ÒBut a
prophet who presumes to speak in my name
anything I have not commanded him to say, or
a prophet who speaks in the name of other
gods, must be put to death. You
may say to
yourselves, ÔHow can we know when a message
has not been spoken by the LORD?Õ If what
a prophet proclaims in the name of the
LORD does not take place or come true, that is
a message the LORD has not spoken.Ó –
Deut 18:20-21