"When a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the thing does not happen or come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him." —Deuteronomy 18:22
Troy, when you released this July 7th word, I chose it as a test—should I listen to you or dismiss you?It was simple to verify. And the verdict is in: it didn't happen.You said that in five days, there would be "a shaking loose of the nuts and bolts that hold a country together"—a "framework issue."[But the July 4th Texas floods—and a "nation crying"—had already been unfolding for 60 hours before you posted. You can't retroactively apply that.]You also said: "A leader of the state will be fleeing… floating away [in a balloon]… leaving his (male) position of [state—not private sector] authority in a moment's notice."You added: "This is going to take place."But nothing happened. No state leader fled. No framework collapsed after you published this word.No such event occurred—not in the U.S., not in any nation. Not on X. Not on Google. Nothing.Yes, you left yourself vague outs—"maybe this nation," "maybe allegory"—but that doesn't change the fact: You claimed this would literally take place, by God's word, in a specific timeframe.Scripture is clear: "When a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the thing does not happen or come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him." —Deuteronomy 18:22You spoke presumptuously in the Lord's name. I don't care if you've gotten 1,000 things right in the past —news commentators do this all the time, but they don't claim divine authority. You used the Lord's name in vain. You should confess and repent.Don't fall into the sin of Shawn Bolz—who thought more highly of himself than he ought, and fell into condemnation.If you have a word of knowledge gift, use it in your local church—not on YouTube, an all-too-easy place to quickly fail the test of Romans 12:3.MPLA: Make Prophecy Local Again.
Troy, I don't believe you intended harm. But speaking presumptuously in the Lord's name is not a light matter. You need to repent publicly — not to be shamed, but to obey Scripture and model humility for your followers.
"Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment…" —Romans 12:3
"You shall not be afraid of him." —Deuteronomy 18:22