So how do we tell who is a false prophet?

I know that the Old Testiment says that a false prophet was one that had a prophecy and it did not come true. But in these last times many false prophets are to arise and decieve many even the elect if possible. What are some signs of a false prophet that we could apply in an article that says ';ten things to look for/signs of a false prophet.';So how do we tell who is a false prophet?
How do they talk? (in regular life?)


How do they live?


What are their Faith Statements?





When they are ';On Line for GOD'; does what they Preach and Teach line-up with the Bible (Word of GOD)?


Does what they Prophesy come true consistently? (Prophets of GOD can miss it at times)


Does your Inward Witness (Holy Spirit livivng in your spirit) connect and agree with what they say and teach and preach and prophesy?





GOD can Talk throught Anybody!


That dosen't make Everybody HE does talk through a Prophet.


When you call yourself a Prophet, you should know yourself that it is a life long ';calling'; on you ';befor'; you were even born.


GOD makes People Prophets.


Nobody Else.





GOD confirms HIS WORD with TWO or MORE Witness's--even with what Prophets of GOD Prophesy.So how do we tell who is a false prophet?
from there fruits you can know them,,,,
all prophets are false because there is no god.
As you said, if something they say does not come to pass.


If you really think about it, you'll discover more, but I'll throw you one more.


All prophecy is given by God, right? So, if the prophecy exalts man in any way, and does not give glory to God, then BINGO! False prophet.
Retroactively you examine their prophecies and determine if they were right or wrong. To examine a prophecy in any other way is a form of prophesying in itself.





Any article that starts with ';Ten things....'; is hardly likely to be considered factual itself, being a popular device in trashy magazines.
Does the prophecy line up with current other words?


Does it agree with Scripture?


Does it agree with your inner witness?


Does this person have a proven record of accuracy?


Does this person have genuine character?


Does the word point to G-d, or somewhere else?
Most people have that definition in mind – it is found at Deuteronomy 18:20-22. A closer examination of this scripture, however, shows that even false prophets can give signs that actually come true.





But there is another given by God found at Deuteronomy 13:1-5: “In case a prophet or a dreamer of a dream arises in your midst and does give you a sign or a portent, and the sign or the portent does come true of which he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us walk after other gods, whom you have not known, and let us serve them,’ you must not listen to the words of that prophet or to the dreamer of that dream, because Jehovah your God is testing you to know whether you are loving Jehovah your God with all your heart and all your soul. After Jehovah . . . you should walk, and him you should fear . . . , and him you should serve . . . And that prophet or that dreamer of the dream should be put to death, because he has spoken of revolt against Jehovah your God . . . and you must clear out what is evil from your midst.”





Clearly, then, a false prophet is one who is trying to turn us aside from worshiping the true God. If they are attempting to subvert our faith and cause us to stop serving the true God, of necessity they must be the false prophets!





Even Jesus warned, at Matthew 7:22, that in the final days so-called disciples would be performing great signs. But he would call their works lawlessness.





In the final analysis, a false prophet is one trying to subvert the true faith and turn worshipers away from the true God.





Hannah J Paul
The one who tends to show off himself and acts as if he is holier than others.
The same standard applies today as then! Be careful however, to avoid ';generalized'; prophecy or things that can easily manipulated by man to come true.
There is no more prophesy. We know that Jesus was a false prophet because none of his predictions happened. We will know the messiah because he will bring peace on earth for all mankind.





';...they shall beat their swords into plowshares,


and their spears into pruning hooks;


nation shall not lift up sword against nation,


neither shall they learn war anymore.'; (Isaiah 2:4)





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Do they follow the Bibles teachings? Its plain and simple, thats why we need to read the Bible and know whats right and wrong.





God Bless
If just one of their prophecies does not come true, then they are false prophets, and from such turn away.


All old testament prophets prophecies came true. Not one was false.
I can think of only five, right now. 1. If their predictions do not come true. 2. If they contradict the Bible. 3. If their predictions are so general that anyone could make them. 4. If their predictions do not in some way glorify God. 5. If they glorify themselves.
one that doesn't exist is a good start.


ones that do exist generally only have a handfull of followers, and are eventually written off as the loonies they are
Any Prophet that comes after Muhammad is a false prophet!!!!





In Matthew in the New Testament it says we should judge a prophet by the fruits of their prophecies (whether they come true). Muhammad's prophecies did come true!





Most Christians will tell you that Prophecy ended with Jesus, don't listen to them as in the New Testament a prophet came after Jesus called Agabus...





Most Christians don't know about their religion...
Jesus said “a tree is known by his fruit” (Matthew 12:33). When looking for “fruit,” here are three specific tests to apply to any teacher to determine the accuracy of his or her teaching:





1) What does this teacher say about Jesus? In Matthew 16:15, Jesus asks, “Whom say ye that I am?” Peter answers, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God,” and for this answer Peter is called “blessed.” In 2 John 9, we read, “Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.” In other words, Jesus Christ and His work of redemption is of utmost importance; beware anyone who denies that Jesus is equal with God, who downplays Jesus’ substitutionary death, or who rejects Jesus’ humanity. First John 2:22 says, “Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.”





2) Does this teacher preach the gospel? The gospel is defined as the good news concerning Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection, according to the scriptures (1 Corinthians 15:1-4). As nice as they sound, the statements “God loves you,” “God wants us to feed the hungry,” and “God wants you to be wealthy” are NOT the complete message of the gospel. As Paul warns in Galatians 1:7, “There be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.” No one, not even a great preacher, has the right to change the message that God gave us. “If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed” (Galatians 1:9).





3) Does this teacher exhibit character qualities that glorify the Lord? Speaking of false teachers, Jude 11 says, “They have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.” In other words, a false teacher can be known by his pride (Cain’s rejection of God’s plan), greed (Balaam’s prophesying for money), and rebellion (Korah’s promotion of himself over Moses).
SAI - I agree with you





All prophets after Muhammad (saw) are false prophets. There is no prophet after Muhammad (saw)





All Muhammad (saw) prophecies came true ............ so how can christians say that he is not a prophet.





http://www.quran.net/quran/hist-qur.htm





The one false Prophet that Islam does identify is the Dijal





http://www.islam.tc/prophecies/masdaj.ht…





The above link describes him in detaIL
I'd think a false prophet would want to prove to others that he is the real thing so they would do things in public to convince others. A true prophet wouldn't have to do this or care to..
Anyone spouting stuff about religion is a false prophet, as there is no God! I respect their beliefs, but they don't need to go preaching them to people.