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when a prophet speaks in the name of Yahweh, if the thing doesn`t follow, nor happen, that is the thing which Yahweh has not spoken: the prophet has spoken it presumptuously, you shall not be afraid of him.
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The Fulfillment Test
Commentators agree that the primary, objective test for a prophet's message is fulfillment. If a predicted event does not happen, God did not speak it. One scholar notes an exception for conditional prophecies, where the outcome depends on a people's repentance, as seen elsewhere in Scripture.
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Deuteronomy
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19th Century
Anglican
If the thing follow not, nor come to pass.— This is one form of our Lord’s test for all prophets, “By their fruits (i…
16th Century
Protestant
The prophet has spoken it presumptuously. He not only condemns the folly and vanity of those who advance their own inventions in place of …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord Says he comes from God, is sent by him, and has a commission from hi…
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Presbyterian
It is promised here concerning Christ that a Prophet would come, great above all the prophets. By Him, God would make Himself and His will known to…
