The Breach Part 19 "Why a Prophet?"
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Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:
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.
Introduction
Introduction
214 Now, break the Seals and release all the mysteries to them, to the seventh angel, whose Message is to reveal all the mysteries of God.
The mysteries of God lays in these Seven Seals. See? That’s what He said here. All the mysteries lays in these Seven Seals.
215 And the Lamb comes forth now, from being a Mediator between God and man. He becomes a Lion.
And when He becomes a Lion, He takes the Book. That’s His rights. God has held It, the mystery, but now the Lamb comes.
216 Nobody could take the Book. It’s still in the hands of God. No pope, priest, whatever might be, they can’t take (no) the Book. The Seven Seals hasn’t been revealed. See?
217 But when, the Mediator, when His work is done as an Intercessor, He comes forth.
And John…The elder said, “He’s a Lion.” And He comes forth. Watch Him. Oh, my! See?
He comes forth to take the Book, now watch, to reveal the mysteries of God, that others has guessed at, in all these denominational ages.
(to guess is to presume. venture without authority)
218 See, then, the seventh angel. If this Book, mysteries, is the Word of God, the seventh angel has to be a prophet, for the Word of God to come to.
No priests, popes, or anything else, can get It; the Word don’t come to such. The Word of God comes only to a prophet, always.
Malachi 4 promised such. And when he come forth, he would take the mysteries of God, where the church had got all scrupled up in all these denominations, “And restore the Faith of the children back to the fathers.”
And then the world judgment would strike, and the earth would be burnt. And then the righteous would walk out upon the ashes of the wicked, in the Millennium.
219 Do you understand it now? [Congregation says, “Amen.”—Ed.] All right.
220 Others had guessed at, in the denominational age. But, see, he must be this man, the seventh angel of…Revelation 10:1-4 is a…
The seventh angel has the mysteries of God given to him, and finishes all the mysteries that’s been left off, down through the denominational ages.
(Break)
If someone came to you and asked you, “why do you follow a prophet, I follow Jesus” What would you say?
Because Jesus is the Word, and the Word comes to the Prophets.
1. Are There New Testament Prophets?
2. Why do we need a prophet when we already have the Bible?
3. Is one Prophet as good as another?
Are there New Testament Prophets?
For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
The old covenant is finished.
This does not mean that prophets ceased, but the prophecy of the coming of Christ was over.
The prophets role changed to a preacher. All New Testament Prophets are preachers. Period.
Matthew Critical Notes
Ver. 13. Prophesied until John.—John was “the last representative of those who belonged to the prophetic period of expectancy” (Wendt). John may fairly be regarded as the clasp of the two Testaments (Reynolds).
Cessation of prophecy was an after the fact doctrine given by religion once it was organized. The Babylonian Rabbis taught the same thing, but John came along.
God interprets His own Word.
We know there are prophets at the end time, because there are False Prophets.
And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
If there are false, there must also be real.
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Jesus Himself was a Prophet.
This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
Prophets were common in the New Testament Church.
And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
New Testament Prophets still have Thus Saith the Lord.
And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
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:
The Apostle John was a Prophet.
Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
2. Why do we need a prophet when we already have the Bible?
There were some things
hidden in Scripture that were to be revealed in the New Testament period, by a prophet.
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
Certain other things were sealed up until the time of the end.
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
That prophet is known as the 7th angel.
But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
He doesn’t do anything without revealing it to a prophet.
Surely the Lord God will do nothing, But he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
3. Is One Prophet as Good as Another?
God makes a difference between prophets.
Why William Branham and not Joseph Smith, or some pentecostal prophet?
Because He’s the one who’s ministry fulfilled these Scriptures. Oral Roberts did not, neither did Billy Graham.
There is a difference in between prophets.
And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.
With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
Jesus said John was more than a prophet.
But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
A True Prophet will always point to Christ:
He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
Elijah was promised again.
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
St. Matthew (Vol. II) Chapter 17
Ver. 11.—Elias truly shall first come (ἔρχεται, cometh). Many of the best manuscripts and editions omit “first.” The Vulgate has merely, Elias quidem venturus est. It is probably inserted in our text from the parallel passage in Mark, where it is certainly genuine. Christ is here alluding to his own second coming, which shall be preceded by the appearance of Elijah in person. This seems to be the plain meaning of the prophecy in Malachi, and of Christ’s announcement, and is confirmed by St. John’s statement concerning the two witnesses (Rev. 11:3, 6). That the paragraph cannot refer to John the Baptist is plain from the tenses used in this verse contrasted with those in the following. To regard ver. 12 as simply a correction of ver. 10 is to do violence to language, and to leave one-half of Malachi’s prediction unexplained. Restore (ἀποκατασήσει) all things. The event is still future, and was not fulfilled in the Baptist’s preaching, however deep and extensive may have been its influence. Of course, John in a partial degree reproduced the character and acts of Elijah, directing the people to the eternal principles of justice and righteousness, to a reformation of religion and morals; but he could not be said to have reconstituted, re-established all things; though it is possible that, had his message been received and acted upon, some such effects would have been produced. How and in what degree Elijah, again appearing and living on earth, will effect this great achievement, we know not. We can only fall back on the ancient prophecy, which affirms that “he shall turn the heart of the fathers to [or, ‘with’] the children, and the heart of the children to [or, ‘and’] their fathers” (Mal. 4:6), and expect that in some way, known unto God, he shall convert one and all, young and old, unto the Lord; or unite the Jews who are the fathers in the faith to Christians who are their children, and thus embrace Jew and Gentile in one fold under one Shepherd.
Matthew Critical Notes
Ver. 11. Elias truly shall first come.—Cometh (K.V.). Our Lord’s words are obviously enigmatic in their form, and, as such, admit of two very different interpretations. Taken literally, as they have been by very many both in earlier and later times, they seem to say that Elijah shall come in person before the yet future day of the Lord, the great second advent of the Christ. So, it has been argued, the prophecy of Mal. 4:5 shall yet have a literal fulfilment, and John the Baptist when he confessed that he was not Elijah (John 1:21) was rightly expecting his appearance.
The angel that spoke of John’s birth is very clear that John the Baptist only fulfilled part of Malachi 4.
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, 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.
221 Now you can see why I do not strike at my brethren in denomination. It’s the system of denomination!
They do not, there is no need of them trying to know It, because It could not be revealed. That’s according to the Word.
They presumed at It, and believed It was there, and by faith walked by It, but now It’s evidently proved. Amen. Oh, my, what a Scripture!
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Why would you listen to another prophet if their word contradicted Elijah’s message?
If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.
403 “Well,” I said, “if his group goes in, so will mine, ’cause I’ve preached exactly the same Word.”
That’s it. I said, “Where he baptized in Jesus’ Name, I did, too. I preached…”
404 And millions screamed out, all at once, said, “We’re resting on That!”63-0322 - The Fifth Seal
Deuteronomy 13:1 (KJV 1900)
If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;
Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.
Conclusion.
Conclusion.
In His Book “Run With the Horses” Eugene Peterson said this:
In His Book “Run With the Horses” Eugene Peterson said this:
A prophet lets people know who God is and what he is like, what he says and what he is doing. A prophet wakes us up from our sleepy complacency so that we see the great and stunning drama that is our existence, and then pushes us onto the stage playing our parts whether we think we are ready or not.
A prophet angers us by rejecting our euphemisms and ripping off our disguises, then dragging our heartless attitudes and selfish motives out into the open where everyone sees them for what they are. A prophet makes everything and everyone seem significant and important—important because God made it, or him, or her; significant because God is actively, right now, using it, or him, or her. A prophet makes it difficult to continue with a sloppy or selfish life.