Preview: A basic lesson on the difference between true and false prophets and why it will be important to be able to tell the difference in the last days.
Scripture Reading: Mark 1:1-11.
Memory Verse: Matthew 24:11.
1. According to the foregoing scriptures, who is an example of a true prophet?
2. What is Jesus’ warning to His people? Matthew 7:15, Acts 20:29, Matthew 24:4-5.
3. Who instructs false prophets? II Thessalonians 2:3-4.
4. How should we feel about prophesying? I Thessalonians 5:20.
5. Who does God say will prophecy in the end times? Acts 2:17.
6. What are the signs of a false prophet? Isaiah 8:20, I Timothy 6:1-5.
7. What are the signs of a true prophet? Matthew 7:16, Revelation 19:10, Titus 1:9.
Note: True prophets will not credit themselves or seek for themselves to be worshipped by others. You will know a true prophet by whether they follow the Word and by their works.
8. Are prophets only men? Who else can prophecy? Exodus 15:20, Luke 2:36, Acts 21:8-9.
9. What is the purpose of false prophets? II Corinthians 11:13-19.
10. How does God speak to true prophets? Numbers 12:6-8.
11. Are false prophets going to be successful? How? II Timothy 4:3-4, I Timothy 4:1.
12. Explain how not all outwardly pious-seeming people will be saved. Luke 18:10-14.
13. What are we instructed to do concerning all prophets? I John 4:1-3, Deuteronomy 13:1-4.
14. If you go against God, who is your father? John 8:44.
15. What will be the punishment for false prophets? Deuteronomy 13:5.
16. How do we protect ourselves from false prophets? II Timothy 2:15.