13:3
The foolishness of the false prophets will be recognised by all, even the members of the false prophets own family. Often a family will support one of their own even when they are clearly in the wrong, but the evilness and delusion of false prophets will become clear even to them. In fact the family would go so far as to kill the false prophet.
13:4-6
The false prophets themselves will go to extraordinary lengths to deny being prophets. Putting on a “hairy cloak” was part of the “act” of a prophet, supposedly adding some authenticity to what they were doing. In these times no one would even dare seek to be a false prophet. Today there are many false teachers and prophets about, of all shades. Some who deny the truth of the Bible, others who pretend to believe God’s word put distort it and preach or prophecy nonsense. A time will come when false prophets and teachers will be abhorred by all. Even with marks that they could not deny being there, they would seek to explain them away.
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