March 15, 2020

Jeremiah 23:25–32 25 I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. 26 How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart; 27 Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal. 28 The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the Lord. 29 Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? 30 Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that steal my words everyone from his neighbour. 31 Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. 32 Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the Lord.

1. Forgotten name. Oh the curse of bad memory. When his works are blanked. When His name is erased from human dialogue. When his power is diminished because of so many other ideas and identities.
   1. They cause. This means it is deliberate. This is not some amnesiac moment, or the momentary slip of memory; this is a purposeful elimination. If you can’t invoke the name of God then you have nothing to block the gate. Anything can come in the city of faith and turn it toward another god.
   1. By their dreams. They use spiritual lies to rule the carnal. Flesh is empowered. New temptations are given legitimacy. Sin tolerance is maximized, all by saying “I had a dream.” Your dreams better be backed by doctrine. Or they are just demonic fantasies and misguiding illusions. I don’t care what hocus pocus otherworldly encounters one may have, especially by some pharmaceutically induced state; if it contradicts the Bible then it must be condemned, rejected, and thrown away.
2. False name. When the people of God forget the name of Jesus they soon settle for a substitute. A cheating power. A lying source. A counterfeit cause. An imposter on fabricated throne. Spies do this. They carry around numerous passports with false identities to navigate in and out of different countries. They are convincing character actors. They can stage realistic back stories and portray someone as though they have lived as that very person and personality for decades. And it’s all lies.
3. False nourishment. What is the chaff to the wheat? BKC states, “Their “dreams” were as worthless for meeting spiritual needs as was straw for meeting physical hunger.” My friend what is pop psychology to the Word of God? What is self help books that contradict Scripture to the life giving words of truth? What is powerless false doctrine to soul empowering apostolic creeds? If I set up a feast; decorated a luxurious table with silver platters and gleaming dishes; and then offered you a tantalizing serving shoe leather and cardboard, no, literally; what would you think? And yet, false prophets are dishing out cardboard theologies and shoe leather unwarranted, Bible contradicting liberties. And people are like, “Yum, yum, how delicious; I’ve never tasted something so delicious.” Ridiculous, right?
4. Fraudulent neighbor.  They steal my words everyone from his neighbor. “Therefore behold (hear this), I am against the [counterfeit] prophets,” says the LORD, “[I am descending on them with punishment, these prophets] who steal My words from one another [imitating the words of the true prophets].” AMP
5. False Narrator. They use their tongues. This could apply to New Testament tongues and interpretation. They make it sound like it was from God but it really originates from a rebellious heart. It’s like fake journalism; the report did not come from the Lord. This is why gifts and character need to be unified in the church; because gifts do not indicate righteousness of the individual; the fruits of the Spirit show these things.
6. Frivolous Nature. By their lightness. This indicates that they treat the sacred things with silliness and profane important subjects with foul language. They make light of sacred things. They cynically laugh at people who make spiritual or supernatural claims, no matter how compelling the evidence. It’s Goliath making fun of David when he came to fight for Israel. It’s the taunting behavior like the children of wicked men who made fun of Elijah calling him “baldy”. It’s the disrespectful degrading of those who have faith, or the sinister jokes made to belittle Christians, or the condescending tone of educators who make Bible believers seem like they are primeval cave men grunting and stumbling their way through life. But remember, “the Lord shall laugh, he shall have them in derision.” In other words, God will get the last laugh on frivolous false prophets of this generation. Listen now…

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