Reference

Revelation 16:13

And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
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And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

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And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

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And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

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For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

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Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

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Symbolic / Figurative Language

There is no credible argument against this verse using symbolic or figurative language, as the description of "unclean spirits like frogs" emerging from the mouths of a "dragon," "beast," and "false prophet" is inherently non-literal and highly symbolic within a prophetic context.

True vs. False Prophets

The verse describes the origin of "unclean spirits" from various entities, including a "false prophet," but it does not provide tests for distinguishing true prophets from false ones, nor does it explicitly detail deceptive prophetic claims.