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Biblical Tests of a Prophet
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By: Ryan McCoy
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1.
100% Prophetic Accuracy
a.
Deuteronomy 18:22 – “When a prophet speaks in
the name of the LORD, if the thing does not happen or
come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD
has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it
presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him.”
b.
Jeremiah 28:9 – “As for the prophet who
prophesies of peace, when the word of the prophet comes
to pass, the prophet will be known as one whom
the LORD has truly sent.”
2.
Biblical Faithfulness
a.
Deuteronomy 13:1-4 – “If there arises among
you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a
sign or a wonder, and
the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to
you, saying, ‘Let us go after other gods’—which you have not
known—‘and let us serve them,’ you shall not listen to the
words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams, for the
LORD your God is testing you to know whether you love the
LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
You shall walk after the LORD your God and fear Him, and
keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve
Him and hold fast to Him.”
3.
Exalts Jesus
a.
1 John 4:1-2 – “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.
By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that
confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God.”
b.
Revelation 19:10 – “And I fell at his feet to
worship him. But he said to me, “See that you do not
do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your
brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God!
For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
4.
Commandment Keeping
a.
Isaiah 8:20 – “To the law and to the
testimony! If they do not speak according to this word,
it is because there is no light in them.”
b.
1 Corinthians 14:37 – “If anyone thinks
himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge
that the things which I write to you are the commandments of
the Lord.”
5.
Physical Tests
a.
Numbers 24:4 – “The utterance of him who hears
the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, who
falls down, with eyes wide open.”
b.
Daniel 10:8 - Therefore I was left alone when
I saw this great vision, and no strength remained
in me; for my vigor was turned to frailty in me,
and I retained no strength.”
c.
Daniel 10:17 – “For how can this servant of my
lord talk with you, my lord? As for me, no strength
remains in me now, nor is any breath left in me.”
6.
Spiritual Fruitage
a.
Matthew 7:20 – “Therefore
by their fruits you will know them.”
7.
Prophetic Gift will be Until the End
a.
Acts 2:17-18 – “‘And it shall come to pass
in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My
Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men
shall dream dreams. And on My menservants and on My
maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days;
And they shall prophesy.”
b.
Ephesians 4:11-13 – “And He Himself gave some
to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and
some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints
for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of
Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of
the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to
the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.”
c.
Revelation 12:17 – “And the dragon was enraged
with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of
her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have
the testimony of Jesus Christ.”
d.
Revelation 10:11 – “And he said to me, “You
must prophesy again about many peoples, nations,
tongues, and kings.”
8.
True Church has Prophecy
a.
Revelation 19:10 – “And I fell at his feet to
worship him. But he said to me, “See that you do not
do that! I am your fellow servant, and of
your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship
God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
b.
1 Corinthians 12:28 – “And God has appointed
these in the church: first apostles, second
prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then
gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of
tongues.”
9.
Bible advice about True Prophets
a.
1 Thessalonians 5:20-21 – “Do not despise
prophecies. test all things; hold fast what is
good.”
b.
2 Peter 1:19 – “And so we have the prophetic
word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that
shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the
morning star rises in your hearts; knowing this first, that
no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation,
for prophecy never came by the will of man, but
holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy
Spirit.”
10. Subject to Temptation
a.
James 5:17 – “Elijah
was a man with a nature like ours,
and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did
not rain on the land for three years and six months.”
(All texts NKJV)
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