In the contemporary church, we seem to be witnessing a marked growth in false prophecy and false teaching, largely as a result of the inability of the wider Church to 'earnestly contend for the faith' (Jude 3) against these things.
The Bible has two vivid and fundamental tests which may be applied to the words of any person who claims to be a prophet. These are:
1. If the event predicted does not come to pass, the person claiming to be a prophet is no such thing - Deuteronomy 18. 20- 22.
