Patriarchs & Prophets

"Would to God that all the Lord’s people were Prophets" Numbers XI. Ch 29

Prophets

Prophets like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel call for repentance and foretell restoration (Isaiah 1, Jeremiah 1, Ezekiel 1).

Wikipedia Lives of the Prophets

Old Testament Prophets

From the time the dream of separation first entered into the mind, the Father created its correction. And that correction is being played out in the field of space and time. That which was called the Torah was, indeed, written by prophets, if you will — mystics would be another word; or how about channels? — who received guidance to tell stories, some of which, by the way, are fictional, and yet, carry what you call a mythical element. They are fiction, not as a lie, but as stories designed to prompt the soul to remember the Truth. All of this is to say that it was already known by the Lineage that a day would come within this Family called the Jewish nation, that a certain one would be born who is like the fruit of the fruit. There is some of Moses, some of Ezekiel, some of every prophet within me, as that strand of Light, emanating from Abba, culminated in the expression of the life of Jeshua ben Joseph, mirroring the Truth of every soul back to Itself, even though it was so deeply asleep. That is what I meant when I said I was merely a prototype for what is to come, and what I meant when I said,Greater works than these will you do. For there is great power — exponential power — when there are ten Christs as opposed to one, or fifty thousand Christs as opposed to ten. That’s what’s coming on your planet — a planet of Christs. - From WoM Q&A

Becoming a Prophet

“The Book of the Law declared in no uncertain terms that the “Scribe” (Crowley, or the spiritual entity known to the world as Aleister Crowley) was the prophet chosen by the spiritual forces of human evolution to deliver the good news of the New Aeon to the world. For many of us, the word “prophet” carries with it a great deal of sectarian baggage. Let me assure you that when I refer to Aleister Crowley as a prophet, I am suggesting only that (like shamans of all times and cultures) he was a person who, under certain conditions, was able to observe and then give voice to the great unseen forces and events that shape the spiritual development of humanity.” - Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot. Lon Milo Duquette

“I once read in a commentary about western esotericism that doing these practices turns the adherent into something similar to the prophets of the old and new testaments. I didn’t know what that meant at the time. I thought a prophet was someone capable of seeing the future. However, that’s not exactly what a prophet is. A prophet isn’t someone who sees the future....it’s someone who understands the past. When you are able to read the scrolls, as the four living creatures refer to it in the book of Revelation, you see what Ezekiel saw. You see what St. John saw. In the book of Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar has a dream. When he awakens he can’t remember this dream.....he only remembers that it terrified him. So he calls his magicians before him.....men he had rounded up in early childhood and sent to be trained by the “Chaldeans” - the priests of south-eastern Mesopotamia. The magi. The Bible calls Daniel the “master of magicians.””

• Damien Echols

False Prophet

In religion, a false prophet or pseudoprophet is a person who falsely claims the gift of prophecy or divine inspiration, or to speak for God, or who makes such claims for evil ends. Often, someone who is considered a "true prophet" by some people is simultaneously considered a "false prophet" by others, even within the same religion as the "prophet" in question. In a wider sense, it is anyone who, without having it, claims a special connection to the deity and sets themself up as a source of spirituality, as an authority, preacher, or teacher. Analogously, the term is sometimes applied outside religion to describe someone who fervently promotes a theory that the speaker thinks is false.

Jesus is rejected in every branch of Judaism as a failed Jewish Messiah claimant and a false prophet.

In the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7:15–20), Jesus warns his followers of false prophets:[6][7][8]

"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles? So, every sound tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears evil fruit. A sound tree cannot bear evil fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus you will know them by their fruits."

The canonical gospels address the same point of a false prophet predicting correctly, and Jesus predicted the future appearance of false christs and false prophets, affirming that they can perform great signs and miracles, for example, in the Olivet Discourse given on the Mount of Olives:

"And Jesus began to say to them, 'Take heed that no one leads you astray. Many will come in my name, saying, I am he! and they will lead many astray. And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; this must take place, but the end is not yet. […] And then if any one says to you, Look, here is the Christ! or Look, there he is! do not believe it. False christs and false prophets will arise and show signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect. But take heed; I have told you all things beforehand'." (Mark 13:5–7, 13:21–23)"Take heed that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and they will lead many astray. […] And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. […] Then if any one says to you, Lo, here is the Christ! or There he is!, do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. Lo, I have told you beforehand. So, if they say to you, Lo, he is in the wilderness, do not go out; if they say, Lo, he is in the inner rooms, do not believe it." (Matthew 24:4–5, 24:11, 24:23–26)

In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus brought out an ethical application for his disciples using the analogy of false prophets in the Old Testament:

"Woe to you, when all men speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets." (Luke 6:26)

The most well-known New Testament false prophet is the one mentioned in the Book of Revelation. The False Prophet is ultimately cast into the fiery lake with burning sulphur:

And the Beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had worked the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the Beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulphur.

— Revelation 19:20

And the Devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulphur, where the Beast and the false prophet were, and shall be tormented day and night forever and ever.

— Revelation 20:10

Another mention of a false prophet in the New Testament is the "antichrist spirit which denies the Son".[9] In the New Testament, the word antichrist (Greek: antikhristos) appears mainly in the Johannine epistles and in the plural, denoting those who deny and/or don't believe in the messianship of Jesus.[9] A similar term, pseudochrist (Greek: pseudokhristos, meaning "false messiah"), is used by Jesus in the Gospels. These terms seem to refer to a category of people rather than a single individual.

According to the Talmud, there were 48 prophets and 7 prophetesses who prophesied to Israel.