This may also help some to understand....
The false prophet spirit (spirit of a
lie) is at work in
many deceivers as written, let's confirm by scripture
So this spirit working in many deceivers may come in the name of Christ, and even portray that same visible outward image,(sheep’s clothing, or like a lamb) but their doctrine prove they are truly of the Dragon. (speaks lies like the Dragon, or Devil=father of lies)
Jesus said in Matthew 24:5 “For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.” And also in Luke 21:8 “And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.”
So again, we see many deceivers who will put on that outward lamb image, but those that know Christs voice shall also know they speak like a Dragon. (lies)
Also we read in Revelation 13:13 “And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, So these false prophets will work wonders, but note the last part of that verse “in the sight of men”, which means in the eyes of men they will be great wonders. But we are told in the next verse that he “deceives them that dwell on the earth by means of those miracles” So they are false miracles(or even lying wonders)
2 Thessalonians 2:9 “Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,”
Alright, before I get back to the “eyes of men” part, let’s confirm again how there were to be many false prophets doing signs and wonders. Matthew 24:24 “For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Mark 13:22 “For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
And again here in 1 John 4:1 “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.” So that confirms without a doubt by many verses of scripture that there would be many false prophets who would be of that same spirit of antichrist showing signs and lying wonders in the sight of men.
2 Peter 2:1-12 "But there were
false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be
false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.[SUP]
2 [/SUP]And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
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3 [/SUP]And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
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4 [/SUP]For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
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5 [/SUP]And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
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6 [/SUP]And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;
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7 [/SUP]And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:
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8 [/SUP](For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds)
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9 [/SUP]The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
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10 [/SUP]But chiefly them that walk after the
flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
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11 [/SUP]Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.
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12 [/SUP]But these, as
natural brute
beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;"
That which is first is
flesh, the first man is
natural and is of the
earth, men are
beasts as written.