When Jesus talked with His disciples about the end times and the sign of His coming, عیسی در متی گفت 24:24, there shall arise false Christs and false prophets and shall shew great signs and wonders, این که, if it were possible they shall deceive the very elect. But what will these false Christs and false prophets and their deceiving signs and wonders look like? What does the Bible say about false Christs and false prophets?
What does the Bible say about false prophets in the Old Testament?
The Bible says a lot of things about false prophets in the Old Testament. نot only in the New Testament we read about false prophets, but also in the Old Testament. These false prophets pretended that God sent them and spoke His words, while God had not sent them. These false prophets followed their own spirit and saw vanity and lying divination and prophecied lies from their hearts.
پسر انسان, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the Lord; بنابراین می گوید خداوند خداوند; وای بر پیامبران نادان, که از روحیه خود پیروی می کنند, و چیزی ندیده اند!
اسرائیل, پیامبران تو مانند روباه های بیابان هستند. شما به شکاف ها بالا نرفته اید, نه پرچین برای خاندان اسرائیل برای ایستادن در جنگ در روز خداوند.
باطل و فال دروغ دیده اند, گفت, خداوند می گوید: و خداوند آنها را نفرستاده است: و دیگران را امیدوار کرده اند که این کلمه را تایید کنند.
آیا رؤیایی بیهوده ندیدی؟, و فال دروغ نگفته اید, در حالی که شما می گویید, خداوند آن را می گوید; هر چند من صحبت نکرده ام?
بنابراین خداوند خداوند می گوید; زیرا شما باطل گفتید, و دروغ دیده, از این رو, ببین, من مخالف شما هستم, می گوید خداوند خدا. و دست من بر پیامبرانی خواهد بود که باطل می بینند, و آن دروغ های الهی: آنها در مجلس قوم من نخواهند بود, آنها در نوشته خاندان اسرائیل مکتوب نخواهند شد, به سرزمین اسرائیل وارد نخواهند شد; و خواهید دانست که من خداوند خداوند هستم (اژکیل 13:2-9)
The false prophets saw vain and foolish things and spoke lies
پیامبران تو چیزهای بیهوده و احمقانه ای برای تو دیده اند: و گناه تو را کشف نکرده اند, تا اسارت را برگردانم; اما برای تو بارهای باطل و اسباب تبعید دیده اند (نوحه ها 2:14)
Her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, باطل دیدن, و پیشگویی دروغ برای آنها, گفت, بنابراین می گوید خداوند خداوند, در حالی که خداوند صحبت نکرده است (اژکیل 22:28)
What does the Bible say about false prophets in the New Testament?
In the New Testament of the Bible, پل, John, پیتر, جود (و دیگران) warned about false prophets and false teachers. They warned the saints to be cautious and to try the spirits whether they were of God. These false prophets were among the people and spoke lies and brought in damnable heresies.
اما پیامبران دروغین نیز در میان مردم بودند, همانطور که معلمان دروغین در میان شما خواهند بود, که به طور مخفیانه بدعت های لعنتی را وارد خواهند کرد, حتی انکار پروردگاری که آنها را خرید, و بر خودشان ویرانی سریع بیاورند (2 پیتر 2:1)
معشوق, هر روحی را باور نکن, اما ارواح را بیازمایید که آیا از خدا هستند: زیرا بسیاری از پیامبران دروغین به دنیا رفته اند (1 John 4:1)
What did Jesus say about false Christs and false prophets?
Jesus said about false Christs and false prophets, زیرا مسیحیان دروغین ظهور خواهند کرد, و پیامبران دروغین, و نشانه ها و شگفتی های بزرگ را نشان خواهد داد; این که, اگر ممکن بود, آنها برگزیدگان را فریب خواهند داد. ببین, I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, ببین, he is in the desert; go not forth: ببین, he is in the secret chambers; باور نکن. For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For wheresoever the carcase is, آنجا عقابها دور هم جمع خواهند شد(متیو 24:24-28)
مراقب پیامبران دروغین باشید, که در لباس گوسفند نزد شما می آیند, اما در باطن آنها گرگ های درنده هستند (متیو 7:15)
و بسیاری از پیامبران دروغین ظهور خواهند کرد, و بسیاری را فریب می دهد (متیو 24:11)
Jesus warned us of false prophets and told us, how we can recognize false prophets. We can recognize false prophets by the fruit they bear.
False Christs and prophets do great signs and wonders. Therefore we can’t rely upon their teachings, معجز, علائم, و شگفتی ها.
عیسی گفت, that we should look at their lives and what kind of fruit they bear in their lives. Do they walk after the Spirit according to the Word of God and keep His commandments? Do they do works of righteousness and bear the fruit of the Spirit?
Or do they walk after the flesh according to the will, شهوات, and desire of the flesh? Do they bear the fruit of the flesh (کارهای بدن), just like the world and sin?
What is the difference between a true and false Shepherd?
The difference between a true and false shepherd is that a true shepherd loves God and cares for His flock. Therefore he teaches, guides, keeps, and corrects the sheep. A false shepherd may seem pious and that he cares for the sheep, but his heart is full of iniquity. He only cares for himself and destroys the sheep.
به عنوان مثال, a prophet or preacher may seem pious and appear charismatic and speak wonderful encouraging words and even do signs and wonders, while in private, the prophet or preacher lives like the world doing the same works of the flesh.
When someone experience depression, اعتیاد(s), یا تماشای پورن, زنا کن, go to clubs/bars, or leave his/her spouse and get a طلاق, and lives in sin and doing things that oppose the Bible, you know that the person is not rooted and seated in Jesus Christ. The person is carnal and walks after the lusts and desires of the flesh instead of the Spirit.
When you look at the fruit of a person, you know whether you’re dealing with a true or false shepherd.
How do you recognize false Christs and false prophets?
You will recognize false Christs and false prophets by looking at their fruits. What fruits do they bear in their lives? They can speak the words in the Bible (many times taken out of context and used for the carnal man) but do they live according to the words in the Bible?
We have accepted too much garbage and false doctrines in the church. And because many Christians don’t examine the Bible themselves and are led by the flesh instead of the Holy Spirit, there is hardly any discernment anymore.
Many Christians follow their pastors, (معروف) واعظ, پیامبران, and evangelists, without studying the Bible for themselves.
They accept and believe their words, even if their words contradict the Word of God.
Let us be serious and watchful. نگاه کن fruit of the person. Do they produce the fruit of the Spirit or the flesh?
عیسی گفت, that this is the only way, that we can recognize and discern true and false prophets and false Christs.
اکنون آثار گوشت آشکار است, اینها هستند; زنا, فساد, نجس بودن, مضحک, بت پرستی, جادوگری, نفرت, واریانس, تقلید, غضب, نزاع, فتنه, بدیهی, حسادت, قتل, مستی, قیافه, و مانند: از چیزی که قبلاً به شما می گویم, همانطور که من در گذشته به شما نیز گفته ام, که کسانی که چنین کارهایی را انجام می دهند، وارث ملکوت خدا نخواهند بود.
اما ثمره روح عشق است, شادی, صلح, رنج طولانی, ملایمت, خوبی, ایمان, فروتنی, اعتدال: در برابر چنین چیزی قانونی وجود ندارد. و آنها که مسیح هستند ، گوشت را با محبت ها و شهوات مصلوب کرده اند (گالاتیان 5:21-24)
False Christs and false prophets shall shew great signs and wonders
عیسی در متی گفت 24:24 (also in Mark 13:22-23), that these false Christs and false prophets shall shew great signs and wonders. They could even deceive the very elect if it were possible.
آن را تصور کنید! These false Christs and false prophets seem like they are sent by God and seem devoted to Him and do many great signs and wonders. All these things looks like they are sent and appointed by God, اما حقیقت این است, that they aren’t and don’t speak His words. Therefore be and stay watchful!
How do you recognize real from counterfeit?
You recognize real from counterfeit by studying the Bible and being led by the Holy Spirit. The more you study the Bible the more you will get to know the real Jesus Christ and the Father and get to know His will. وقتی ذهن خود را با کلام خدا تجدید می کنید, the easier you will discern, what is real (genuine) and what is false (a counterfeit). اما باز هم… عیسی گفت, the only way you will discern false Christs and false prophets is by looking at their lives and the fruit they bear.
عیسی ادامه داد و گفت, that if these false Christs and false prophets say, that the Son of man is in the desert, you should not go there, or in the secret chambers, you should not believe it. You do not have to search for Jesus in places. You shouldn’t be led by (super)natural manifestations, which can also be counterfeits of the devil.
وقتی عیسی برمی گردد, everyone will see Jesus, not just one person, or a few persons. He shall return at an unexpected moment. Jesus gave us the example of lightning to compare to His return. Jesus will return like a thief in the night. Therefore we should stay watchful and be ready to meet Him upon His return.
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