2 Chronicles 25:16
25:16 While he was speaking, Amaziah
said to him, “Did we appoint you to be a royal counselor? Stop prophesying or else you will be killed!”
So the prophet stopped, but added, “I know that the
Lord has decided
to destroy you, because you have done this thing and refused to listen to my advice.”
Isaiah 29:21
29:21 those who bear false testimony against a person,
who entrap the one who arbitrates at the city gate
and deprive the innocent of justice by making false charges.
Isaiah 30:9-11
30:9 For these are rebellious people –
they are lying children,
children unwilling to obey the Lord’s law.
30:10 They say to the visionaries, “See no more visions!”
and to the seers, “Don’t relate messages to us about what is right!
Tell us nice things,
relate deceptive messages.
30:11 Turn aside from the way,
stray off the path.
Remove from our presence the Holy One of Israel.”
Amos 5:10
5:10 The Israelites hate anyone who arbitrates at the city gate;
they despise anyone who speaks honestly.
Amos 7:10-13
Amos Confronts a Priest
7:10 Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent this message to King Jeroboam of Israel: “Amos is conspiring against you in the very heart of the kingdom of Israel! The land cannot endure all his prophecies.
7:11 As a matter of fact, Amos is saying this: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword and Israel will certainly be carried into exile away from its land.’”
7:12 Amaziah then said to Amos, “Leave, you visionary! Run away to the land of Judah! Earn your living and prophesy there!
7:13 Don’t prophesy at Bethel any longer, for a royal temple and palace are here!”
Micah 2:6
2:6 ‘Don’t preach with such impassioned rhetoric,’ they say excitedly.
‘These prophets should not preach of such things;
we will not be overtaken by humiliation.’
Matthew 21:23
The Authority of Jesus
21:23 Now after Jesus entered the temple courts, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”
Acts 4:17-19
4:17 But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more
to anyone in this name.”
4:18 And they called them in and ordered
them not to speak or teach at all in the name
of Jesus.
4:19 But Peter and John replied,
“Whether it is right before God to obey
you rather than God, you decide,
Acts 5:28
5:28 saying, “We gave
you strict orders
not to teach in this name.
Look,
you have filled Jerusalem
with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood
on us!”
Acts 6:14
6:14 For we have heard him saying that Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and change the customs
that Moses handed down to us.”