Re: The Early Christians: Self-Portraits and Portrayals

Even to this day, spiritual gifts of prophecy are to be found among us. You

[the Jews] should realize from this that these gifts that once were alive 
among your people have now been transferred to us. And just as there were 
false prophets among you alongside your holy prophets, so there are many 
false teachers in our midst now. Our Lord himself in his day warned us 
against such men.

Therefore we will not let ourselves be taken by surprise in any way, for
we 
are aware that he knew in advance all that would happen to us after his 
resurrection from the dead and his ascension into heaven. He told us that 
we would be killed and hated for the sake of his name and that many false 
prophets and false Christs would come in his name and seduce many, and
this 
has actually happened. Many in their craftiness have spread godless, 
blasphemous, and sinful teachings in his name. Whatever the Devil, that 
impure spirit, has put into their minds they have taught and continue to 
teach to this day. We do our utmost to change these people’s minds as well

as yours and to dissuade them from error.	

Justin, Dialogue with Trypho 82.1–3.