{"id":745,"date":"2015-08-21T07:54:20","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T12:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/?page_id=745"},"modified":"2025-08-18T06:31:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T11:31:36","slug":"religion-is-the-kingdom-of-false-prophets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/people\/religion-is-the-kingdom-of-false-prophets","title":{"rendered":"False Prophets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ONLY THE SPIRIT OF GOD CAN TEACH ALL THINGS<\/strong><br \/>\nThe <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/rsv\/passage\/?q=galatians+4:1-9;+colossians+2:8;+colossians+2:20\">elementary features of religion<\/a> found in historical religion, including Judaism and Christianity, have a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=2-timothy+3:1-7;+colossians+2:20-23\">form of godliness, but lack real spiritual power.<\/a>\u00a0These elemental spirits are false prophets. That is why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/2-peter\/passage\/?q=2-peter+3:10-12\">God promises to destroy them<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>False prophets\/elemental spirits are also symbolically called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/breadfood-and-wine\/3#treeofknowledgeofgoodandevil\">Trees of Knowledge of Good and Evil<\/a> who provide <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/breadfood-and-wine#evilsoulishfood\">evil, soulish food<\/a> to their followers. Their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/gods-written-word-and-gods-spoken-voice\/#definitionofsin\">words\/writings are the fruit that tempted Adam and Eve to sin.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\">STUDY TIP: See\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/wood-gold-silver-stone\">Wood (trees)<\/a> for more understanding of the symbolism of trees.<\/p>\n<p>Although the words of false prophets are based loosely on the Bible, and although they often reference God and Jesus as their respective spiritual authorities, God considers these prophets <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-sin\/religion-is-idolatry\">idols<\/a> and his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-the-enemy\">enemies<\/a>. In God&#8217;s view, the religious tradition of listening to false prophets is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/isaiah\/passage\/?q=isaiah+28:15-18\">covenant of death <\/a>based on<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=romans+3:19-20;+galatians+2:15-21;+acts+13:38-39\"> works of the law (i.e. flesh). <\/a><\/p>\n<p>To call religion a covenant of death seems a harsh condemnation until we consider that the Old\/First Covenant religion always includes human teachers\u00a0 and does not depend on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=jeremiah+31:31-34;+1-thessalonians+4:9;+1-john+2:27;+john+14:26;+1-corinthians+2:12\">spirit of God to teach all things as provided in the New Covenant. <\/a>These human teachers (i.e. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/lexicons\/hebrew\/nas\/shav.html\">false<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/lexicons\/hebrew\/nas\/nabiy.html\">prophets)<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0take on many forms in Biblical language.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 43.2127%;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=deuteronomy+28:15-41;+1-samuel+8\">Kings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=revelation+2:18-23;+1-kings+16:31;+1-kings+18:4;+1-kings+18:19;+1-kings+19:1-2;+1-kings+21:23;+1-kings+21:25;+2-kings+9:7;+2-kings+9:10;+2-kings+9:22\">Queens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=psalm+118:9;+psalm+119:23;+psalm+146:3;+proverbs+28:2;+isaiah+10:1-8;+isaiah+19:11-13;+jeremiah+2:22-29;+jeremiah+25:12-27;+jeremiah+44:21;+jeremiah+48:7;+jeremiah+49:3;+jeremiah+49:38;+jeremiah+51:57;+lamentations+5:1-16;+ezekiel+22:27;+ezekiel+26:1-16;+hosea+7;+hosea+8:1-10;+hosea+9:15;+hosea+13:10;+amos+1:15;+amos+2:3;+zephaniah+1:8;+zephaniah+3:1-3\">Princes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=deuteronomy+13:5;+deuteronomy+18:20;+2-chronicles+18:12-22;+lamentations+2:14;+jeremiah+28:11-17;+jeremiah+23:16-17;+jeremiah+23:21-32;+jeremiah+20:6;+jeremiah+29:31-32;+jeremiah+23:36;+jeremiah+14:14-15;+isaiah+9:15;+micah+2:11;+nehemiah+6:12-13;+micah+3:11;+zechariah+13:3;+ezekiel+13:6;+ezekiel+13:17;+matthew+24:4;+matthew+7:15-23;+matthew+16:1-4;+matthew+24:11;+matthew+24:23-36;+mark+13:22;+luke+6:26;+acts+13:6;+galatians+1:6-13;+2-corinthians+11:13-15;+2-peter+2:1;+2-peter+2:18;+philippians+3:18-19;+colossians+2:8;+john+15:19;+acts+20:29-32;+romans+16:17-18;+2-peter+2:1-3;+1-timothy+4:1;+titus+1:11-16;+revelation+2:20;+revelation+16:13;+revelation+19:20;+revelation+20:10\">False Prophets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/zechariah\/passage\/?q=zechariah+11:15-17#\">Worthless, foolish shepherds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/search\/?s=bibles&amp;q=seers&amp;t=niv&amp;c=all#\">Seers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=genesis+41:8;+genesis+41:24;+exodus+7:11;+exodus+7:22;+exodus+8:7;+exodus+8:18-19;+exodus+9:11;+daniel+1:20;+daniel+2:2\">Magicians<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=deuteronomy+18:10;+deuteronomy+18:14;+1-samuel+6:2;+1-samuel+28:8;+isaiah+3:2;+isaiah+44:25;+jeremiah+27:9;+jeremiah+29:8;+ezekiel+13:9;+ezekiel+13:23;+ezekiel+21:21;+ezekiel+21:23;+ezekiel+21:29;+ezekiel+22:28;+micah+3:6-7;+micah+3:11\">Diviners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=matthew+24:15-27;+mark+13:11-22\">False Christs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/search\/?s=bibles&amp;q=antichrist&amp;t=nas&amp;c=all\">Antichrist<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56.7873%;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=ephesians+6:10-12;+ephesians+3:8-10;+colossians+1:16;+colossians+2:15\">Powers and authorities in heavenly places<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/search\/?s=bibles&amp;q=enchanters&amp;t=niv&amp;c=all\">Enchanters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/search\/?s=bibles&amp;q=sorcerers&amp;t=niv&amp;c=all\">Sorcerers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/search\/?s=bibles&amp;q=witchcraft&amp;t=nas&amp;c=all\">Witchcraft<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/search\/?s=bibles&amp;q=mediums&amp;t=niv&amp;c=all\">Mediums<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/search\/?s=bibles&amp;q=spiritists&amp;t=niv&amp;c=all\">Spiritists<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=jude+1:8;+jeremiah+27:9\">Dreamers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/search\/?s=bibles&amp;q=soothsayers&amp;t=kjv&amp;c=all\">Soothsayers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=matthew+7:15;+matthew+10:16;+luke+10:3;+acts+20:29;+ezekiel+22:27#\">Wolves<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\">STUDY TIPS: See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-not-faith\/religion-is-deception\/6\">MAGIC, SORCERY, DIVINATION AND WITCHCRAFT <\/a>for more about these characters. Also see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/people\/religion-is-the-kingdom-of-false-prophets\/apostles\">Pastors, Priests, Rabbis, Apostles, Bishops, Elders, Deacons, Overseers, Rabbis, Priests, Pastors, Popes, Missionaries and Evangelists <\/a>for understanding of false prophets known by other names.<\/p>\n<p>It is an unfortunate fact that neither Jews nor Christians interpret scripture with understanding that these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=nefarious&amp;ie=utf-8&amp;oe=utf-8\">nefarious<\/a> characters would <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-not-faith\/religion-is-deception\">deceive <\/a>anyone. They are so <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=deuteronomy+29:1-6;+isaiah+29:1-10;+isaiah+51:16-23;+jeremiah+51:7;+revelation+17:1-2;+revelation+18:1-3\">drunk (i.e. intoxicated with pride) with the wine of religion<\/a> that they do not understand that their religions have been, and continue to be, based on the lies and deceptive teachings of countless generations of human teachers whom God identifies by many names that are associated with lies, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-not-faith\/religion-is-deception\">deception<\/a>, evil and death.<\/p>\n<p>Being<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=isaiah+5:21;+proverbs+3:7;+proverbs+28:11;+proverbs+26:12;+proverbs+26:5;+proverbs+12:15\"> wise and righteous in their own eyes<\/a>, Jews and Christians treat scriptural warnings about these characters and all the warnings of the prophets as historical stories about ancient Israel. They never give a thought to what God says about the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/2-timothy\/passage\/?q=2-timothy+3:16-17\"> application of all scripture to training and righteousness <\/a>to themselves <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=hebrews+3;+hebrews+4:1-12\">today.<\/a> And, totally ignoring what God says about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=jeremiah+31:31-34;+1-thessalonians+4:9;+1-john+2:27;+john+14:26;+1-corinthians+2:12\">his spirit teaching them all things<\/a>, they continue to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=psalm+146:3;+psalm+60:11;+psalm+108:12;+isaiah+30:3\">trust human teachers for instruction about salvation<\/a> instead of trusting that God will<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=jeremiah+31:31-34;+hebrews+10:16;+hebrews+8:7-13\"> write his laws in their hearts and teach them directly by his spirit. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thoroughly deceived about the truth regarding religion, Jews and Christians refuse to taking seriously what God says about false prophets and other<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=deuteronomy+13:5;+deuteronomy+18:20;+2-chronicles+18:12-22;+lamentations+2:14;+jeremiah+28:11-17;+jeremiah+23:16-17;+jeremiah+23:21-32;+jeremiah+20:6;+jeremiah+29:31-32;+jeremiah+23:36;+jeremiah+14:14-15;+isaiah+9:15;+micah+2:11;+nehemiah+6:12-13;+micah+3:11;+zechariah+13:3;+ezekiel+13:6;+ezekiel+13:17;+matthew+24:4;+matthew+7:15-23;+matthew+16:1-4;+matthew+24:11;+matthew+24:23-36;+mark+13:22;+luke+6:26;+acts+13:6;+galatians+1:6-13;+2-corinthians+11:13-15;+2-peter+2:1;+2-peter+2:18;+philippians+3:18-19;+colossians+2:8;+john+15:19;+acts+20:29-32;+romans+16:17-18;+2-peter+2:1-3;+1-timothy+4:1;+titus+1:11-16;+revelation+2:20;+revelation+16:13;+revelation+19:20;+revelation+20:10\"> religious people who speak out of their own imaginations to lead his people into vain, futile religion. <\/a>Therefore, they continue to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/deuteronomy\/passage\/?q=deuteronomy+29:19-21\">walk in the stubbornness of their hearts. <\/a>They <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=1-corinthians+2;+jeremiah+31:31-34;+1-thessalonians+4:9;+1-john+2:27;+john+14:11-17;+john+14:26;+1-corinthians+2:12;+hebrews+8:10-11\">do not know that only the spirit of God can teach them about the deep, mysterious things of God and that no man can understand or teach competently about God and his ways<\/a>. But none of this can happen unless they know <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/gods-written-word-and-gods-spoken-voice#howtoheargodsvoice\">how to listen to God&#8217;s voice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><strong>BAD NEWS AND GOOD NEWS<\/strong><br \/>\nAssociating Judaism and Christianity with a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/isaiah\/passage\/?q=isaiah+28:15-18\">covenant of death<\/a> makes sense when we recognize that both religions are based on literal interpretations of the Bible. These interpretations do not reflect spiritual understandings hidden in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=matthew+13:34;+matthew+13:10-13;+numbers+12:8;+psalm+78:1-2;+proverbs+1:1-6;+daniel+5:12;+john+16:25;+job+33:9-19;+deuteronomy+30;+psalm+19:1-13;+jeremiah+29:8-18;+matthew+7:7-8\">parables and mysterious language<\/a> that can <span class=\"verse-16\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/2-timothy\/passage\/?q=2-timothy+3:16-17\"> teach, correct, and train us in righteousness<\/a> &#8212; if we know how to interpret them. <\/span>This is bad news for Jews and Christians who pridefully think they are righteous because they understand and faithfully apply &#8212; best they can &#8212; the literal words of the Bible.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that even though these legalistic, Old\/First Covenant religions are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=hebrews+8:7-13;+galatians+3:15-21\">deficient, obsolete, disappearing and unable to impart life,<\/a> individual members of these religions always have the option to upgrade to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/hebrews\/8.html\"> a new and better covenant <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/hebrews\/8.html\"> that gives life<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/hebrews\/8.html\"> (i.e. the New Covenant.) <\/a>This is the only way that they can be set free from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-sin\">sin of religion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This upgrade is the option that many people appear to be taking when they <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/god-is-calling-people-out-of-religion\">terminate their religious affiliations with Judaism and Christianity<\/a>. That means they choose to quit listening to the false prophets of their religions. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=ezekiel+14:1-11;+ezekiel+20:1-3;+ezekiel+20:31\">If they don&#8217;t stop listening to false prophets, they will not be able to learn about God from God directly<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/gods-written-word-and-gods-spoken-voice#howtoheargodsvoice\">listening to his spoken voice<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=ezekiel+14:1-11;+ezekiel+20:1-3;+ezekiel+20:31\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\">STUDY TIP: This page about identifying false prophets may also be applied to identification of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/people\/religion-is-the-kingdom-of-false-prophets\/serpent-devil-satan-adversary-demons-evil-spirits-and-anti-christs\">Serpents, Devils, Satans, Adversaries, Demons, Evil Spirits and Anti-Christs.<\/a> These are all false prophets called by other names.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\">Also see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/people\/religion-is-the-kingdom-of-false-prophets\/apostles\">Pastors, Priests, Rabbis, Apostles, Bishops, Elders, Deacons, Overseers, Rabbis, Popes, Missionaries and Evangelists. <\/a>These are all false prophets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOW TO IDENTIFY FALSE PROPHETS<\/strong><br \/>\nIt might be said that some, hopefully all, of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/god-is-calling-people-out-of-religion\">the many people who are leaving religion <\/a>have come to recognize that all religious leaders and self-declared spokespersons for God are false <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/lexicons\/hebrew\/nas\/nabiy.html\">prophets<\/a>. Maybe <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=deuteronomy+29:1-4;+isaiah+6:9-10;+ezekiel+12:2;+matthew+13:14;+acts+28:26-27;+romans+11:8\">God has opened their eyes<\/a> to see that all human teachers are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=proverbs+28:10;+isaiah+3:12;+isaiah+9:16;+isaiah+19:1-14;+jeremiah+23:13;+jeremiah+23:32;+jeremiah+50:6;+hosea+4:12;+amos+2:4;+micah+3:5;+mark+13:20-22;+1-corinthians+12:2;+1-timothy+6:20-21;+hebrews+3:10;+2-peter+2;+revelation+2:20\">false prophets who have led them and others astray. <\/a>Or perhaps they have just become fed up with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/dictionaries\/bakers-evangelical-dictionary\/hypocrisy.html\">hypocrisy <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-not-faith\/religion-is-deception\">deception<\/a> they have come to see in religion. Regardless of the reasons why they leave religion, however, there is room for hope that their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/1-corinthians\/2.html\">faith no longer rests on human wisdom embodied in false prophets but on the power of God<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/ezekiel\/13.html\">God has some very hard words for false prophets who say they are speaking for God when they are really only speaking out of their own imaginations.<\/a> In these modern days it is impossible for Old\/First Covenant religionists to know the difference between a false prophet and a New Covenant prophet. But, because of God&#8217;s strong complaints about false prophets, it is necessary for everyone to learn know how to distinguish them from<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/people\/true-prophets\"> true prophets.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New Covenant disciples are the only people equipped to discern the difference between false and true prophets. People who have not yet disengaged from religion, however, still need help identifying false prophets. For them, the following clues are helpful:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>False prophets never practice <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/gods-written-word-and-gods-spoken-voice\/the-law\/two-covenantspart1\/5\">pure religion and always practice defiled religion.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>False prophets always<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/gods-written-word-and-gods-spoken-voice\/literal-or-symbolic-interpretation-part-1\"> interpret scripture literally and rarely try to interpret it symbolically.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>False prophets believe that they are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/people\/true-prophets\">true prophets<\/a> and shamelessly present themselves as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/people\/true-prophets\/11\">true prophets<\/a> to people who do not <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/breadfood-and-wine\/2\">know the difference between good and evil<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>False prophets typically receive some kind of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-not-faith\/religion-is-commerce\">compensation (e.g. money, gifts, bribes, etc.) for their prophecies (e.g. teachings, predictions of the future, dream interpretations, etc.), ministry services (e.g. sacraments, weddings, funerals, conferences, etc.), and products (e.g. books, videos, music, etc.).<\/a><\/li>\n<li>False prophets are typically associated with a religious organization of some kind (e.g. church, synagogue, ministry, mission, college, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>False prophets solicit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/sacrifices-tithes-and-offerings\">tithes and offerings and encourage people to make sacrifices<\/a> of one kind or another (typically financial). False prophets who are politicians solicit money for their political campaigns.<\/li>\n<li>Many false prophets have their own ministries which are identified with the personal name and image of the false prophet. Most of these false prophets will have websites that recount their religious credentials and their religious successes. The same is true for False Prophets who are politicians. These websites will advertise their meetings\/conferences, provide ways for followers to donate money to them, and sell religious products (e.g. meetings\/conferences, books, cds, etc.). False Prophets who are politicians promise to vote for certain legislation in exchange for votes and donations.<\/li>\n<li>Many false prophets are not known primarily as religious leaders. They may be best known as sports figures, politicians, musical artists or businesspeople. When they use their public popularity as a platform from which they identify themselves as being religious and speak with a kind of religious authority by invoking the names of God and Jesus, they reveal their false prophet status.<\/li>\n<li>False prophets always <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/fakefaith\/2018\/05\/20\/disconnects\/\">display their religion (e.g., praying, teaching, preaching, mentioning God and Jesus, mentioning their faith, healing, giving prophecies about the future, impartations of the holy spirit, singing songs with religious themes, etc.) in public.\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>False prophets are<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/gods-written-word-and-gods-spoken-voice\/literal-or-symbolic-interpretation-part-2\/5\"> fake disciples<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>False prophets preach <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/gods-written-word-and-gods-spoken-voice\/the-law\/two-covenantspart1\/faith-grace-mercy-peace-love-heart-glory-blessing-spirit-and-truth\/oil-water-face-hands\/the-gospel\/8#differencesfalsetruegospels\">false gospels<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>False prophets may preach about sin in general and the sins of others, but they rarely rebuke individuals in their congregations for specific sins.<\/li>\n<li>False prophets think of sin in terms of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=galatians+5:18-21;+mark+7:17-23;+colossians+3:1-9;+1-peter+4:3;+jeremiah+5:7;+jeremiah+7:9;+deuteronomy+18:10-14;+1-samuel+15:23;+2-chronicles+33:6;+jeremiah+14:14;+ezekiel+13:6;+proverbs+6:14-19;+proverbs+17:19;+2-corinthians+12:20-21;+2-kings+9:22;+romans+13:13;+hosea+4:18;+1-corinthians+6:9-10;+hebrews+12:16;+hebrews+13:4;+proverbs+23:20;+luke+21:34;+1-corinthians+3:1-3;+ephesians+5:18;+1-peter+4:1-3;+2-peter+2:12-14;+ephesians+5:3-5;+galatians+5:15-21;+galatians+5:26;+philippians+2:1-4;+james+3:14-16;+galatians+5:19-21;+leviticus+18:20;+deuteronomy+22:22;+1-thessalonians+4:1-8;+malachi+3:1-5\">sins of the flesh.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>False prophets do not recognize that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-sin\">religion is sin<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>False prophets are always <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/toxicity\/3\">charismatic personalities<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>False prophets preach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=jeremiah+5:31;+isaiah+30:9-12;+1-kings+22:8;+1-kings+22:13;+jeremiah+6:14;+jeremiah+23:17;+jeremiah+23:26;+ezekiel+13:6-7;+romans+16:18;+2-timothy+4:3-4\">clever messages of peace that comfort <\/a>religious people and encourage them to be zealous in their religious practices.<\/li>\n<li>False prophets thrive on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=john+5:39-44;+1-thessalonians+2:1-6\">receiving glory from others<\/a> for their religious and\/or political activity and their public proclamations of their religious faith.<\/li>\n<li>False prophets do not always identify themselves as prophets, but they will always claim, or give the impression that they are qualified to speak for God in the role of<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/matthew\/passage\/?q=matthew+23:1-10\"> pastor, teacher, rabbi, apostle, shepherd, prophet, musician, author, politician, etc.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Some false prophets will claim that they have heard a word or message from God that is appropriate to a specific situation or person.<\/li>\n<li>There is an elite class of false prophets who <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=genesis+11:1-9;+john+5:39-44;+luke+6:26;+philippians+2:1-8\">pridefully exalt themselves by using their names and images<\/a> to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/john\/5-31.html\">identify themselves <\/a>as spiritual leaders when they promote themselves and invite people to come to their meetings\/ music performances, political rallies, and conferences where they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=luke+11:43;+matthew+23:6;+mark+12:38;+luke+14:7;+luke+20:46;+matthew+6:1-6;+matthew+6:16-18;+matthew+23:1-12;+luke+20:46-47;+luke+21:1;+john+5:41-44;+john+12:37-43;+romans+2:29;+john+7:18;+2-corinthians+5:12\">publicly display their righteousness <\/a>to anyone who is willing to pay the price of admission, give an offering, donate to their political campaign or purchase their religious products (e.g. book, cd, music, video, votes, etc.).<\/li>\n<li>False prophets create a public image of humility and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&amp;q=piety\">piety<\/a>. This image is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/hypocrisy\">hypocrisy<\/a> that hides their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/place-where-god-will-place-his-name\/4#evilimpureheart\">evil, impure hearts<\/a>. They are actually full of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-not-faith\/pride\/2\">pride<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Some prophets identify themselves as prophets, and some do not. However, if they embody any of the characteristics of false prophets, they are false prophets &#8212; even if they do not claim to be prophets. People who claim to have knowledge of God and authority to speak for God are false prophets if they have one or more of the following characteristics:<br \/>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\u25ca They publicly represent themselves with titles (e.g.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/people\/religion-is-the-kingdom-of-false-prophets\/apostles\">Pastors, Priests, Rabbis, Apostles, Bishops, Elders, Deacons, Overseers, Rabbis, Popes, Missionaries and Evangelists<\/a> etc.).<br \/>\n\u25ca Some identify themselves as seers, diviners and interpreters of dreams.<br \/>\n\u25ca Many have education credentials (e.g., Phd, Master of Divinity, seminary, Bible school, etc.) or experiences that demonstrate that they have God&#8217;s favor.<br \/>\n\u25ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=john+5:30-32;+john+8:13-14;+proverbs+27:2;+2-corinthians+10:12;+2-corinthians+10:18\">They claim, or imply, that they have a special calling (i.e., anointing) from God that qualifies them to speak for God.<\/a><br \/>\n\u25ca They publicly identify themselves as Jews or Christians.<br \/>\n\u25ca They use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-not-faith\/pride\/making-a-name-for-yourself\/9\">religious language to identify themselves as Jews or Christians<\/a>.<br \/>\n\u25ca They have many admirers who give them glory in the following ways: listen to their teaching; follow their ministry;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-not-faith\/religion-is-commerce\/examples-of-business-and-commerce-in-religion\">buy products that feature their name; vote for them; advocate and promote them to others; and contribute financially to them.<\/a><br \/>\n\u25ca Their <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charisma\">charisma<\/a>\u00a0and good looks make them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/isaiah\/passage\/?q=isaiah+53:1-3\">attractive to followers.<\/a><br \/>\n\u25ca They have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/kjv\/philippians\/passage\/?q=philippians+2:6-8\">reputations<\/a> for being good preachers, teachers, writers, athletes, musical artists, politicians, and businesspeople.<br \/>\n\u25ca They have public histories that report their education, their religious activities, their political history, and all their good works.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<li>Many <a href=\"http:\/\/thewayweseereligion.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/religious-ornaments-and-labels.html\">false prophets draw attention to themselves through their clothing (e.g., robe, clerical collar, head covering, etc.) and jewelry (e.g. cross, star of David, fish symbol, etc.) and religious behaviors.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Many false prophets identify their ministry with their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/fakefaith\/2018\/02\/18\/making-a-name-for-yourself\/\">personal names and images<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Many false prophets like to show that they are super-spiritual by prophesying about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/time-hours-days-weeks-and-ages\">future events<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/gods-written-word-and-gods-spoken-voice\/the-law\/the-law-is-a-stumbling-block\/signs-wonders-and-miracles\">signs and wonders.\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>False prophets never speak &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/lexicons\/hebrew\/nas\/howy.html\">woe<\/a>&#8221; to people, nor do they <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=jeremiah+23:9-40;+exodus+19:21-23;+deuteronomy+32:45-46;+1-samuel+8;+2-kings+17:13-51;+2-chronicles+19:10;+lamentations+2:13-14;+isaiah+58:1-2;+jeremiah+6:8-21;+ezekiel+3;+ezekiel+16:1-59;+ezekiel+23:35-49;+ezekiel+33:1-9;+micah+3;+nehemiah+9:29-30;+hebrews+8:1-5;+hebrews+11:1-7\">prophecy warnings of judgment that will come to people who do not hear and obey God&#8217;s voice but serve other gods.<\/a> The exception is political False Prophets who prophecy that woe will come if their opponents are voted into office.<\/li>\n<li>All false prophets are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=galatians+1:10;+1-thessalonians+2:1-4;+colossians+3:22;+ephesians+6:6;+matthew+23:1-5;+matthew+6:1;+matthew+6:5;+matthew+6:16;+luke+6:26\">man-pleasers <\/a>who strive to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=john+5:39-44;+luke+6:26;+philippians+2:1-8\">have good reputations<\/a> by dreaming up prophecies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=2-timothy+4:2-4;+isaiah+5:20;+isaiah+30:1-10;+1-kings+22:1-8;+1-kings+22:13;+jeremiah+6:8-14;+jeremiah+23:9-40;+ezekiel+13;+micah+2:1-11;+romans+16:17-18;+2-samuel+15:1-6;+psalm+12:1-2;+colossians+2:1-4\">that will conform to what people want to hear or expect to hear<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\">STUDY TIP: This is a good checklist for anyone who wants to identify whether a religious leader (e.g., priest, pastor, rabbi, teacher, politician, etc.) is a true prophet or a false prophet. See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/people\/true-prophets\/11\">CHECKLIST FOR IDENTIFYING TRUE PROPHETS<\/a> for a list of a true prophets&#8217; teachings, qualities and normal behaviors.<\/p>\n<p>In God&#8217;s view, false prophets are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=ezekiel+14:1-11;+ezekiel+44:10-12\">stumbling blocks of iniquity<\/a> (i.e. idols) who encourage people to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=ezekiel+14:1-11;+isaiah+58:1-3;+jeremiah+3:25;+jeremiah+40:1-3;+jeremiah+44:23;+daniel+9:11;+matthew+4:1-4;+deuteronomy+8:1-3;+ezekiel+20:30-40\">come to them for instruction instead of listening to God&#8217;s voice. <\/a>In Biblical language, false prophets are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-sin\/religion-is-idolatry\/10\">idols,<\/a><a style=\"outline: 1px dotted; outline-offset: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=jeremiah+3:2;+ezekiel+23:11;+ezekiel+23:29;+hosea+2:2;+hosea+2:4;+hosea+4:12-14;+jeremiah+13:27;+ezekiel+23:27;+ezekiel+43:7;+ezekiel+43:9;+hosea+4:11;+hosea+6:10;+jeremiah+3:8-9;+jeremiah+5:7;+jeremiah+7:9;+jeremiah+9:2;+jeremiah+23:10;+jeremiah+23:14;+jeremiah+29:23;+ezekiel+16:32;+ezekiel+16:38;+ezekiel+23:37;+ezekiel+23:45;+hosea+3:1;+hosea+4:2;+hosea+7:4;+malachi+3:5\"> adulterers, harlots and prostitutes.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\">STUDY TIP: See<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/gods-written-word-and-gods-spoken-voice\/the-law\/two-covenantspart1\/3#adulteryandprostitution\"> this link<\/a> for understanding of how God uses sexual themes to symbolically represent spiritual truths.<\/p>\n<p>Most religious people will have trouble accepting that their religious leaders are false prophets because they have been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-not-faith\/religion-is-deception\">deceived<\/a> by many of them. That awareness arouses great <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-not-faith\/pride\/20\">humility<\/a> and makes it very difficult for them to admit that they have invested time, money and affections (i.e. idols of the heart) on people whom God considers to be false teachers and adulterers. This is discouraging and embarrassing news, of course, but it is not as bad as discovering at some future day<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=matthew+7:15-23;+matthew+25:31-46;+luke+13:22-28\"> they never really knew God and that he never really knew them.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Religious people who discover that they have been following false prophets have a choice to make. One choice is that they can discredit and reject what they have learned here and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/deuteronomy\/passage\/?q=deuteronomy+29:14-21\"> continue with their religious life thinking that they have some kind of special favor with God that will pardon them from destruction. <\/a>Or, they can do the following:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Accept that they have willingly and eagerly allowed themselves to be\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-not-faith\/religion-is-deception\">deceived<\/a> by false prophets.<\/li>\n<li>Accept that they have entered into a kind of covenant relationship with one or more false prophets when they did the following:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 230px;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 230px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 15.3452%; height: 230px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 84.6548%; height: 230px;\">\u2666 Sought them out for teaching by attending their religious meetings and conferences.<br \/>\n\u2666 Gave them praise and honor for the quality of their teaching.<br \/>\n\u2666 Supported them with money, purchased their religious products and encouraged others to follow them.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=matthew+3:2;+matthew+4:17;+matthew+11:20-21;+matthew+12:41;+mark+1:15;+mark+6:12;+luke+10:13;+luke+11:32;+luke+13:3;+luke+13:5;+luke+15:7;+luke+15:10;+luke+16:30;+luke+17:3-4;+2+corinthians+12:21;+revelation+2:5;+revelation+2:16;+revelation+2:21-22;+revelation+3:3;+revelation+3:19;+revelation+9:20-21;+revelation+16:9;+revelation+16:11\">Repent<\/a> for willfully following false prophets.<\/li>\n<li>Forgive the false prophets for deceiving them and others for personal gain.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-sin\/religion-is-idolatry\/4\">Destroy the religious kingdoms (i.e. high places) where false prophets carry on their business:<\/a><br \/>\n<table style=\"width: 543px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 38px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 460px;\">\u2666 Do not give them money.<br \/>\n\u2666 Do not attend their meetings or purchase their religious products.<br \/>\n\u2666 Teach others how to identify false prophets.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<li>Look for opportunities to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=matthew+23;+matthew+6:1-5;+matthew+6:16;+matthew+13:15;+matthew+22:23-46;+mark+12:13-40;+luke+11:37-54;+luke+20:45-47;+luke+6:24-26;+luke+14:1-8\">confront false prophets about their sin.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Destroy religious kingdoms by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=isaiah+58:1-7;+isaiah+61:1-5;+luke+4:14-19;+isaiah+42:1-7;+isaiah+49:1-9;+exodus+1:11;+exodus+2:11;+nehemiah+5:15\">setting captives free<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-not-faith\/religion-is-injustice-and-slavery\">bondage to religion.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/study\">Seek God with all their heart, mind, soul and strength by studying the Bible themselves with the full expectation that God will teach them himself by his spirit with no human mediator.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>These are not easy choices to make. Close relationships developed with false prophets make separation and confrontation very difficult. Nevertheless, once we learn how distinguish between <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/people\/true-prophets\">true prophets<\/a> and false prophets, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=isaiah+30:18-23;+jeremiah+7:23;+psalm+25:8-9;+proverbs+3:6;+isaiah+35:8-9;+isaiah+42:16\">we are in a position where we must choose between the way of holiness or the way of fools<\/a>.\u00a0We can continue wandering in Old\/First Covenant religion or become New Covenant disciples. This is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=deuteronomy+30:15-20;+deuteronomy+9:23;+jeremiah+11:1-4;+jeremiah+11:1-7;+jeremiah+42:13;+jeremiah+43:1-7\">life and death decision<\/a>. If we choose life, we must also decide if we will serve in God&#8217;s army where we will tell others that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-sin\">religion is sin<\/a>. These are life and death choices that affect <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=ezekiel+3;+ezekiel+33:1-18;+acts+20:17-32\">us and others<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\">STUDY TIP: See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/death-resurrection-life\">Death, Resurrection and New Life <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-not-faith\/religion-is-deception\/3\">HANGING ON FOR DEAR LIFE<\/a> for more about making life and death decisions.<\/p>\n<p>In Biblical language, people who opt for continuing in religion choose to continue <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=exodus+14:11;+exodus+16:3;+numbers+14:2;+numbers+14:35;+numbers+21:5;+john+6:49\">wandering in the wilderness where they will die<\/a>. They will suffer all the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/deuteronomy\/passage\/?q=deuteronomy+28:15-68\">curses prophesied for people who do not listen to or obey God&#8217;s voice<\/a>. And those who choose life (i.e. New Covenant disciples) will <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/deuteronomy\/passage\/?q=deuteronomy+28:1-14\">receive all of the blessings that God promises to people who listen to his words<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\">STUDY TIP: See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/gods-written-word-and-gods-spoken-voice\/#definitionofsin\">definition of sin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ONLY THE SPIRIT OF GOD CAN TEACH ALL THINGS The elementary features of religion found in historical religion, including Judaism and Christianity, have a form of godliness, but lack real spiritual power.\u00a0These elemental spirits are false prophets. 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