Once a false prophet, you cannot be rehabilitated into a true prophet....

Doyle,

This is for you and all other "prophets" who are indeed false prophets.

I have heard with my own ears things that Doyle said (in the name of the Lord)....things that he said would come to pass but those things did not come to pass.

There are many others "prophets" aside from Doyle in the pentecostal/charismatic/faith and other circles. Many other people, I presume, have heard and documented things that these "prophets" said would come to pass (in the name of the Lord) but those things did not come to pass.

According to what God said in Deuteronomy 8:17-22, if a prophet spoke something in the name of the Lord and the thing which that prophet spoke in the name of the Lord did not come to pass, there are two major things that I can see that were to happen to that prophet (according to Deuteronomy 8:17-22).

#1. That prophet shall die.
#2. The people that that prophet spoke to should not be afraid of him (any longer) because:

**It was now clear that that particular prophet could presumptuously speak a word in the name of the LORD (which God had not commanded him to speak).

**That prophet could speak in the name of other "gods".

**That prophet had proven that he could not hear the voice of God accurately and distinguish between his own presumptions of God speaking to him and/or other "gods" speaking to him.

Deuteronomy 18:17-22 (King James Version)

17And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
18I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
19And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
20But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.
21And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
22When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.

If God had decreed that if the prophet missed it one time he was to die and that people should not be afraid of him, that tells me that:

#1. There was no rehab for the prophet to be reversed into a prophet that should live and that people should be afraid of.
#2. Even if the prophet remained alive and spoke again (it is not clear to me if God himself was to supposed to kill him or if the people were supposed to kill him) after missing it one time, and the thing he spoke came to pass, (whether he spoke it in the name of the LORD, spoke it presumptuously or spoke it in the name of other "gods"), the people should NOT BE AFRAID OF HIM i.e. Discount what he says as ZIP, ZERO and of NO EFFECT.....since he was really a dead man walking anyway....and dead men do not speak PERIOD.

God made NO provision or a clause that provided for a future reinstatement of a prophet who had missed it once that would enable him to regain the status of "now refurbished, improved and renewed to a true prophet in right standing with God."

Being a TRUE PROPHET is no small thing with God. According to the scripture, which is the standard, a true prophet has the words of Almighty God in his mouth...all the time...and has a PERFECT scorecard every time.... a true prophet NEVER misses it.....NEVER, NEVER, NEVER misses it. NEVER. Not a single time. They never miss it and speak a word in the name of the LORD that does not come to pass. NEVER.

If you can humble yourself before God (like I by the mercy of God have and by his mercy continue to do) and if you can accept what his word says about what a true prophet should be like, (again like I by the mercy of God have been able to do and by his mercy continue to do) you will begin to be set free from so much junk that has been spoken falsely in the name of the Lord by many men (and women) who claim to be prophets but are clearly not any such thing.

I believe that God can and will forgive someone who called himself a prophet (but missed it one time which automatically disqualifies them from ever claiming the office of a prophet ever again) if they truly repent.

I can accept such a one who has repented as a brother but never as a true prophet because they never were a true prophet and never will be a true prophet.

According to the scriptures, and with numerous examples of true prophets therein, a true prophet NEVER misses it... not even one time.

If you who calls yourself a prophet have missed it even one time....you were never a true prophet and you never will be a true prophet...regardless of your "perfect score" prior to missing it that one time because once again, according to the Scriptures, a true prophet never misses it...not even one time.

Sure, some things you may have said in the past (before you missed it one time) may have come to pass and some things you may say (after you miss it that one time) may come to pass... but according to the Scriptures, you are not a true prophet... and unless you repent, you will die and I should not be and I am not afraid of you......because once again, according to the Scriptures, according to the manual, the standard, the word of truth..... the true prophets therein did not miss it... not even one time did they miss it. God upheld and continues to uphold the words of all his true prophets in the Scriptures and in the church today.


Some may say but that scripture in Deuteronomy 18:17-22..... that scripture was under the law and we are not under the law.

True, we are not under the law, but here God was addressing prophets who back then (under the old covenant) had the Spirit of Christ in them (which was not the case with everybody else as far as I can see it in the old covenant).

The Spirit of Christ in these prophets was a higher standard than the law and God was showing the people how to judge and determine if a prophet (who was walking in a higher standard) was a true prophet or not.

I believe that the same way to judge a prophet still applies today as it did in the old covenant since it was a way that God prescribed to judge a prophet...whether in the new covenant or the old covenant since in both cases, they have the Spirit of Christ in them.

True prophets in the old covenant and in the new covenant had and do have the testimony of Jesus, which is the spirit of prophecy according to Revelation 19:10 (King James Version)
10And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

This is why a true prophet cannot miss it... Jesus in them cannot miss it.....and he (Jesus) never has missed it and he never will.

In Revelation 22.6, the angel speaking to John calls God, "The Lord God of the holy prophets". Revelation 22:6 (King James Version) And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.

God has regard for his true prophets and he calls them holy and he also calls himself their Lord God. I know for certain that from the Scriptures, the prophets that God refers to here as holy, never did miss it not even one single time.....that is the standard for anyone who calls himself a prophet. No exceptions. NONE.

Anyone that called themselves a prophet but missed it even one time were not true prophets.

Anyone that calls himself/herself a prophet but misses it even one time is not a true prophet.

What I can conclude is that any "prophet" that misses it once.... makes him a false prophet.....which means that they were never a true prophet..... because according to scripture, a true prophet never misses it even one time ......and in the case of Barjesus (Elymas), the Scripture calls him a sorcerer and a false prophet in the same breath.

1 Peter 1:9-12 (King James Version)
9Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
10Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
11Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
12Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

1 Corinthians 12:27-30 (King James Version)
27Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
28And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
29Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?
30Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

Matthew 22:14 (King James Version)
14For many are called, but few are chosen.
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Anthony.