14:15
The false prophets were talking rubbish, yet would sound so confident, and were speaking things the people wanted to hear. However, events show up the rubbish they were peddling, and the false prophets themselves would die by sword and famine. The words we speak are important, and if we speak falsehood we can expect nothing good to come of it.
14:16
The fate of the hearers of the false prophets would be no better. One might say this is unfair, but it is not. The hearers had responsibility as well, they chose to listen to falsehoods. Note the implication that they could have detected that the false prophets were speaking rubbish. We have a responsibility to listen carefully to our preachers, to weigh what they say against the Bible. If it is consistent with the word, then good. But if it isn’t then we should reject what we hear.
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