TABLE OF CONTENTS:

 

INTRODUCTION.

OTHER VERSES TO CONSIDER.

IN CONCLUSION.

 

 

INTRODUCTION

 

 

The “main” argument is that there cannot be any additions to the sacred Word of God as we have it.  I agree to a certain extent.  If the additions do not contradict the Holy Scriptures, then one must test the revelation to see if it is worthy to be accepted and from God.  See my Bible Study: “PROPHET, TESTS OF A.”

 

And just a thought.  A Bible Commentary could be understood to be adding to the Word of God.  Test your Commentaries.

 

That the gift of prophecy will be administered after during and Peter, Paul, and John, even to the “latter days,” see Joel 2:28; Luke 11:49; Acts 2:17-18; Acts 11:27-28; Acts 13:1; 15:32; 21:9; Romans 12:6; First Corinthians 12:10 & 28; 14:1 & 3-5 & 24 & 29 & 31-32 & 39; Ephesians 3:5; 4:11; and many more.

 

 

OTHER VERSES TO CONSIDER

 

 

God tells us in Proverbs 29:18: “Where there is no vision, the people perish:  but he that keepeth the Law, happy is he.”

 

I like the first part about “no vision.” But according to prophet haters, the last part should read:

 

“But he that keepeth the false doctrine of no last day prophets, unhappy is he.”

 

The reason why the gift of prophecy is given at is is found in Ephesians, Chapter Four, verses 12 & 13:

 

"[12] For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:”

“[13] Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:”

 

According to First Thessalonians 5:20, we are to “Despise not prophesyings.”

 

If we go to Revelation 12:17 we read:

 

“And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the Commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.”

 

Bible scholars understand that a “woman” in the Book of Revelation equals a “church,” either corrupt or righteous.  However, let this Book also define what “the testimony of Jesus Christ” is.  To do that we go to Revelation 19:10:

 

“And I fell at his feet to worship him.  And he said unto me, See thou do it not:  I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus:  worship God:  for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

 

 

IN CONCLUSION

 

 

Something to keep in mind is First Samuel 9:9:

 

“(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer:  for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer).”

 

Thus, “Seer” and “Prophet” are one-and-the-same-thing.  And it is also understood from First Corinthians 12:14-26, that we need all functioning members in order to do the work of our Lord; which would include the gift of prophecy.

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