One has to be really braindead to fall for one of those false teachers.
I hope this doesn't begin an argument not founded in scripture but it needs to be taught, over and over.
KJ, I agree with the concept you have espoused and yet as I watch over the past fifty or so years I know from observation that the well educated are just as likely to fall for the false prophets just as suddenly as the uneducated. In the recent past we have had Oral Roberts make false prophecies, such as the one concerning his death or some number of millions and in spite of all of his utterances, he lives. We had good men, women and children drink Poison Kool-Aide for Jim Jones, today we have the number one fund raiser in the Christian World, Bennie Hinn living high on the hog, in his mansion he purchased on monies he raised for African Churches and people jump all over me for daring to "judge" him.
The problem with the success of the False Prophet Movement is the failure of God's people to study their Bibles. If folks of faith will study their Bibles and do so regularly, they cannot be fooled. Sadly, that is not the case. The World's favorite misuse of scripture is, just about, the perfect example of what I speak on here. Matthew 7:1 is not just the first sentence o0f the chapter, it is also the first verse of the first paragraph. It is not only is not the Key Verse of the first paragraph, it is definitely not the Key Verse of the chapter. For the paragraph, verse four is the key verse and of the chapter I would judge verse 12c to be the Key Verse.
And, in spite of this the World has learned to close the Christian's mouth by quoting Matt. 7:1 with such force that the lie has crept into the Church Body. Just as Jim Jones got them to drink the poison and just as Mr. Hinn gets away with stealing money from the African Church Movement and just as he got away with prophecies such as the "98 death of all homosexuals, the liars get away because of the lack of devotion.