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April 19, 1976: "Business forecasters predict a long
spell of good times." The forecasters stated, "Worries
are fading, optimism is spreading. The upward trend
will continue, perhaps for years to come. The outlook is
sparkling, and all sales and income are up. Economic
pulse is beating stronger. A tremendous time for invest-
ment." (Reprinted by permission.)
This is my warning to my people, says the Lord
of Hosts. Don't listen to these false prophets when
they prophesy to you, filling you with futile hopes.
They are making up everything they say. They do
not speak for me! They keep saying to these rebels
who despise me, "Don't worry! All is well"; and
to those who live the way they want to, "The Lord
has said you shall have peace!" But can you name
even one of these prophets who lives close enough
to God to hear what he is saying? Has even one of
them cared enough to listen?
(Jeremiah 23:16-18 LB)
These kinds of false prophecies cause Americans to
keep on ho-humming their way to hell. These smooth-
tongued prophets of prosperity ridicule the doomsayers
and preachers of judgment. They tell Americans, "All is
well—no trouble or calamity is coming. Look about
you; see all the good signs. Prosperity, peace, and
plenty, because God is with us." These experts borrow
their messages of prosperity from each other, all outdo-
ing the others with predictions of a bullish market. They
hope to talk the country into a boom.
So I stand against these "prophets" who get
their messages from each other—these smooth-
tongued prophets who say, "This message is from
God!" Their made-up dreams are flippant lies that
lead my people into sin. I did not send them and
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spell of good times." The forecasters stated, "Worries
are fading, optimism is spreading. The upward trend
will continue, perhaps for years to come. The outlook is
sparkling, and all sales and income are up. Economic
pulse is beating stronger. A tremendous time for invest-
ment." (Reprinted by permission.)
This is my warning to my people, says the Lord
of Hosts. Don't listen to these false prophets when
they prophesy to you, filling you with futile hopes.
They are making up everything they say. They do
not speak for me! They keep saying to these rebels
who despise me, "Don't worry! All is well"; and
to those who live the way they want to, "The Lord
has said you shall have peace!" But can you name
even one of these prophets who lives close enough
to God to hear what he is saying? Has even one of
them cared enough to listen?
(Jeremiah 23:16-18 LB)
These kinds of false prophecies cause Americans to
keep on ho-humming their way to hell. These smooth-
tongued prophets of prosperity ridicule the doomsayers
and preachers of judgment. They tell Americans, "All is
well—no trouble or calamity is coming. Look about
you; see all the good signs. Prosperity, peace, and
plenty, because God is with us." These experts borrow
their messages of prosperity from each other, all outdo-
ing the others with predictions of a bullish market. They
hope to talk the country into a boom.
So I stand against these "prophets" who get
their messages from each other—these smooth-
tongued prophets who say, "This message is from
God!" Their made-up dreams are flippant lies that
lead my people into sin. I did not send them and
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