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We are not to be beguiled by end-time false prophets & Messiahs.
Category: Tribulation & Adversity
Type: Negative
Form: Explicit
Source dataset: Old Testament
Uniqueness: Not unique
Classical commandment: No
New Covenant Literal Application
Applies to Person Categories: Not specified
Literal Application: Not specified
More explanation about New Covenant Literal Application
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It combines person categories such as Jewish, K'rov Yisrael, and Gentile, together with male/female distinctions and an application level such as mandated, recommended, optional, or prohibited.
This code reflects the authors' interpretive opinion and is provided for prayerful consideration. On this page, the technical code is summarized into plain language to help new readers understand it more easily.
Bible references
Key NT Scriptures
- Matthew 24:23-27
Supportive NT Scriptures
- 1 John 4:1
- Mark 13:5-6
- Mark 13:21-22
- Matthew 15:7
- Matthew 24:4-5
- Matthew 24:10-11
- 2 Peter 2:1-2
- Revelation 16:13
- Revelation 20:10
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Commentary
Rabbi Michael Rudolph
We were warned against false prophets from times of antiquity, but false Messiahs are a phenomenon of the New Covenant. Since the First Century, Judaism has experienced a number of persons (mostly obscure) who either claimed Messiahship or were regarded as Messiah by others. Three stand out as prominent, however; they are Simon bar Kokhba of the 2 nd Century, Sabbatai Zevi of the 17 th Century, and Menachem Mendel Schneerson of the 20 th Century. According to Scripture there are more to come, and Yeshua was emphatic in his warning against them. How do we know a false Messiah from the genuine? Simple! He is not Yeshua. How do we know a false end-time prophet from the genuine? Simple! He leads us away from Yeshua and the truths of Scripture.
Classical commentators
This Mitzvah is not addressed by any of the Jewish classical commentators.
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