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• Bar-Jesus

  [People]

  Bar-Jesus, also called Elymas, is a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet who appears in Acts 13. At Paphos on the island of Cyprus, he tried to keep the proconsul Sergius Paulus from believing, was rebuked by Paul, and was struck blind for a time.

• Ezekiel 13

  [Bible]

  Ezekiel 13 rebukes the prophets of Israel who prophesy on their own initiative though the LORD has not sent them, together with the women who practice divination. It likens false prophecy that proclaims peace when there is no peace to a wall daubed with untempered mortar.

• Zechariah 13

  [Bible]

  Zechariah 13 is a prophecy that in that day a fountain will be opened to cleanse sin and uncleanness, idols and false prophets will be removed from the land, and, after the shepherd is struck and the sheep are scattered, the surviving third will be refined and become God's people.

• Azur

  [People]

  Azur is a Gibeonite mentioned in the Old Testament Book of Jeremiah as the father of Hananiah, a false prophet active during the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah.

• 2 Peter 2

  [Bible]

  2 Peter 2 warns against false teachers who will arise within the church. Citing God's judgment of the angels who sinned, the Flood in Noah's day, and Sodom and Gomorrah, it declares their destruction and likens their greed and licentiousness to the way of Balaam.

• Elymas

  [People]

  Elymas, also called Bar-Jesus, was a Jewish sorcerer who, according to Acts 13, opposed the preaching of Paul and Barnabas at Paphos on Cyprus and was struck temporarily blind.

• Deuteronomy 14

  [Bible]

  Deuteronomy 14 sets out the regulations Israel was to observe as a holy people unto the LORD: mourning customs, the distinction between clean and unclean animals for food, the annual tithe, and the tithe brought every third year.

• 1 John 4:7–8

  [Bible Verses]

  A passage of Scripture that begins "Beloved, let us love one another" and concludes "for God is love." Widely cherished as a rare expression that describes the nature of God in a single word, it has also prompted theological discussion about the relationship among God's love, justice, and judgment.

• Jeroboam II

  [People]

  Jeroboam II was the fourth king of the Jehu dynasty in the northern kingdom of Israel and the son of Joash. He recovered much lost territory and presided over a period of prosperity, but the contemporary prophets Amos and Hosea condemned the injustice and false worship that lay beneath that prosperity.

• Deuteronomy 18

  [Bible]

  Deuteronomy 18 sets out the portion due to the Levitical priests, forbids the divination and necromancy (calling up the spirits of the dead) practiced by the nations of Canaan, and records God's promise to raise up a prophet like Moses, together with the criteria for distinguishing true prophets from false ones.

• Deuteronomy 19

  [Bible]

  Deuteronomy 19, part of the law delivered by Moses, contains the regulations on cities of refuge for those who kill a person unintentionally, the command not to remove a neighbor's landmark, the principle of two or three witnesses, and the punishment of false witnesses.

• 2 Peter 3

  [Bible]

  The final chapter of 2 Peter answers those who scoff at the Lord's return, explaining that the apparent delay of the Second Coming reflects God's longsuffering. Looking ahead to the new heavens and new earth, it urges readers to grow in grace and knowledge and closes the letter with a doxology.

• Jeremiah 6

  [Bible]

  Jeremiah 6 is a prophecy warning that an enemy from the north will besiege Jerusalem. It rebukes a people who refuse to repent, along with the prophets and priests who offer false comfort by saying "Peace."

• Zechariah 10

  [Bible]

  Zechariah 10 is a prophecy declaring that the LORD, not idols, gives rain. It announces judgment on false shepherds and promises that God will strengthen the house of Judah and the house of Joseph and gather His scattered people once more.

• Jeremiah 27

  [Bible]

  Jeremiah 27 is the chapter in which Jeremiah wears a yoke on his neck and tells Judah and five neighboring nations to serve the king of Babylon. He also warns that prophecies of the temple vessels' imminent return from Babylon are false.

• Nehemiah 6

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  Nehemiah 6 recounts how Nehemiah's enemies try to intimidate him with proposals for a meeting, a slanderous letter, and false prophecy, yet the wall of Jerusalem is completed in fifty-two days.

• Jeremiah 5

  [Bible]

  Jeremiah 5 opens with the charge that not a single person who acts justly can be found in Jerusalem. The chapter rebukes idolatry, injustice, and false prophecy, and announces judgment through a distant nation.

• Ezekiel 35

  [Bible]

  Ezekiel 35 is a prophecy of judgment against Mount Seir, a name for Edom. Because Edom harbored a long-standing hostility toward Israel in its time of calamity, coveted its land, and rejoiced over its desolation, the chapter declares that the land of Edom will likewise be made desolate.

• 2 Peter 1

  [Bible]

  The first chapter of 2 Peter. After the greeting, it urges believers to add virtue, knowledge, and other qualities to their faith. It also grounds the apostle's testimony in what he saw on the mount of the Transfiguration and addresses the authority of prophecy spoken by men moved by the Holy Spirit.

• Matthew 24:14

  [Bible Verses]

  Matthew 24:14 is a prophecy of Jesus that this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations, and then the end shall come. Because it links the motive for mission with the timing of the Second Coming, the verse figures prominently both in the missionary movement and in eschatological discussion.