Despise not prophesyings. - 1Thessalonians 5:20 (KJV)
It is always hysterical when ridiculously false prophets decide it is a moral imperative to call out others they have deemed to be false prophets. I think the strategy is to thin out the herd by eliminating their competition. After all, there are only so many gullible sheep to fleece. Today's example at the above link is the latest Charisma News offering about two absurdly false prophets in Jennifer LeClaire and Jenny Weaver. These are also two of the most "griftiest" of false prophets who charge for every breath they breathe. The common abused scripture for these hucksters is the key verse today, which implores us to not despise prophecies. The problem of course is the context of the next verse is to test everything. The test in question is simple. Did the prophecy come to pass? If the answer is no, then the false prophet should be marked and avoided. The false prophet industrial network however pretends that God somehow changed His mind about prophecy in the new covenant and now people can be wrong as much as 35% of the time and still be considered a solid prophet. Does God stutter? Is He speaking in hushed tones or muddying the issue about what He speaks? Why would God, who is all powerful and all-knowing give a word to someone and be so vague that they could mishear it? Also, why would He give that word to someone He knows will go and charge money to "release it?" Spoiler alert - He wouldn't. Let us reason again together through this article.
"In a time where prophecy is abundant, we must still use wisdom and discernment to make sure that what we are accepting as truth is from the Lord and not from a false prophet. The first thing that Jennifer LeClaire mentioned in a recent podcast discussion is the danger of prophetic witchcraft. This dangerous idea of prophetic witchcraft is concerning because it has much to do with the heart and the mind of the person in question. "It's based on prophecy, so prophetic witchcraft is essentially false prophecy, but it's the source of the prophecy that's so concerning because we know that prophecy speaks the mind, the heart the will of God over a person, a situation, a nation," LeClaire says. "Prophetic witchcraft can actually lead people astray."
LeClaire points out that Jezebel was known for this prophetic witchcraft as she seduced people away from the living God." - Charisma News
Let us unpack this gobbledygook. First of all, prophecy is not abundant. False prophecy is exploding and that is actually what is being referenced. It is entirely true that we must properly discern with wisdom what is actually being said from God. What is laughable about Charisma News is that after making that statement they then show no discernment at all by turning to quote from two obvious snake oil salesmen false prophets like LeClaire and Weaver. Jennifer makes this inane assertion of prophetic witchcraft because she thinks it sounds spooky and makes her appear so spiritual. The reality is that false prophecy is not this gnostic and unknown. Prophecy is the claim that God has said something so He either did or He did not and because we know God does not lie, the proof is in whether it comes true. Calling it prophetic witchcraft is just designed to distract people from the main point, which is the falseness. So, as an example from LeClaire's past grifting, if you pretend that God has given you the ability to release the angels of abundant harvest, but only for the people who bought your book of the same name, then you are by definition lying. You are proven false. If you also wish to call yourself a witch, go for it. LeClaire flirts with the truth because false prophecy can definitely lead you astray but she is offering this to accuse other false prophets while pretending she is somehow righteous. She of course is not.
Regarding the heart and mind of the person in question, LeClaire, let us go to the record, which can be found on her own website. LeClaire is infamous for announcing that she had a "sneaky squid spirit" that was stalking her. As indicated before, she also pretended in the past to able to release the "angels of abundant harvest" in exchange for buying her book of the same name. She runs a racket where she offers to train you in completely made-up spiritual callings and things she has no actual ability to do. For $249 she can train you to be a "watchman." For $348 dollars per year, over seven years, she will train you to be a "seer." For $300 per year, over six years, she will train you to be a "prophet"; even though prophecy is a gift given by the Holy Spirit. Her website also indicates she is developing a new fleecing initiative, to train you as an apostle. So we can be assured that her heart and mind is laser focused on your money. She is not a prophet. She is a thief.
"Larry Sparks pointed out that one of the problems with deceptive prophecy isn't just that it exists, but that the church has tolerated its existence. "I fell like we've been tolerating some of this stuff too much. Nobody's really called it out or confronted it, and now we're seeing it manifest in the most unusual ways," Sparks says. Jenny Weaver acknowledges that people have become so mesmerized by any and every single prophecy they hear that they have placed it above sound doctrine. "I'm seeing a lot of people being manipulated. People using the prophetic to lure people in to manipulate their money and their finances," Weaver says. "I'm seeing a lot of people being tricked. I'm seeing the word of knowledge gift being thrown around and being exalted over sound doctrine"I believe that people are so enamored by someone telling them the color of their mailbox that they are now leaving sound biblical truths." Weaver's experience of being part of an occultic church has helped her to see the difference between true and false prophecy. "You couldn't say anything, you couldn't do anything, you gave all your money. If you even blinked at another church or anything else you were isolated," Weaver says. "It was the worst, most horrific thing ever and that is not the church of the Lord Jesus Christ that I see in the Bible," Weaver says." - Charisma News
