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2 Peter-Chapter 2/Watch Out For The Wolves Coming as Sheep

2 Peter-Chapter 2/Watch Out For The Wolves Coming as Sheep

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Chapter 2 FALSE PROPHETS (2 Peter 2:1) 2:1 There were times when
false prophets arose among the people, even as amongst you too
there will be false teachers, men who will insidiously introduce
destructive heresies and deny the Lord who bought them; and by so
doing they will bring swift destruction on themselves. That there
should arise false prophets within the Church was something only to
be expected, for in every generation false prophets had been
responsible for leading God's people astray and for bringing
disaster on the nation. It is worth while looking at the false
prophets in the Old Testament story for their characteristics were
recurring in the time of Peter and are still recurring today. (i)
The false prophets were more interested in gaining popularity than
in telling the truth. Their policy was to tell people what they
wanted to hear. The false prophets said, "Peace, peace, when there
is no peace" (Jeremiah 6:14). They saw visions of peace, when the
Lord God was saying that there was no peace (Ezekiel 13:16). In the
days of Jehosaphat, Zedekiah, the false prophet, donned his horns
of iron and said that Israel would push the Syrians out of the way
as he pushed with these horns; Micaiah the true prophet foretold
disaster if Jehosaphat went to war. Of course, Zedekiah was popular
and his message was accepted; but Jehosaphat went forth to war with
the Syrians and perished tragically (1 Kings 22:1-53 ). In the days
of Jeremiah, Hananiah prophesied the swift end of the power of
Babylon, while Jeremiah prophesied the servitude of the nation to
her; and again the prophet who told people what they wished to hear
was the popular one (Jeremiah 28:1-17 ). Diogenes, the great cynic
philosopher, spoke of the false teachers of his day whose method
was to follow wherever the applause of the crowd led. One of the
first characteristics of the false prophet is that he tells men
what they want to hear and not the truth they need to hear.