The Other Bad Guy of Bible Prophecy — What Holly Thinks

Those of you who have followed the news reported here at FP know there is good reason to believe the Antichrist may already be on the world scene. But don’t forget the other evil, end-times leader the Bible warns about — the False Prophet.

In fact, Christians should probably be more on guard for the False Prophet than the Antichrist. That’s because the False Prophet will trick many professing Christians into following the Antichrist. And after reading an article sent out by the Elijah List, on Feb. 25, I believe the False Prophet’s arrival is just around the corner.

The article is written by Bill Hamon, who is regarded as the father of the “apostolic-prophetic movement.” “Prophet” Hamon claims that 2007 marked the start of the “Saints Movement” and 2008 marked the start of the “third and final apostolic reformation.” He has written a number of books about these so-called movements. But the bottom line is, he teaches that Christians will establish God’s kingdom on earth before Christ returns, under the government of modern “apostles” and “prophets.” And he believes they’ll perform amazing signs and wonders that will cause people to submit to them.

His teaching plays right into the False Prophet’s agenda. Hamon claims that Christians began to establish Christ’s rule in 2007. Yet, if the news reported here at FP is correct, then 2007 may actually have marked the rise of the Antichrist’s rule. That means that, in the near future, Christians should expect great persecution, not glorious rule. This is what the Bible teaches — that Christians won’t rule until after Christ returns. So, Hamon’s prophecy couldn’t be further from the truth.

Also, the way Hamon arrives at the year 2007 in his prophecy about the “Saints Movement” is by twisting the biblical prophecy about the “70 Weeks of Daniel.” According to the Bible prophecy, 69 weeks (or 483 years since each week symbolizes seven years) would pass from the time of the decree to rebuild Jerusalem until the coming of the Messiah. Then, after an interval of time, the 70th Week would begin — the last seven years of world history, starting when the Antichrist confirms a covenant with Israel.

Yet, Hamon teaches that the 70 Weeks are the 490 years that passed from the start of the Protestant Reformation in 1517 to 2007. This is a bizarre teaching with no biblical basis. No true prophet of God would abuse Bible prophecy like this.

What scares me is to see how those who follow Hamon and other false prophets are being prepped to embrace the False Prophet. I don’t believe Hamon is the False Prophet. But like Hamon, he will lure Christians with the promise that they don’t need Christ to return to set up His kingdom; they can do it now.

And Hamon and other false prophets are priming Christians to cast away discernment and embrace any and every supernatural manifestation. So, when the False Prophet appears with his lying signs and wonders, they’ll think he was sent by God.

The time has come to warn Christians about the other bad guy of Bible prophecy — the False Prophet.

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I want to thank all of you who are praying for me and Adam as I transition to working on FP full time. And thank you to those who have sent in financial support. During the rest of this month, I will be spending the bulk of my time preparing the redesigned Web site for launch. Our goal is to have it up by the end of the month. So, our posts may be less frequent, but we want to prioritize the new site since we believe the format will make it easier for people to discover its important information.

— Holly Pivec
3/4/08