A Word From The LORD To the Prophets!

 

A Word From The LORD To the Prophets!

Jeremiah 23:16-40 NKJV

 

“Thus says The LORD of Hosts: Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They make you worthless; they speak a vision of their own heart, not from the mouth of The LORD.

They continually say to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD has said, you shall have peace’; and to everyone who walks according to the dictates (stubbornness or imagination) of their own heart, they say, ‘No evil shall come upon you.’

For who has stood in the council of The LORD, and has perceived and heard His Word? Who has marked His Word and heard it?

Behold, a whirlwind of The LORD has gone forth in fury–a violent whirlwind! It will fall violently on the head of the wicked.

The anger of The LORD will not turn back until He has executed and preformed the thought of His heart. In the latter days you will understand it perfectly.

I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran. I have not spoken to them yet they prophesied.

But if they had stood in My Counsel, and had caused My People to hear My Words, then they would have turned them from the evil of their doings.

‘Am I a GOD near at hand,’ says The LORD, ‘and not a GOD afar off? Can anyone hide himself in secret places, so I shall not see him?’ says The LORD.

I have heard what the prophets said who prophesy lies in My Name, saying, ‘I have dreamed, I have dreamed!’

How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Indeed they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart.

Who try to make My People forget My Name by their dreams which everyone tells his neighbor, as their fathers forgot My Name for baal.

The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; and he who has My Word, let him speak My Word faithfully. ‘What is the chaff to the wheat?’ says The LORD.

‘Is not My Word like a fire?’ says The LORD, ‘And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?’

‘Therefore behold, I Am against the prophets,’ says The LORD, ‘who steal My Words everyone from his neighbor.

‘Behold, I Am against the prophets,’ says The LORD, ‘who use their tongues and say, “He says.”’

‘Behold I Am against those who prophesy false dreams,’ says The LORD, and tell them, and cause My People to err by their lies and by their recklessness. Yet I did not sent them or command them; therefore they shall not profit this People at all, says The LORD.

So when these People or the prophet or the priest ask you, saying, ‘What is The Oracle (Burden) of The LORD?’ you shall then say to them, ‘What Oracle? (You are the burden) I will even forsake you, says The LORD.’

And as for the prophet and the priest and the People who say, ‘The Oracle of The LORD!’ I will even punish that man and his house.

 Thus every one of you shall say to his neighbor, and every one to his brother, ‘What has The LORD Answered?’ and ‘What has The LORD Spoken?’

And the Oracle of The LORD you shall mention no more. For every man’s word will be his oracle, for you have perverted the Words of The Living GOD, The LORD of Hosts, our GOD.

Thus you shall say to the prophet, ‘What has The LORD Answered you?’ and ‘What has The LORD Spoken?’

But since you say, ‘The Oracle of The LORD’ therefore thus says The LORD: ‘Because you say this word, “The Oracle of The LORD!” and I have sent you, saying, ‘Do not say, “The Oracle of The LORD!” therefore behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you and forsake you, and the City that I gave you and your fathers, and will cast you out of My Presence.

And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.’”

 

The first 15 verses of Jeremiah 23 is specifically to the prophets prophesying about Israel and Jerusalem. The rest of the chapter is to the prophets at that time but also to all prophets for every generation. Today especially we see and hear prophets prophesying peace and prosperity to the Church, America and the world. Yet the signs of the time according to the Bible do not say peace and prosperity. The Biblical signs of the time say great darkness and persecution are coming upon the earth and the Church.

With great persecution comes great revival, but the persecution comes first. There will be great darkness upon the earth and the Church because there is much evil in the earth and much deception in the Church. During the darkest hour the brightness of the true Followers of CHRIST will shine so bright that many wishy washy Christians and many non-believers will repent and come to The LORD JESUS before His return. This will cause even more persecution and as the army of darkness move toward Jerusalem, CHRIST will come and judge His enemies and establish His 1000 year reign over the nations from Jerusalem.

A few NT scriptures about prophets and prophesy:

“How is it then, brethren? Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification (building up)…Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge. But if anything is revealed to another who sits by, let the first keep silent. For you can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be encouraged. And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. For GOD is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the Churches of the Saints.” 1 Corinthians 14:26-33

“For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our LORD JESUS CHRIST, but were eyewitnesses of His Majesty. For He received from GOD The Father Honor and Glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: ‘This is My Beloved Son, in Whom I Am well pleased.’ And we heard this voice which came from Heaven when we were Him on the Holy Mountain. And so we have the prophetic Word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a Light that shines in a dark place, until the Day dawns and The Morning Star rises in your hearts; knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation (or origin), for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of GOD spoke as they were moved by The HOLY SPIRIT.” 2 Peter 1:16-21

“Now he who keeps His Commandments abides in Him and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by The SPIRIT Whom He has given us. Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of GOD; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know The SPIRIT of GOD: Every spirit that confessed that JESUS CHRIST has come in the flesh is of GOD, and every spirit that does not confess that JESUS CHRIST has come in the flesh is not of GOD. And this is the spirit of the anti-christ, which you have heard was coming and is now already in the world.” 1 John 3:24-4:3

“Then he said to me, ‘Write: Blessed are those called to the marriage supper of The Lamb!’ And he said to me, ‘These are the True Sayings of GOD.’ And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, ‘See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant and of your brethren who have the Testimony of JESUS. Worship GOD! For the Testimony of JESUS is the SPIRIT of Prophesy.’” Revelation 19:9-10

 

If you are a born again Christian, a Follower of JESUS then you should be familiar with The Word of GOD, The Bible. We all should be reading it and studying it as often as we can! We will all someday stand at the judgment seat of GOD and be judged for how we lived our life. There are many Christians who do not have a sufficient relationship with GOD, are not familiar with His SPIRIT or His Word and therefore can easily be fooled by good sounding teaching and prophecy that lead them to hell!

“Remind them of these things, charging them before The LORD not to strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers.  Be diligent to present yourself approved to GOD, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing The Word of Truth. But shun profane and idle babblings (empty chatter), for they will increase (lead) to more ungodliness…All Scripture is given by inspiration of GOD, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness (training, discipline), that the man of GOD may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 2:14-16…3:16-17

Seek GOD First!