For August 21, 2026
False or Faithful to the Word? by Greg Holmes, D.MIN – Director of Missions serving 17 churches
PETER’S POLEMIC AGAINST FALSE PROPHETS is vehement in its clarion call and ardent warning to the church—the church of his time, the church of any time, the church of our time. His warning is passionate because he feels his time is short, and more than anything, he desires to impart the most important lessons of Christ; one of the most stringent is that against false prophets. Peter was with Jesus when he taught and warned of end time events; all three of the synoptic gospels record the very first thing Jesus warned of, “Watch out that no one deceives you. Many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and will deceive many.” (Mark 13:5-6; Matt. 24:4-5; Luke 21:8) This still burns in Peter’s memory. “So I will always remind you of these things as long as I live in the tent of this body, because I know that I will soon put it aside.” (2 Pet. 1:12-14)