself much grief as a result. Their words seem to be true but were hard for me to confirm because of their complexity surrounded by “facts”. They appealed to my ego thus I more readily accepted them as Truth. Didn’t the same thing happen to Adam and Eve? This is why I advocate each of us pursuing the revelation of Love and being led by The Holy Spirit so that we know FATHER’S Voice and we know HE will guide us unto all Truth. HE will confirm HIS Word given to us by those who claim to prophesy of future events.
People tend to have short memories when it comes to unfulfilled prophetic Words. People who don’t know the Word will readily embrace a prophecy if it appeals to their soulish man. Others will hear the prophecy and will disregard The Holy Spirit’s warning. Let us no longer be taken in and have our focus redirected from the pure Word. As we grow closer to FATHER, we will be able to discern whether men’s and women’s prophecies are true or false. FATHER will judge the false prophets thus we should steer clear of them and should not be surprised when judgment arrives for HE will cast them out of HIS Presence.