Zechariah 13:2
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2 “It shall be in that day,” says the Lord of hosts, “that I will (A)cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they shall no longer be remembered. I will also cause (B)the prophets and the unclean spirit to depart from the land.
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1 Kings 22:22
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22 The Lord said to him, ‘In what way?’ So he said, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And the Lord said, (A)‘You shall persuade him, and also prevail. Go out and do so.’
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Hosea 2:17
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17 For (A)I will take from her mouth the names of the Baals,
And they shall be remembered by their name no more.
Ezekiel 36:25
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25 (A)Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you (B)from all your filthiness and from all your idols.
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Jeremiah 23:14-15
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14 Also I have seen a horrible thing in the prophets of Jerusalem:
(A)They commit adultery and walk in lies;
They also (B)strengthen the hands of evildoers,
So that no one turns back from his wickedness.
All of them are like (C)Sodom to Me,
And her inhabitants like Gomorrah.
15 “Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets:
‘Behold, I will feed them with (D)wormwood,
And make them drink the water of gall;
For from the prophets of Jerusalem
[a]Profaneness has gone out into all the land.’ ”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 23:15 Or Pollution
Exodus 23:13
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13 “And in all that I have said to you, (A)be circumspect and (B)make no mention of the name of other gods, nor let it be heard from your mouth.
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Ezekiel 30:13
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13 ‘Thus says the Lord God:
“I will also (A)destroy the idols,
And cause the images to cease from [a]Noph;
(B)There shall no longer be princes from the land of Egypt;
(C)I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 30:13 Ancient Memphis
Revelation 20:1-3
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Satan Bound 1,000 Years
20 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, (A)having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 He laid hold of (B)the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; 3 and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and (C)set a seal on him, (D)so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while.
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Revelation 19:20
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20 (A)Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and (B)those who worshiped his image. (C)These two were cast alive into the lake of fire (D)burning with brimstone.
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Revelation 18:2
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2 And he cried [a]mightily with a loud voice, saying, (A)“Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and (B)has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and (C)a cage for every unclean and hated bird!
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- Revelation 18:2 NU, M omit mightily
Revelation 16:13-14
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13 And I saw three unclean (A)spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of (B)the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of (C)the false prophet. 14 For they are spirits of demons, (D)performing signs, which go out to the kings [a]of the earth and of (E)the whole world, to gather them to (F)the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
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- Revelation 16:14 NU, M omit of the earth and
1 John 4:1-2
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Love for God and One Another
4 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but (A)test the spirits, whether they are of God; because (B)many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: (C)Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,
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2 Peter 2:15-19
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15 They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of (A)Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; 16 but he was rebuked for his iniquity: a dumb donkey speaking with a man’s voice restrained the madness of the prophet.
17 (B)These are wells without water, [a]clouds carried by a tempest, for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness [b]forever.
Deceptions of False Teachers
18 For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, the ones who [c]have actually escaped from those who live in error. 19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of [d]corruption; (C)for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into [e]bondage.
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- 2 Peter 2:17 NU and mists
- 2 Peter 2:17 NU omits forever
- 2 Peter 2:18 NU are barely escaping
- 2 Peter 2:19 depravity
- 2 Peter 2:19 slavery
2 Peter 2:1-3
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Destructive Doctrines
2 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be (A)false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. 2 And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. 3 By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction [a]does not slumber.
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- 2 Peter 2:3 M will not
2 Corinthians 11:13-15
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13 For such (A)are false apostles, (B)deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into (C)an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, (D)whose end will be according to their works.
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Luke 11:20
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20 But if I cast out demons (A)with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.
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Matthew 12:43
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An Unclean Spirit Returns(A)
43 (B)“When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, (C)he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.
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Matthew 7:15
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You Will Know Them by Their Fruits(A)
15 (B)“Beware of false prophets, (C)who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
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Zephaniah 2:11
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11 The Lord will be awesome to them,
For He will reduce to nothing all the gods of the earth;
(A)People shall worship Him,
Each one from his place,
Indeed all (B)the shores of the nations.
Zephaniah 1:3-4
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3 “I(A) will consume man and beast;
I will consume the birds of the heavens,
The fish of the sea,
And the [a]stumbling blocks along with the wicked.
I will cut off man from the face of the [b]land,”
Says the Lord.
4 “I will stretch out My hand against Judah,
And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
[c]I will cut off every trace of Baal from this place,
The names of the (B)idolatrous[d] priests with the pagan priests—
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:3 Idols
- Zephaniah 1:3 ground
- Zephaniah 1:4 Fulfilled in 2 Kin. 23:4, 5
- Zephaniah 1:4 Heb. chemarim
Micah 5:12-14
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12 I will cut off sorceries from your hand,
And you shall have no (A)soothsayers.
13 (B)Your carved images I will also cut off,
And your sacred pillars from your midst;
You shall (C)no more worship the work of your hands;
14 I will pluck your [a]wooden images from your midst;
Thus I will destroy your cities.
Footnotes
- Micah 5:14 Heb. Asherim, Canaanite deities
Micah 2:11
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11 If a man should walk in a false spirit
And speak a lie, saying,
‘I will [a]prophesy to you [b]of wine and drink,’
Even he would be the (A)prattler of this people.
Footnotes
- Micah 2:11 Or preach, lit. drip
- Micah 2:11 concerning
Hosea 14:8
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8 “Ephraim shall say, ‘What have I to do anymore with idols?’
I have heard and observed him.
I am like a green cypress tree;
(A)Your fruit is found in Me.”
Ezekiel 37:23
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23 (A)They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions; but (B)I will deliver them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. Then they shall be My people, and I will be their God.
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Ezekiel 14:9
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9 “And if the prophet is induced to speak anything, I the Lord (A)have induced that prophet, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel.
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