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The Lord brought accusations, an indictment against the false prophets who were speaking out of the own imagination and not by the inspiration of the Spirit of the Lord. Eze. 13:17 Ezekiel was commanded to prophesy against the daughters of my people. An impending catastrophe is pronounced against them. The manner in which they used pillows and kerchiefs would indicate that they were involved in so called magic arts. Eze. 13:18 Their actions, whatever they were, deceived the people and brought them into captivity with the ultimate result being death. These false prophets had no means whereby the could protect and preserve the people.
As usual, with false practices the goal is for earthly gain and has a financial motive attached to it. Eze. 13:19 The lies of the false prophets caused the death of innocents while the guilty who should have been punished were spared alive. Once again, we find the old adage fulfilled that, ìhistory repeats itself.î One of the great indications that we are in the end times will be the coming of the antichrist, who will be the most infamous of liars. Incidentally, it is well that we note his assumption of office will be by a spectacular and sudden appearing on the scene. He will imitate as closely as he can the general understanding of the church pertaining to the coming, the parousia of Christ. 2 Thess. 2:1 The antichrist will have his own coming (parouosia). 2 Thess. 2:9 As Christ will have His moment of revelation (apokalupsis) , 2 Thess. 1:7 The antichrist will have his moment of revelation (apokalupto) . 2 Thess. 2:3 The casual understanding of the coming of the Lord Jesus, which is prevalent among Christians, leaves the average church member of today vulnerable to the big lie and greatest deception of the ages.
John in his visions received on Patmos saw and described the antichrist and the false prophet as beasts. There is no question but what that will be the hidden nature of this pair. However, in actual appearance they will be most attractive to the eyes of mankind. The brightness, the glitter that they will display is only skin deep. Inwardly they are ravening wolves with nothing but destruction on their minds. The false prophet will display very spectacular and convincing great signs and wonders. Rev. 13:13 Even the giving of breath to the image of the antichrist which he will cause the peoples of the earth to construct. As the Lord declared His disgust and His rejection of the false prophets in the day of Ezekiel, so He will make Himself strong and totally defeat the powers of darkness which reach their climax in the end of the age. They are captured and incarcerated in the lake of fire. Rev. 19:20 20:10 Beware of false prophets.