Word of mouth can be a powerful mode of communication, and word of mouth “immediately published throughout all the land” the fate of Korihor. As one marked by God, people would have a fear of him. He was marked as one out of favor of God, and as such a dangerous man. Fear of similar consequences appear to have reversed all of the damage Korihor’s prior preaching had done, for those who had believed him now feared God and were no longer able to deceive themselves into denying God – or the Christ.