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Tom Deckard is a messianic Jew who claims to be a prophet.
His past is actually not well known, due to contradictory accounts, though he claimed divine revelation when an angel[1] and "anointed him a Prophet of God".[2] [3]
Recently he has been claiming to be the Prophet Elijah[4], who himself was prophesized to lead to the end times.
All over many Christian themed sites there are ads about his perfect track record.[5] His prophecies are very pessimistic, though generic, such as his 1994 prediction that America will be judged.[6] He told Christians to leave America by the way. Apparently something bad will happen, and revolve around the end times.[7]. You'll find plenty of videos with descriptions with these ads[8][9]
Seriously, his copypasta is everywhere[10]. They're even on non Christian sites[11]
Some Christians think so, some don't. These debates can go so far as to attract video responses of other videos on YouTube.[12]. When you search his name on Google, the entirety of the first page of results except for videos either call him a false prophet, or a scam/con, depending on whether the site is religious or not.
If you look hard enough, you'll find out that many[13] sites [14] that claim [15] he isn't the real deal. Considering The crazies[16] find him a bit loopy, it would probably be a good idea to listen, for once.
Note that debates about the authenticity of any prophet usually get pretty heated, and this guy is no exception[17]. It's got to the point discussions were closed, especially in multi-denominational forums[18].
There once was a Yahoo Group to help people who were misled by him.[19]
Still though, some particular Prophecies, his followers avidly defend, like a 2007 one, where he predicted The US would prevent Israel from attacking Iran.[21]