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The [[New Testament]] contains many verses which teach how to tell a false prophet from a true prophet ([[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] 7:15, [[First Epistle to the Corinthians|1 Corinthians]] 14:37, [[Second Epistle of Peter|2 Peter]] 2:1)
The [[New Testament]] contains many verses which teach how to tell a false prophet from a true prophet ([[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] 7:15, [[First Epistle to the Corinthians|1 Corinthians]] 14:37, [[Second Epistle of Peter|2 Peter]] 2:1)


Some notable false prophets include the biblical "[[prophets of Baal]]" of Canaanite paganism, [[Simon Magnus]] the founder of [[Gnosticism]], [[Muhammed]] the founder of [[Islam]]<nowiki/>and [[Joseph Smith]] the founder of [[Mormonism]].
Some notable false prophets include the biblical "prophets of [[Baal]]" of Canaanite paganism, [[Simon Magnus]] the founder of [[Gnosticism]], [[Muhammed]] the founder of [[Islam]]<nowiki/>and [[Joseph Smith]] the founder of [[Mormonism]].
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