Biblical Tests of a True Prophet
False Prophets will Deceive the Very Elect if Possible Matthew 24:23-25 Spirit of Prophesy Revelation 12:17 Revelation 19:10 True Prophets Will be Rejected Matthew 17:10-13 True Prophets Must Comply With and are Subject to the Former Prophets Isaiah 8:20 1st Corinthians 14:32-33 see also verses 29-31 True Prophets Will Call People to Obey God’s Law Deuteronomy 13:1-5 Matthew 7:21-23 The Personal Life of a True Prophet Must Bring Glory to God and the Fruit of the Spirit Matthew 7:15-20 Galatians 5:22-26 Matthew 5:14-16 John 15:8 Jesus Came in Our Flesh 1st John 4:1-3 Hebrews 2:14-18 Luke 24:36-43 John 1:14 The Predictions of a True Prophet Must Come True Except in Case of Conditionality Jeremiah 28:9 Deuteronomy 18:22 A True Prophet Will Exalt Jesus Alone John 20:31 John 1:8-9 & 26-29 John 5:39 & 46 Luke 24:25-27 & 44-45 A True Prophet will Tear the Mask Off of Satan Mark 3:24-26 2nd Corinthians 11:3 & 1-13 A True Prophet will Openly Rebuke Sin Nathan Rebuked David Elijah Rebuked Ahab and Jezebel Jeremiah Rebuked Jehoiakim and Zedekiah Isaiah Rebuked Ahaz and Hezekiah John the Baptist Rebuked Herod John the Apostle Rebuked Emperor Domitian and was thrown in a pot of boiling Oil True Prophets will Experience Certain Supernatural and Physical Phenomena Daniel 10:5-8 & 10 & 17-19 Numbers 24:4 2nd Corinthians 12:2-4 … Continued