▁false ▁proph et . ▁One ▁Old ▁Testament ▁text ▁ ▁in ▁De uter onomy ▁contains ▁a ▁warning ▁against ▁those ▁who ▁proph es y ▁events ▁which ▁do ▁not ▁come ▁to ▁pass ▁and ▁says ▁they ▁should ▁be ▁put ▁to ▁death . ▁Else where ▁a ▁false ▁proph et ▁may ▁be ▁someone ▁who ▁is ▁pur pos ely ▁trying ▁to ▁dece ive , ▁is ▁del us ional , ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Sat an ▁or ▁is ▁speaking ▁from ▁his ▁own ▁spirit . ▁ ▁O ng o ing ▁prop he cy ▁▁ ▁Some ▁Christians ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit ▁gives ▁spiritual ▁g ifts ▁to ▁Christians . ▁These ▁may ▁include ▁prop he cy , ▁tong ues , ▁mi rac ul ous ▁he aling ▁ability , ▁and ▁disc ern ment ▁( M att hew ▁ 1 2 : 3 2 ▁K J V ▁" Wh oso ever ▁speak eth ▁a ▁word ▁against ▁the ▁Son ▁of ▁Man , ▁it ▁shall ▁be ▁forg iven ▁him : ▁but ▁wh oso ever ▁speak eth ▁against ▁the ▁Holy ▁Ghost , ▁it ▁shall ▁not ▁be ▁forg iven ▁him , ▁neither ▁in ▁this ▁world , ▁neither ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁come ." ). ▁C ess ation ists ▁believe ▁that ▁these ▁g ifts ▁were ▁given ▁only ▁in ▁New ▁Testament ▁times ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁ceased ▁after ▁the ▁last ▁apost le ▁died . ▁ ▁New ▁Testament ▁pass ages ▁that ▁explicitly ▁discuss ▁proph ets ▁existing ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁and ▁res urre ction ▁of ▁Christ ▁include ▁Re vel ation ▁ 1 1 : 1 0 , ▁Matthew ▁ 1 0 : 4 0 –