Deuteronomy 13:1-5
13:1 Suppose a prophet or one who foretells by dreams
should appear among you and show you a sign or wonder,
13:2 and the sign or wonder should come to pass concerning what he said to you, namely, “Let us follow other gods” – gods whom you have not previously known – “and let us serve them.”
13:3 You must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer,
for the
Lord your God will be testing you to see if you love him
with all your mind and being.
13:4 You must follow the
Lord your God and revere only him; and you must observe his commandments, obey him, serve him, and remain loyal to him.
13:5 As for that prophet or dreamer,
he must be executed because he encouraged rebellion against the
Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, redeeming you from that place of slavery, and because he has tried to entice you from the way the
Lord your God has commanded you to go. In this way you must purge out evil from within.
Jeremiah 23:25-27
23:25 The Lord says, “I have heard what those prophets who are prophesying lies in my name are saying. They are saying, ‘I have had a dream! I have had a dream!’
23:26 Those prophets are just prophesying lies. They are prophesying the delusions of their own minds.
23:27 How long will they go on plotting to make my people forget who I am through the dreams they tell one another? That is just as bad as what their ancestors did when they forgot who I am by worshiping the god Baal.
Micah 2:11
2:11 If a lying windbag should come and say,
‘I’ll promise you blessings of wine and beer,’
he would be just the right preacher for these people!
Matthew 24:4-5
24:4 Jesus answered them,
“Watch out
that no one misleads you.
24:5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’
and they will mislead many.
Matthew 24:24
24:24 For false messiahs
and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
Matthew 24:2
24:2 And he said to them,
“Do you see all these things? I tell you the truth,
not one stone will be left on another.
All will be torn down!”
Matthew 2:1-3
The Visit of the Wise Men
2:1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the time of King Herod, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem
2:2 saying, “Where is the one who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
2:3 When King Herod heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him.
Matthew 2:1
The Visit of the Wise Men
2:1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the time of King Herod, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem
Matthew 4:1-2
The Temptation of Jesus
4:1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
4:2 After he fasted forty days and forty nights he was famished.
Revelation 19:20
19:20 Now
the beast was seized, and along with him the false prophet who had performed the signs on his behalf
– signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur.