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1 | Isn't Prophecy a Spiritual Gift? | Isaiah | casiv | 24222 | ||
Malachai is the last prophet. Dear Tim, Thanks for your patience! In the Spirit of Love and Faith and Hope, I will show why Malachai was the last prophet, within the King James Version of the Word and anyone after him who says they are a prophet, is not. Lets start with Malachai. Mal 4:5 - "Behold I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: Mal 4:6 - And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse." In Luke 1, an angel appears to Zacharias, John the Baptist's father, and tells him about his son to come. Luke 1:16 - And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. Luke 1:17 - And he shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Elias(Elijah), to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord." Matt 11:13 - For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. Matt 11:14 - And if ye will receive it, this is Elias(Elijah), which was for to come. In other words, Luke 16:16 - The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and everyman presseth into it. As it is written the "the law and the prophets" were only until John and since that time the Word is only preached. The following verses leave no more question to who John the Baptist was, as Jesus tells His disciples. And I also believe this verse clears up the questions in regards to 1 Cor and the spiritual gift of prophesy to be understood as "preach" which in the right context in Greek is evangelizo meaning to announce a joyful message; having regard to the matter announced, not the manner, which is contained in the Greek word kerusso which means to proclaim(as a herald), from kerux, a herald, without reference to the matter proclaimed (which is contained in evangelizo); and without including the idea of teaching but in context of spreading the "Good News". Matt 17:10 - And His disciples asked Him, saying," Why then say the scribes that Elias(Elijah) must first come?" Matt 17:11 - And Jesus answered and said unto them,"Elias(Elijah) is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall the Son of man suffer of them." Matt 17:13 - Then the disciples understood that He spake unto them of John the Baptist. As it is written John the Baptist was indeed Elijah and they knew him not and since the law and the prophets were until John and John was Elijah, that would make Malachai the last prophet because Elijah was before Malachai by the Word of Iesous. IN the Love of the Father and His Son, casiv |
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2 | Isn't Prophecy a Spiritual Gift? | Isaiah | Morant61 | 24234 | ||
Greetings Casiv! There are several problems with this approach! The primary one being that Scripture says that there are both prophets and the gift of prophecy after John! Consider Acts 21:10 - "After we had been there a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea." This man lived after John and Scripture says he was a prophet! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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3 | Isn't Prophecy a Spiritual Gift? | Isaiah | casiv | 24298 | ||
Dear Tim, I believe first occurrences are generally essential to the interpretation of words, expressions, and utterances and have never yet found it to fail. The first occurrence of the word Prophet is in Gen 20:7, and is used by God to Abimelech king of Gerar, of Abraham - "Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet and he shall pray for thee." This first occurrence of the word shows that it is used in a very different sense from that in which we use it today. Of course, even apart from this, our present usage is of no account in determining the Biblical usage. We use it of one whose sole mission is to foretell future events. But, here, it is used in connection with Abraham, who foretold nothing; and of whose prophecies, as such, we have neither mention, allusion, or record. The only thing associated with the prophets, in Abraham, here, is prayer! This first occurrence, therefore, speaks to us if we have ears to hear; and, being so contrary to our current usage, tells us to search further and see what it teaches us in connection with its other occurrences. We soon learn from Ex. 7:1 that the same God calls Aaron, Mose's "prophet." This takes us a step further; and leads to another question: How could one man be another man's "prophet"? The answer is found in Ex.4:16, where God, referring to the same matter, says of Aaron, to Moses,"He shall be thy spokesman." Here,then, we learn that the essential interpretation of the word "prophet" is spokesman. so that the prophet was one who spoke FOR God, whether by way of Exhortation, Instruction, Reproof, Warning, Correction, Reprobation, or Judgement. Foretelling was only a very small part of his duties. There was "no prophet greater than John the Baptist"(Matt11:9-11). He prophesied that Christ that Christ should baptize with pneuma hagion, but where are his prophecies, as we understand the word today? Not one is recorded. But he was God's spokesman, prepared, equipped, and sent forth by God to prepare the way of the Messiah(Luke 1:13-17,75-79). The prophet, therefore, was essentially God's spokesman; and his sole mission was to speak only those words which were given him to speak. In this sense Moses was the great prophet typical of the Lord Jesus. Seven times in the closing words of Exodus we find the refrain associating Moses's words and deeds with his obedience,"as the Lord commanded Moses" (Ex.11:19,21,23,25,27,29,32). Even so the Lord Jesus was "the prophet like unto Moses." Why? Not because of His foretelling future events, but because "He whom God sent speaketh the words of God"(John3:34; compare John3:32; 7:16,26,28; 15:15,etc.). for the same reason "prophets" were bestowed upon the church at the beginning (Eph 4:11);"for(pros,Grk) the perfecting of the Saints with a view to (eis, Grk)the work of the ministry for (eis,Grk) the building up of the body of Christ." This was the special object of the New Testament prophetic ministry(compare Eph2:20, Rom. 16:26."prophetic writings," 2Pet 1:19."the prophetic' word"). The work of these prophets was specially connected with the making known the "Mystery" or the great secret, which had been "hid in God". continued.......................... |
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4 | Isn't Prophecy a Spiritual Gift? | Isaiah | Hank | 24303 | ||
Casiv, would a summary statement not suffice? A prophet can be a foreteller or a forthteller. --Hank | ||||||
5 | Isn't Prophecy a Spiritual Gift? | Isaiah | casiv | 24305 | ||
Hello Hank, I wish it was that easy! Tim and I have been having a discussion regarding Malachai. I believe he is/was the last prophet. Perhaps you have an opinion? Or scriptural support? Peace in Faith and Hope, casiv |
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6 | Isn't Prophecy a Spiritual Gift? | Isaiah | Hank | 24306 | ||
Hi, Casiv, I'm full of opinions! On occasion I can come up with Scriptural support for perhaps a third of them. With which of my many opinions may I delight you? :-) --Hank | ||||||