Inspired Truth or Inspired Error?
Paul’swords make it clear that there are true “inspired expressions”and false ones. He refers to both kinds at 1 Timothy 4:1 when saying that “the inspired utterance from God’s holy spirit says“definitely that in later periods of time some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to misleading inspired utterances and teachings of demons.” This identifies the source of the false“inspired utterances” as the demons. This is supported by the vision given the apostle John in which he saw “three unclean inspired expressions,” frog-like in appearance, proceeding from the mouths of the dragon, the wild beast, and the false prophet, and which expressions he specifically states are “inspired by demons,”serving to gather earth’s kings to the war at Har–Magedon.—Re 16:13-16. We must test these expressions to make sure that they originate with God. The Devil is the “Father of the Lie” and misleads by use of rhetoric that is not supported by God's word.
