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A '''prophet''' is one who predicts something in the future with greater accuracy than pure chance.  A prophet need not be 100% accurate; a financial prophet who is right merely 51% of the time could obtain unlimited wealth.

A '''prophet''' is one who predicts something in the future with greater accuracy than pure chance.  A prophet need not be 100% accurate; a financial prophet who is right merely 51% of the time could obtain unlimited wealth.

Examples of prophesies are writings which foretell an event in advance, or speeches which anticipate the future.  "Tear down this wall, Mr. Gorbachev!" President [[Ronald Reagan]] declared in 1987, when his advisors thought it so absurd that they repeatedly removed it from his speech, and yet Reagan said it anyway and the wall came down within five years.

Examples of prophesies are writings which foretell an event in advance, or speeches which anticipate the future.  "Tear down this wall, Mr. Gorbachev!" President [[Ronald Reagan]] declared in 1987, when his advisors thought it so absurd that they repeatedly removed it from his speech, and yet Reagan said it anyway and the wall came down within three years.

Religious prophets speak for [[God]] through divine revelation.  Prophets in the [[Bible]] usually predict future events and the words of a prophet must always come to pass.  If they do not, then he is a [[false prophet]] and could be put to death according to the book of [[Deuteronomy]]. This was the main way prophets under the old testament could be judged – when their predictions come true, they can be said to be true prophets.<ref>Ezekiel 33:33</ref>

Religious prophets speak for [[God]] through divine revelation.  Prophets in the [[Bible]] usually predict future events and the words of a prophet must always come to pass.  If they do not, then he is a [[false prophet]] and could be put to death according to the book of [[Deuteronomy]]. This was the main way prophets under the old testament could be judged – when their predictions come true, they can be said to be true prophets.<ref>Ezekiel 33:33</ref>