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Political prophecies, false prophets in 2020, and the antichrist

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 19) 00:53:16 – 00:57:23

Joe Burton asked whether the wave of false political prophecies might be setting up the antichrist to appear as a savior.

Mike declines to speculate on whether current events are setting up the antichrist — he notes he is pre-millennial but recognizes Christians across church history have always believed they were in the last days. He warns against self-focused eschatological speculation, citing that every major war (WWI, WWII) generated plausible antichrist candidates. John's comment that "many antichrists have come already" (1 John 2:18) suggests Satan persistently runs similar playbooks. His main application: the 2020 false prophets (e.g., Kenneth Copeland; he invites viewers to name others) who predicted Trump's re-election and the end of COVID-19 have forfeited credibility permanently. Even subsequent repentance videos do not restore trust; Deuteronomy's criterion is simple — if a prophecy fails, do not trust that prophet again. He mentions a YouTube channel called "It's Me Not Him" as an example of ongoing false prophecy reinforcement.

Responses

Scripture Commentary tweet

@whoalaura @StothersRyan Yes, you are correct. Many false prophets do exactly this. Prophets carried the death penalty for false prophecy because of this. When God inspires someone to write scripture, it is self-evident, internally consistent, and no...

@whoalaura @StothersRyan Yes, you are correct. Many false prophets do exactly this. Prophets carried the death penalty for false prophecy because of this. When God inspires someone to write scripture,

Scripture Commentary tweet

@CaidenHooks @MikeWingerii @copper_teal Except you are not judging his false teaching or false prophecy but the *manner and authenticity* of his recanting that specific teaching. It wasn’t done in a convincing way to you, so you claim he lied. Whethe...

@CaidenHooks @MikeWingerii @copper_teal Except you are not judging his false teaching or false prophecy but the *manner and authenticity* of his recanting that specific teaching. It wasn’t done in a c

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@psalm119164 @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam This is not about encouraging false teaching or false prophecy! After all, that is precisely what Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to stop. A godly woman teaching true doctrine to women to groups including men is...

@psalm119164 @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam This is not about encouraging false teaching or false prophecy! After all, that is precisely what Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to stop. A godly woman teaching

Scripture Commentary article

Comp View Of 1Cor11 Mark

This post is a first. I have never before taken the writing of a complementarian and posted it on my blog

Scripture Commentary tweet

@AsherJacob23060 @AlistairMerrym1 Mt 18:15–17 is plainly about a present process of confronting a sinning brother in the church, not end-time events. What in the chapter itself signals a shift to eschatology? The parable (18:21–35) reinforces presen...

@AsherJacob23060 @AlistairMerrym1 Mt 18:15–17 is plainly about a present process of confronting a sinning brother in the church, not end-time events. What in the chapter itself signals a shift to esc

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@eschatologyguy @CherylSchatz Paul always went to the Jew first and then to the Gentiles only when the Jews rejected his message. Paul also circumcised Timothy so that he could join him in ministering to the Jews. God also had to show Peter not to ca...

@eschatologyguy @CherylSchatz Paul always went to the Jew first and then to the Gentiles only when the Jews rejected his message. Paul also circumcised Timothy so that he could join him in ministering

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