The false prophets of today are ones who spread misinformation

There is much written in the Bible about false prophets. These are people who claim to be prophets but they are not getting their information from God - instead they are spreading things that they made up.

Today, we also have false prophets in Christianity. These people spread misinformation. Often this misinformation is poorly interpreted Bible readings, but sometimes it can spread outside the sphere of the spiritual and into political things. 

This is why it's very important that each person, whether a Christian or questioning, should read the Bible for themselves and compare it to what is being said by someone else.

As a concrete example, some false prophets will claim to be Christian but they say racist things. Racism is not compatible with Christianity (I have written more about that here). It is made abundantly clear in the Bible that salvation is made available for all people who choose to take this free gift of Jesus's sacrifice - not just certain people or certain races. In Revelation it says "from every nation, from all tribes", as shown in this passage:

After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands.

Revelation 7:9

So it's important to be able to distinguish for ourselves false prophets from true spiritual leaders. We can only do this by reading the Bible and praying. We do not want to fall into the trap of trusting everyone (including false prophets), or on the other hand, trusting no-one and missing out on hearing useful information. This is why it's so important for us to read the Bible for ourselves.

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