I’ve literally seen God transform lives through prophetic ministry. Now, a new generation of prophets and prophetic people are rising—and it’s exciting. With the rise of true prophets and seers, is it any surprise we’re seeing the simultaneous rise of false prophets and seers?
If it is, it shouldn’t be. Jesus warned us about false prophets in Matthew 7:15: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.” The Passion Translation puts a new light on this oft-quoted verse: “Constantly be on your guard against phony prophets.
They come disguised as lambs, appearing to be genuine, but on the inside they are like wild, ravenous wolves!” And The Message says, “Be wary of false preachers who smile a lot, dripping with practiced sincerity. Chances are they are out to rip you off some way or other.” It’s important from the get-go to define what a false prophet is. A false prophet is not one who misses it or one who makes poor judgment calls in ministry operations as they learn and grow.
No, a false prophet, in the simplest terms, is one who sets out to deceive. The motive is to gain something to consume upon their own lusts outside the will of God, whether that’s money, fame, or some other reward. They don’t seek God for what they need, but rather they manipulate their way into what they want. Jesus gave us a second warning about false prophets in the end times in Matthew 24:11: “Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.” Notice the double use of the word many. It doesn’t say “a few false prophets will rise up and deceive unbelievers.” It doesn’t say “many false prophets will rise up and deceive a few.”
It paints a picture of a vast number of false prophets deceiving a vast number of people. In fact, the Greek word for many in that verse is polus. HELPS Word-studies defines it as “many (high in number); multitudinous, plenteous, much, great in amount (extent).”1 Maybe you have never heard false prophetic utterance firsthand or witnessed the operation of a false seer—or maybe you just haven’t discerned these false functions yet. Let me assure you, as one who has walked on the front lines of the prophetic movement for years and have seen how they operate, false prophets, false pastors, false apostles, false evangelist and false seers are emerging rapidly with manipulative cunning. False prophets appear to the undiscerning eye to be genuine, but they are seeking to devour.
They seem sincere, but they are sincerely wrong in motives. It’s important to exercise discernment, to examine the fruit rather than being enamored with a spiritual gift, charisma, or a large following. The deception about which Jesus and New Testament writers warned is happening now on a large scale. It’s not only emanating from prophetic merchandisers on late-night Christian TV with money gimmicks and miracle products we quite easily recognize as a scam.
This deception is more subtle in the 21st century. And with the restoration of seers, we’re witnessing a less familiar expression of the prophetic—dreams, visions, heavenly encounters, out-of-body experiences and the like—that fewer understand how to judge. In truth, we’ve had a lot more training on how to hear the voice of God and judge a prophecy than we’ve had on visual revelation like seeing in the spirit or dreaming dreams. Don’t let yourself be killed by the enemy. Pray, listen and fight back with the spirit of the Lord.
My name is Cesar and I’m A Voice in the Desert
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