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# false prophet #
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## Definition: ##
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A false prophet is a person who wrongly claims that his message comes from God.
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* The prophecies of false prophets are not usually fulfilled. That is, they do not come true.
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* False prophets teach messages that partially or totally contradict what the Bible says.
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* This term could also be translated as "person who falsely claims to be God's spokesman" or "someone who falsely claims to speak God's words."
* The New Testament teaches that in the end times there will be many false prophets who will try to deceive people into thinking that they come from God.
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(See also: [fulfill ](../kt/fulfill.md ), [prophet ](../kt/prophet.md ), [true ](../kt/true.md ))
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## Bible References: ##
* [1 John 04:1-3 ](en/tn/1jn/help/04/01 )
* [2 Peter 02:1-3 ](en/tn/2pe/help/02/01 )
* [Acts 13:6-8 ](en/tn/act/help/13/06 )
* [Luke 06:26 ](en/tn/luk/help/06/26 )
* [Matthew 07:15-17 ](en/tn/mat/help/07/15 )
* [Matthew 24:23-25 ](en/tn/mat/help/24/23 )
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