false prophet
demonic earth Christian single tradition · 1
The false prophet is the manifestation of the second Beast, tasked with seducing the earth’s inhabitants to worship the first Beast. The figure may represent the Roman provincial priesthood in early Christian thought.
When
- First attested
- 100 BCE
- Attested period
- -100 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in Revelation (e.g., 16:13, 19:20, 20:10).
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Nero, Antichrist, Beliar
- child of
- first Beast, second Beast
- manifested by
- second Beast
Mentioned by
Sources
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“he made out of him the false prophet (xvi. 13, xix. 20, xx. 10) who seduces the inhabitants of the earth to worship the first Beast”
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